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



As Amends the Law Today


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 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.