BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 667
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 667 (Roth)
As Amended August 6, 2013
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :Vote not relevant
AGRICULTURE 7-0
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|Ayes:|Eggman, Olsen, Atkins, | | |
| |Dahle, Pan, Quirk, Yamada | | |
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SUMMARY : Adds a "knowing or should have known" clause to the
liability standard for the sale of shelled eggs not in
compliance with California animal welfare standards.
EXISTING LAW prohibits a shelled egg from being sold or
contracted for sale for human consumption in California if it is
the product of an egg-laying hen that was confined on a farm or
place that is not in compliance with animal care standards,
starting January 1, 2015. Violation of this law is a
misdemeanor, with fines up to $1,000 or up to six months in a
county jail.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : In November 2008, voters passed Proposition 2, which
addressed confinement of farm animals. The law requires that
certain farm animals, including egg-laying hens, have room to
move freely. AB 1473 (Huffman), Chapter 51, Statutes of 2010,
required out-of-state egg producers to comply with California
animal care standards. These laws take full effect on January
1, 2015.
According to the author, the current law will leave grocers, who
believe they have complied with the law, open to litigation.
The "knowing standard" will give a level of certainty to
grocers, if they can show through their contract with egg
producers, that they in good faith believe the products they are
buying conform to California Animal welfare standards.
SB 667
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Analysis Prepared by : Victor Francovich / AGRI. / (916)
319-2084
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