BILL NUMBER:  SB 1138
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2014




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1138 without my signature.

Much of what the bill seeks to accomplish is good. Requiring seafood
producers and wholesalers to identify whether fish and shellfish are
wild caught or farm raised, domestic or imported ? these are
reasonable and helpful facts for purchasers to know.

Requiring more precise, species-specific labeling of seafood,
however, is not as easily achieved.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration publishes both market names and
common names under which fish and shellfish may be sold. The bill's
requirement to use the FDA published common name in all fish and
shellfish labels, unless the state promulgates a different common
name, would create uncertainties and complexities that may not be
easily resolved.

Proponents of this measure have made enormous strides in helping
consumers and policymakers understand the health, safety and
sustainability impacts in our consumption of seafood.

Let's continue to work to give California consumers information that
will help them make wise decisions.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.