(a) “Exempt used oil” means used oil, in liquid form, which does not require treatment to achieve the minimum standards of purity set forth in Health and Safety Code section 25250.1(a)(3)(B), and which meets all of the requirements of Health and Safety Code section 25250.1(b)(1). Only the generator of the used oil may claim it is exempt used oil. The generator shall comply with the notification, testing, certification and recordkeeping requirements of Health and Safety Code sections 25250.1(b)(2), 25250.18 and 25250.19.

(b) “Household do-it-yourselfer used oil” means oil that is derived from households, such as used oil generated by individuals who generate used oil through the maintenance of their personal vehicles. Household do-it-yourselfer used oil does not include used oil generated by service stations, lube oil shops, or similar businesses.

(c) “Recycled oil” means any oil, in liquid form, produced from used oil, which has been prepared for reuse, which achieves the minimum standards of purity set forth in Health and Safety Code sections 25250.1(a)(3)(B) and 25250.1(b)(1).

(d) “Synthetic oil” means oil derived from coal, oil shale, or polymers, and water-soluble petroleum-based oils. Vegetable or animal oil used as a lubricant, hydraulic fluid, heat transfer fluid or for other similar industrial purposes shall be managed as used oil if it is identified as a non-RCRA hazardous waste. Used vegetable or animal oil identified as RCRA hazardous waste is not used oil.

(e) “Used oil collection center” means:

(f) “Used oil transfer facility” means a transfer facility as defined in subdivision (a) of Health and Safety Code section 25123.3 that either stores used oil for periods greater than six days, or greater than 10 days for transfer facilities in areas zoned industrial by the local planning agency, or that transfers used oil from one container to another. Used oil transfer facilities are not deemed to be generators of used oil.