BILL NUMBER: SB 65	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  138
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 7, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 7, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 11, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 16, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 9, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wolk

                        JANUARY 6, 2015

   An act to amend Section 112895 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to olive oil.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 65, Wolk. Food labeling: olive oil.
   Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to
enforce various laws regarding the manufacture, blending, production,
and sale of olive oil. Existing law requires that olive oil
produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given away, or possessed
in this state, that indicates on its label "California Olive Oil"or
otherwise indicates that California is the source of the oil be made
of oil derived solely from olives grown in California. Existing law
requires any olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale,
given away, or possessed in this state, that indicates on its label
that it is from an area that is one of the approved American
Viticultural Areas under federal law, to be made of oil 75% of which
is derived solely from olives grown in that approved American
Viticultural Area. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
   This bill would delete the provision regarding olive oil from
American Viticultural Areas and, instead, require that olive oil
labeled as coming from a specific region in California be made of oil
at least 85% of which, by weight, is derived solely from olives
grown in the specified region. The bill would also require that olive
oil labeled as coming from a specific estate in California be made
of oil at least 95% of which, by weight, is derived solely from
olives grown on the specified estate. By creating new crimes, this
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 no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 112895 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   112895.  (a) It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, offer for sale,
give away, or to possess imitation olive oil in California.
   (b) This section does not prohibit the blending of olive oil with
other edible oils, if the blend is not labeled as olive oil or
imitation olive oil, is clearly labeled as a blended vegetable oil,
and if the contents and proportions of the blend are prominently
displayed on the container's label, or if the oil is a flavored olive
oil.
   (c) If any olive oil is produced, processed, sold, offered for
sale, given away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its
label "California Olive Oil," or uses words of similar import that
indicate that California is the source of the oil, 100 percent of
that oil shall be derived from olives grown in California.
   (d) Olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given
away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its label that it
is from a specific region of California shall be made of oil at
least 85 percent of which , by weight, is derived from olives grown
in the specified region.
   (e) Olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given
away, or possessed in California, that indicates on its label that it
is from a specific estate in California shall be made of oil at
least 95 percent of which, by weight, is derived from olives grown on
the specified estate.
   (f) Olive-pomace oil shall not be labeled as olive oil.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because 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.