Bill Text
Bill Information
Senate Bill | No. 562 |
Introduced by
Senator
Florez |
February 27, 2009 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law provides that there is in the Department of Food and Agriculture the California Citrus Advisory Committee, comprised as specified. The committee is required to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture on all matters regarding the implementation of certain provisions relating to citrus, including, among others, procedures for implementing an inspection program that is to include certain features.
This bill would specify that procedures for implementing a citrus inspection program shall also include development of a communications program to inform producers and handlers of the requirements of the inspection program.
SECTION 1.
Section 18739 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:18739.
(a) Commencing January 1, 2011, any person who uses antibiotics for a nontherapeutic use in any animal raised for the production of any human food product made available commercially shall be required to label the product with the following warning, which shall be prominently displayed on the front of the product packaging and which shall appear in typeface of no less than 14-point font: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.(a)There is in the department the California Citrus Advisory Committee.
(b)The committee shall be comprised as follows:
(1)Eight producers.
(A)Five producer members shall be engaged in the production of navel or Valencia oranges; four of which shall be engaged in the production of navel or Valencia oranges in the San Joaquin Valley, and two of the four members shall be engaged in the production of navel or Valencia oranges in Tulare County.
(B)Two producer members shall be engaged in the production of lemons, one of which is engaged in the production of lemons in Ventura County.
(C)One of the members shall be engaged in the production of mandarin citrus.
(2)Four handlers, which have their principal place of business located in one of the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Madera, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Tulare, or Ventura.
(A)Two handler members shall be located in the San Joaquin Valley.
(B)One handler member shall be engaged in the handling of lemons in Ventura County.
(c)The committee shall be appointed by the secretary from nominations submitted to the secretary by members of the navel orange, Valencia orange, lemon, and mandarin citrus industries group.
(d)Committee members may be compensated for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties, as determined by the committee and
concurred in by the secretary.
(e)The committee shall meet at the request of the secretary, the committee chairperson, or upon the request of three committee members.
(E)Documentation of inspection data including the number of inspectors, number of inspections performed, and budget information relating to expenses of personnel, mileage, and overhead costs.
(F)Monitoring and postevaluation of program effectiveness by the secretary.
(G)Development of a single memorandum of understanding between the department and all county agricultural commissioners for the counties specified in subdivision (b).
(H)Development of a communications program to inform producers and handlers of the requirements of the inspection program.
(2)Determinations as to which counties have met the inspection requirements.
(3)Procedures for implementing a
state crop estimating and acreage survey.
(h)The secretary shall accept the recommendations of the committee if he or she determines that the recommendations are practicable and in the interest of the industry and the public. The secretary shall provide the committee within 30 days of receipt of the recommendations with a written statement of reasons if he or she does not accept any of the recommendations.