BILL NUMBER: SB 210	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


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  director   secretary  and
the commissioners of each county of the state,  and  their
deputies and inspectors, under the supervision and control of the
 director   secretary  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 
director   secretary  in the enforcement of this
division is neglect of duty  ; provided that   .
However,  the failure of any such officer to carry out 
such   those  orders and directions shall not be
neglect of duty if funds necessary to carry out  such
  those  orders and directions are not provided.
  SEC. 3.  Section 42653 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
   42653.  The  director,   secretary, 
through the chief of the branch of the department  which
  that  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
 which   that  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  director   secretary  may
maintain state inspection stations at  such 
those  places as he  or she  deems necessary for the
purpose of enforcing the standardization provisions of this code.