Senate Bill No. 210

Introduced by Senator Galgiani

February 11, 2015

An act to amend Sections 42651, 42652, 42653, and 42654 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 210, as introduced, Galgiani. Fruit, nut, and vegetable standards: enforcement.

Existing law requires the Director of Food and Agriculture and the commissioners of each county of the state, and their deputies and inspectors, under the supervision and control of the director, to enforce specified provisions governing the failure of food and agricultural officers to carry out orders and directions of the director, the enforcement of specified fruit, nut, and vegetable standards, and the maintenance of state inspection stations.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions, including changing the reference from Director of Food and Agriculture to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 42651 of the Food and Agricultural Code
is amended to read:

42651.  

The begin delete director end delete begin insert secretary end insert and the commissioners of each
county of the state, begin insert and end insert their deputies and inspectors, under the
supervision and control of the begin delete director end delete begin insert secretary end insert shall enforce this
division.

SEC. 2.  

Section 42652 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:

42652.  

The refusal of any officer who is authorized under this
division to carry out the orders and directions of the begin delete director end delete
begin insert secretary end insert in the enforcement of this division is neglect of duty begin delete ;
provided that end delete begin insert . However, end insert the failure of any such officer to carry out
begin delete such end delete begin insert those end insert orders and directions shall not be neglect of duty if
funds necessary to carry out begin delete such end delete begin insert those end insert orders and directions are
not provided.

SEC. 3.  

Section 42653 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:

42653.  

The begin delete director, end delete begin insert secretary, end insert through the chief of the branch
of the department begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert has jurisdiction over the enforcement
of this division, or any deputy, inspector, or agent of the
department, may enforce and make inspections of grade, standard
of quality, and other provisions of any fruit, nut, or vegetable
marketing program begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert is adopted under the authority of
the United States or of this state.

SEC. 4.  

Section 42654 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:

42654.  

The begin delete director end delete begin insert secretary end insert may maintain state inspection
stations at begin delete such end delete begin insert those end insert places as he begin insert or she end insert deems necessary for the
purpose of enforcing the standardization provisions of this code.