Bill Text: CA AB519 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Honey: labeling requirements.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB519 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB519-Amended.html
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Amended
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Assembly
March 11, 2021 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 519
| Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin |
February 10, 2021 |
An act to amend Section 29641 29643 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to honey.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 519, as amended, Irwin.
Honey. Honey: labeling requirements.
Existing law requires any markings that are used or required to be used on any container of honey to identify the container or describe its contents to be plainly and conspicuously marked, stamped, stenciled, printed, labeled, or branded in letters that are large enough to be readily discernible by any person, upon the top, front, or side of the container, except as provided. Existing law requires a container or subcontainer of extracted honey to be conspicuously marked with one of the United States grades that are established for honey by the United States Department of Agriculture. Existing law requires a container or subcontainer of imported honey to be labeled with the name of the territory or foreign country from which it is imported. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions an infraction.
Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and the county agricultural commissioners, their deputies and inspectors, under the supervision and control of the secretary, to enforce these provisions.
This bill would require a container or subcontainer of imported honey to be conspicuously labeled with the name of the territory or foreign country from which it is imported in letters or type of like size and character, and on the same panel as, the statement for the United States grade. By expanding the enforcement duties of county agricultural commissioners and because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
Existing law regulates bee management and honey production. Under existing law, any container or subcontainer of extracted honey that is produced entirely within the state may be conspicuously marked with the name “California.”
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 29643 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:29643.
Every container and subcontainer of imported honey shall be conspicuously labeled with the name of the territory or foreign country from which it is imported in letters or type of like size and character, and on the same panel as, the statement for the United States grade, or, when it is repackaged subsequent to importation, in accordance with subdivision (a) or (b):(a) As “imported,” if repackaged either as a blend with honey imported from one or more other foreign countries or is repackaged without such blending.
(b) As “domestic and imported blend,” if blended with domestic honey.
SEC. 2.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, 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.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Any container or subcontainer of extracted honey that is produced entirely within the state may be conspicuously marked with the name “California.”
