AB 862 — Agriculture.

Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Food and Agriculture, with the prior approval of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Department of Health Care Services, to reproduce or distribute biological control organisms that are not detrimental to the public health and safety that are known to be useful in reducing or preventing plant or animal damage due to pests or diseases. This bill would substitute the State Department of Public Health for the State Department of Health Care Services in these provisions. (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Food and Agriculture, by rule or regulation, to provide for the issuance and renewal on a 2-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to the Food and Agricultural Code by the department or any agency in the department, and to set the fees for the issuance or renewal of those licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia. This bill would instead specify that those licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to the Food and Agricultural Code are those issued by the department or any division, office, or other entity within the department. (3) Existing law specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature that the department, in cooperation with appropriate county officials and industry representatives, develop mutually satisfactory sources of nonstate funding to augment budget programs in the areas of county agricultural commissioners and weights and measures. This bill would clarify that provision to specify that it is the intent of the Legislature that the department develop mutually satisfactory sources of nonstate funding to augment budget programs in the areas of county agricultural commissioners and county sealers of weights and measures. (4) Under existing law, certified farmers' markets are California agricultural product point-of-sale locations that are registered and operated in accordance with specified provisions. Existing law requires an operator of a certified farmers' market to establish a clearly defined marketing area where only agricultural products may be sold. Existing law prohibits an operator of a certified farmers' market that also operates, manages, or otherwise controls a separate sales activity or vending event or marketing area in close proximity, adjacent, or contiguous to the operator's certified farmers' market from allowing the sale or distribution of fresh whole fruits, nuts, vegetables, and flowers by vendors selling within those sales activity or vending event or marketing areas. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is an infraction or misdemeanor, as specified. This bill would add cultivated mushrooms and herbs to the list of items that an operator of a certified farmers' market that also operates, manages, or otherwise controls a separate sales activity or vending event or marketing area in close proximity, adjacent, or contiguous to the operator's certified farmers' market is prohibited from selling within those sales activity or vending event or marketing areas. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires a certified farmers' market operator or producer to annually register with the Department of Food and Agriculture by applying for and receiving a certificate from a county agricultural commissioner. Existing law requires a producer farming fruit, vegetables, nuts, herbs, and similar crops, once certified, to annually submit information requested by the department about the specific crops that the producer will harvest or intends to harvest for sale directly to the public. This bill would require a producer of these crops to submit this information to the county agricultural commissioner's office in the county in which the producer's land or facility is located as part of obtaining or renewing a certified producer certificate. By imposing a new duty on county agricultural commissioners, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law creates in the Department of Food and Agriculture the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee and provides for its continuation, and that of the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program, every 4 years subject to a referendum of the citrus producers on or before June 30, 2013, and every 4 years thereafter. Pursuant to this referendum the department has extended the citrus pest and disease prevention program for an additional 4 years. Existing law requires the committee to reimburse the Secretary of Food and Agriculture for all reasonable expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to the citrus pest and disease prevention program, including the costs of implementing and administering the administrative, enforcement, and regulatory recommendations of the statewide work plan developed by the committee. This bill would require the committee to reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to the program. (6) 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/30/15 - Chaptered Current pdf September 30, 2015
• Enrolled 08/26/15 - Enrolled pdf August 26, 2015
• Amended 06/25/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 25, 2015
• Amended 06/08/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 08, 2015
• Amended 04/21/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 21, 2015
• Introduced 02/26/15 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2015
• AB862 View text html

Action History

1. September 30, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 374, Statutes of 2015.

2. September 30, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 01, 2015

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

4. August 24, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2557.).

5. August 20, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 20, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2118.).

7. August 18, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. August 17, 2015

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

9. July 07, 2015

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 25, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

11. June 08, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

12. June 04, 2015

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

13. May 22, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. May 22, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1562.)

15. May 14, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

16. May 13, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13).

17. April 29, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

18. April 22, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

19. April 21, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.

20. March 16, 2015

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

21. February 27, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

22. February 26, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Committee on Agriculture · Primary

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