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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 6.5§ 49030 High School Sports Banned Supplements

§ 49030 High School Sports Banned Supplements

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§ 49030 High School Sports Banned Supplements

Key Takeaways

  • •High school athletes in California cannot use certain supplements, like synephrine or any substance banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
  • •The list of banned substances is posted online by the state, and schools are notified about it.
  • •If the banned list changes, schools get updated 60 days before the new rules start.
  • •If a student takes a banned supplement, they can get in trouble even if they didn’t know it was banned.

Example

A high school football player takes a workout supplement that has synephrine in it.

The player could get punished, like being kicked off the team, because synephrine is on the banned list. It doesn’t matter if the player thought it was safe—if it’s on the list, it’s not allowed.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 49030 High School Sports Banned Supplements

(a) Sixty days after the posting of the United States Anti-Doping Agency Guide to Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping on the Internet Web site of the department pursuant to subdivision (b), dietary supplements, as defined by subsection (ff) of Section 321 of Title 21 of the United States Code, that include any of the following substances, are prohibited from being used by a pupil participating in interscholastic high school sports: (1) Synephrine. (2) A prohibited substance enumerated by the United States Anti-Doping Agency Guide to Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping. (b) The State Department of Health Services shall provide the State Department of Education with the United States Anti-Doping Agency Guide to Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping, on or before March 30, 2006. Upon receipt of the guide, the State Department of Education shall notify each school district that serves pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that the guide has been completed and shall post the guide on its Internet Web site. The State Department of Health Services shall annually notify the State Department of Education of any amendments to the guide for the following school year. For an amendment to be applicable for the ensuing school year, the State Department of Health Services shall notify the State Department of Education as to that amendment no later than the March 30 immediately preceding the school year to which the amendment is to be applicable. Upon receipt of this notice, the State Department of Education shall notify each school district that serves pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that the guide has been amended and shall post the amended guide on its Internet Web site. The amendment becomes effective 60 days after the department posts the amended guide on its Internet Web site. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 49033 Steroid Pledge For Student Athletes
  • § 48900.5 Student Suspension Requirements
  • § 48902 School Violence Reporting Requirements
  • § 48911 School Suspension Procedures
  • § 48911.1 Suspended Student Classroom Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 49030.
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