Bill Text: CA AB1733 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Secretary of Food and Agriculture: license or registration: bonds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1733 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1733-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 23, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1733

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

February 17, 2023

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An act to amend Section 433 261 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to the Department of Food and Agriculture.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1733, as amended, Gipson. Department of Food and Agriculture: correspondence. Secretary of Food and Agriculture: license or registration: bonds.

Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Under existing law, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Food and Agricultural Code, any license or registration which is issued pursuant to that code expires whenever the bond which is required of a licensee or registrant under that code lapses or is canceled. Existing law authorizes the secretary to, if the bond is canceled as a result of the retirement from business of the bonding company and the secretary is satisfied that the licensee is solvent, continue the license or registration for a period not to exceed 30 days to enable the licensee or registrant to secure a new bond.

This bill would instead authorize the secretary to continue the license or registration for a period not to exceed 60 days to enable the licensee or registrant to secure a new bond. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.

Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Existing law requires the department to correspond with certain persons and entities to secure the best results for agriculture in this state.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 261 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:

261.

 Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, any license or registration which that is issued pursuant to this code expires whenever the bond which that is required of a licensee or registrant under this code lapses or is canceled. If, however, the bond is canceled as a result of the retirement from business of the bonding company and the director secretary is satisfied that the licensee is solvent, he the secretary may continue the license or registration for a period of not to exceed 30 60 days to enable the licensee or registrant to secure a new bond.

SECTION 1.Section 433 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:

433.

The department shall correspond with agricultural societies, colleges, schools, the commissioners, and with all other persons necessary to secure the best results for agriculture in this state.