BILL NUMBER: AB 2716 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 10, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Dodd
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act to amend Sections 18980, 18981, 19010, and 19011
of 19011, 24744, 25053, 25055, and 25056 of, and to
repeal and amend Section 24745 of, the Food and Agricultural
Code, relating to meat.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2716, as amended, Dodd. California Meat and Poultry
Supplemental Inspection Act: licenses: fees. Meat
processing establishment, custom livestock slaughterhouse, and
poultry plants: licensing and inspectors.
The California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act
requires, until January 1, 2017, each person to be licensed before
operating a meat processing establishment or a custom livestock
slaughterhouse and sets annual license renewal fees for custom
livestock slaughterhouses and meat processing establishments. The
act, until January 1, 2017, also establishes application fees for
initial and renewal of licenses for livestock meat inspectors and
processing inspectors. The act imposes a penalty on applicants for
renewal who fail to pay the renewal fee by the expiration date of the
meat processing establishment, custom livestock slaughterhouse,
livestock meat inspector, or processing inspector license and
provides cause for revocation of the license if the applicant fails
to pay the renewal fee, plus the penalty, within 90 days of the
license's expiration.
This bill would extend these licensing and renewal provisions
until January 1, 2022.
Existing law provides for the regulation, inspection, and
licensing of poultry plants and for the regulation and licensing of
poultry meat inspectors. Existing law, until January 1, 2017,
specifies the license application fees for a new, previously
unlicensed poultry plant and for a license application submitted upon
change of ownership of an existing, previously licensed poultry
plant. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, requires that an
application for renewal of a license of a poultry plant, accompanied
by a specified renewal fee, be made on or before the expiration of
the license.
Existing law, until January 1, 2017, specifies the application fee
for a poultry meat inspector license application and the renewal fee
of that license. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, imposes a
penalty of $25 on applicants for renewal who fail to pay the renewal
fee by the expiration date of the license, and provides for
revocation of the license if the applicant fails to pay the renewal
fee, plus the penalty, within 90 days of the license's expiration.
This bill would extend these licensing and inspector provisions to
January 1, 2022, and would delete an obsolete provision.
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 18980 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
18980. (a) The application fee for a livestock meat inspector's
license or a processing inspector's license is one hundred dollars
($100). If an applicant for a license does not take the examination
within one year after the date of the receipt of the application by
the secretary, the application expires. Reexamination requires the
payment of an additional application fee.
(b) Each license shall expire on the last day of the calendar year
for which it is issued. The fee shall not be prorated.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 2. Section 18981 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
18981. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a
fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be made on or before its
expiration. Applicants for renewal of a license who have not paid the
renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed
a twenty-five dollar ($25) penalty. Failure to pay the renewal fee
plus the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a
revocation of a license.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 3. Section 19010 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
19010. (a) Each person shall, before operating a meat processing
establishment or a custom livestock slaughterhouse, file an
application accompanied with an application fee, with the secretary
for a license to operate the establishment. The application shall be
in the form as the secretary may prescribe.
(b) Subject to Section 19011.5, the application fee for a meat
processing establishment or a new, previously unlicensed custom
livestock slaughterhouse is five hundred dollars ($500) for a license
for one year for each establishment that the applicant desires to
operate. Each license shall expire on the last day of the calendar
year for which it was issued. The fee shall not be prorated.
(c) The fee for a license application submitted upon a change of
ownership of an existing, previously licensed custom livestock
slaughterhouse shall be based on the number of head of livestock
slaughtered by the custom livestock slaughterhouse during the
preceding October through September time period, as described in
subdivision (a) of Section 19011.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 4. Section 19011 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
19011. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a
renewal fee shall be made on or before its expiration.
(1) Subject to Section 19011.5, the annual renewal fee for a
custom livestock slaughterhouse is:
(A) Five hundred dollars ($500) if the plant slaughtered 1,000 or
fewer head of livestock during the preceding October through
September time period.
(B) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) if the plant slaughtered
between 1,000 and 5,000 head of livestock during the preceding
October through September time period.
(C) One thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) if the plant
slaughtered over 5,000 head of livestock during the preceding October
through September time period.
(2) Subject to Section 19011.5, the annual renewal fee for a meat
reprocessing establishment is five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by
the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a penalty of 10
percent of the unpaid balance. Failure to pay the renewal fee plus
the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a revocation of
a license.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 5. Section 2 4744 of the
Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
24744. (a) Subject to Section 24745.5, the application fee for a
new, previously unlicensed poultry plant is five hundred dollars
($500) for a license for one year for each poultry plant
which that the applicant desires to operate.
(b) The fee for a license application submitted upon change of
ownership of an existing, previously licensed poultry plant shall be
based on the number of poultry slaughtered by the poultry plant
during the preceding October through September time period
period, as described in subdivision (b) of
Section 24745.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, 2022, and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1, 2017, 2022, deletes or
extends that date.
SEC. 6. Section 24745 of the Food and
Agricultural Code , as added by Section 34 of Chapter 133
of the Statutes of 2011, is repealed.
24745. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a
renewal fee shall be made on or before its expiration.
(b) The annual license renewal fee for a poultry plant is:
(1) Five hundred dollars ($500) if the plant slaughtered 10,000 or
fewer poultry during the preceding October through September time
period.
(2) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) if the plant slaughtered
between 10,000 and 100,000 poultry during the preceding October
through September time period.
(3) One thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) if the plant
slaughtered over 100,000 poultry during the preceding October through
September time period.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 7. Section 24745 of the Food and
Agricultural Code , as added by Section 8 of
Chapter 134 of the Statutes of 2011, is amended to read:
24745. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a
renewal fee shall be made on or before its expiration.
(b) Subject to Section 24745.5, the annual license renewal fee for
a poultry plant is:
(1) Five hundred dollars ($500) if the plant slaughtered 10,000 or
fewer poultry during the preceding October through September time
period.
(2) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) if the plant slaughtered
between 10,000 and 100,000 poultry during the preceding October
through September time period.
(3) One thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) if the plant
slaughtered over 100,000 poultry during the preceding October through
September time period.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, 2022, and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1, 2017, 2022, deletes or
extends that date.
SEC. 8. Section 25053 of the Food and
Agricultural Code is amended to read:
25053. (a) The application fee for a license is one hundred
dollars ($100).
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, 2022, and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1, 2017, 2022, deletes or
extends that date.
SEC. 9. Section 25055 of the Food and
Agricultural Code is amended to read:
25055. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a
fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be made on or before the last
day of the calendar year for which the license was issued.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, 2022, and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1, 2017, 2022, deletes or
extends that date.
SEC. 10. Section 25056 of the Food and
Agricultural Code is amended to read:
25056. (a) Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal
fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a
twenty-five dollar ($25) penalty. Failure to pay the renewal fee plus
the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a revocation of
a license.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, 2022, and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1, 2017, 2022, deletes or
extends that date.