BILL NUMBER: SB 675	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wolk

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 412 to the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to animal welfare.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 675, as introduced, Wolk. Animal welfare: standards.
   Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to
promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state and
requires the department to prevent the introduction and spread of
injurious insect or animal pests, plant diseases, and noxious weeds.
   This bill would require the department to develop standards for
animal welfare.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 412 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code,
to read:
   412.  The department shall develop standards for animal welfare.