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SB-1773 Pet food: labels.(2007-2008)

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Amended  IN  Senate  April 14, 2008

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1773

Introduced  by  Senator Corbett

February 28, 2008

An act to amend Section 113070 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pet food.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1773, as amended, Corbett. Pet food: labels.
Existing law establishes the Pure Pet Food Act of 1969, which is administered by the State Department of Public Health. Under the act, every person who manufactures a processed pet food in California is required to first obtain a license from, and every person who manufactures a processed pet food for import into California from another state is required to first obtain a registration certificate from, the department.

Existing

As a condition of licensure or certification, existing law requires that labels for pet food list the pet food ingredients in order of predominance by weight, as specified. Other provisions of existing law make a violation of these provisions an offense.
This bill would require the label to contain the brand owner’s phone number and the country of origin of the pet food conform to certain model regulations, published by a specified entity, and to include the name, toll-free number, and if applicable, the Internet Web site of the manufacturer or distributor of the processed food or pet food products. The bill would also require, if a manufacturer or distributor’s Web site is listed on the label pursuant to the above-described requirements, the manufacturer or distributor to include on its Web site specified information.
By expanding provisions of law, the violation of which is an offense, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: YES  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 113070 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

113070.
 An annual license or registration certificate shall be issued only when the following provisions have been met:
(a) Inspection of the manufacturing facilities demonstrates that they are properly equipped and are operated in a sanitary manner.
(b) In the case of an out-of-state manufacturer, the application for a registration certificate is accompanied by a certificate issued by a federal, state, or local health agency certifying that the processed pet foods manufactured conform to the requirements of this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder.
(c) The applicant submits to the department the label that would be attached to the container of each type of processed pet food and a complete list of the pet food ingredients thereof in their order of predominance by weight. The label shall include the brand owner’s telephone number and the country of origin of the pet food. meet both of the following conditions:
(1) The label shall conform to PF1 to PF 10, inclusive, Model Pet Food Regulations of the 2008 Official Publication, published by the Association of American Feed Control Officials.
(2) The label shall include the name, toll-free telephone number, and if applicable, the Internet Web site of the manufacturer or distributor of the processed pet food or pet food products.
(d) A manufacturer or distributor required to list its Internet Web site address pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) shall include on its Web site both of the following:
(1) For each product, a list of each ingredient used in the processed pet food or pet food product with its country or countries of origin.
(2) The location or locations of where the pet food or pet food product is processed, the name of the pet food processor, and the pet food processor’s contact information.

SEC. 2.

 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.