California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 668 — Commercial feed: violations: administrative penalty.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 683, Statutes of 2018.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law regulates the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of commercial feed, and requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enforce those provisions and the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. Existing law provides that generally a violation of a provision relating to commercial feed, or the regulations adopted by the Department of Food and Agriculture related to commercial feed, is a misdemeanor. Existing law provides that the sale or distribution of commercial feed without a label, the sale or distribution of commercial feed that is deemed to bear or contain a poisonous, deleterious, or nonnutritive substance in amounts that are specified as being unsafe, or the manufacture or distribution of commercial feed without a valid license, are punishable as infractions, except as specified. Under existing law, unless a different penalty is expressly provided, a violation of any provision of the Food and Agricultural Code is a misdemeanor. This bill would eliminate the provisions specifying different criminal penalties for a violation of commercial feed provisions. The bill would provide that it is unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute in this state any commercial feed without complying with these provisions and regulations adopted relating to commercial feed. By changing the penalty for a crime and by expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes the secretary to levy a civil penalty against a person who violates certain provisions relating to commercial feed in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation in lieu of any other penalty. Existing law requires a person charged with a violation to receive notice of the nature of the violation before a civil penalty is levied. Existing law requires any funds recovered by levying the civil penalty to be deposited in a special account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and provides that the funds are continuously appropriated to cover costs related to the enforcement of provisions relating to agricultural chemicals, livestock remedies, and commercial feed. This bill would eliminate these requirements on civil penalties and the maximum amount for a civil penalty. The bill would require the department to levy an administrative penalty against a person who violates any provisions or regulations relating to commercial feed in an amount of not more than $5,000 for the first violation and not less than $5,000 for each subsequent violation. The bill would authorize the secretary to issue a notice of warning, in lieu of an administrative penalty, upon a finding that the violation is minor or unintentional. The bill would require funds recovered by the secretary to be deposited in a special account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and provide that those funds are continuously appropriated to the department to cover costs related to the enforcement of commercial feed provisions. The bill would require the department to be entitled to receive reimbursement from any person found in violation of the commercial feed provisions for any reasonable attorney's fees and other related costs. By establishing a new penalty, the revenue from which is deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. Existing law authorizes the secretary, after a hearing, to refuse to issue or renew, or to suspend or revoke, a license for a violation of the laws and regulations relating to commercial feed. This bill would authorize a person against whom a licensing action is initiated to appeal to the secretary by requesting a hearing and, if a hearing is not requested, the licensing action would constitute a final and nonreviewable order. Existing law requires any lot of commercial feed that is seized and held, unless previously analyzed, to be sampled and promptly analyzed within a reasonable period of time, for the purpose of determining if the commercial feed is, in fact, in violation of provisions or regulations relating to commercial feed. This bill would authorize the secretary to prohibit a person from obtaining a license to sell commercial feed for 3 years if the person is found to adulterate, misbrand, or alter any commercial feed with the result that the feed would be inconsistent with the label claims or whose commercial feed is seized and determined to be in violation of provisions or regulations relating to commercial feed. This bill would recast certain provisions relating to commercial feed and make other nonsubstantive changes. 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 683, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 6137.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 6197.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on AGRI. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d) . (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 6076.) Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6958.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 8).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  17. June 11 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  19. Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1224.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  23. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  24. Set for hearing May 22.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1020.) (May 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  27. Set for hearing May 10.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  30. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  32. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB668 McGuire Concurrence

Passed 33 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28403
Democratic 5000
Total 33403
% of votes cast 83%10%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Chang — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 668 do?
Existing law regulates the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of commercial feed, and requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enforce those provisions and the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. Existing law provides that generally a violation of a provision relating to commercial feed, or the regulations adopted by the Department of Food and Agriculture related to commercial feed, is a misdemeanor. Existing law provides that the sale or distribution of commercial feed without a label, the sale or distribution of commercial feed that is deemed to bear or contain a poisonous, deleterious, or nonnutritive substance in amounts that are specified as being unsafe, or the manufacture or distribution of commercial feed without a valid license, are punishable as infractions, except as specified. Under existing law, unless a different penalty is expressly provided, a violation of any provision of the Food and Agricultural Code is a misdemeanor. This bill would eliminate the provisions specifying different criminal penalties for a violation of commercial feed provisions. The bill would provide that it is unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute in this state any commercial feed without complying with these provisions and regulations adopted relating to commercial feed. By changing the penalty for a crime and by expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes the secretary to levy a civil penalty against a person who violates certain provisions relating to commercial feed in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation in lieu of any other penalty. Existing law requires a person charged with a violation to receive notice of the nature of the violation before a civil penalty is levied. Existing law requires any funds recovered by levying the civil penalty to be deposited in a special account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and provides that the funds are continuously appropriated to cover costs related to the enforcement of provisions relating to agricultural chemicals, livestock remedies, and commercial feed. This bill would eliminate these requirements on civil penalties and the maximum amount for a civil penalty. The bill would require the department to levy an administrative penalty against a person who violates any provisions or regulations relating to commercial feed in an amount of not more than $5,000 for the first violation and not less than $5,000 for each subsequent violation. The bill would authorize the secretary to issue a notice of warning, in lieu of an administrative penalty, upon a finding that the violation is minor or unintentional. The bill would require funds recovered by the secretary to be deposited in a special account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and provide that those funds are continuously appropriated to the department to cover costs related to the enforcement of commercial feed provisions. The bill would require the department to be entitled to receive reimbursement from any person found in violation of the commercial feed provisions for any reasonable attorney's fees and other related costs. By establishing a new penalty, the revenue from which is deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. Existing law authorizes the secretary, after a hearing, to refuse to issue or renew, or to suspend or revoke, a license for a violation of the laws and regulations relating to commercial feed. This bill would authorize a person against whom a licensing action is initiated to appeal to the secretary by requesting a hearing and, if a hearing is not requested, the licensing action would constitute a final and nonreviewable order. Existing law requires any lot of commercial feed that is seized and held, unless previously analyzed, to be sampled and promptly analyzed within a reasonable period of time, for the purpose of determining if the commercial feed is, in fact, in violation of provisions or regulations relating to commercial feed. This bill would authorize the secretary to prohibit a person from obtaining a license to sell commercial feed for 3 years if the person is found to adulterate, misbrand, or alter any commercial feed with the result that the feed would be inconsistent with the label claims or whose commercial feed is seized and determined to be in violation of provisions or regulations relating to commercial feed. This bill would recast certain provisions relating to commercial feed and make other nonsubstantive changes. 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.
Who sponsors SB 668?
SB 668 is sponsored by McGuire, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 668?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 668?
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