BILL NUMBER: AB 1261	CHAPTERED  05/26/99

	CHAPTER   29
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MAY 26, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   MAY 26, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   MAY 17, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   APRIL 15, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Agriculture (Cardoza (Chair), Maldonado
(Vice Chair), Florez, Reyes, and Wiggins)

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to add Section 76341.7 to the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to agriculture, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take
effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1261, Committee on Agriculture.    California Sheep Commission.

   Existing law establishes the California Sheep Commission and
prescribes the powers and duties of the commission, which include
regulating and promoting the sheep industry in California.  Existing
law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, not later than
April 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as possible, to establish a list
of producers eligible to vote on the implementation of those
provisions.
   Under existing law, if the provisions governing the commission are
implemented, the commission would be required on January 1 of each
year, or as soon thereafter as possible, to establish assessments on
wool marketed by producers, as specified.
   This bill would specify that these assessment provisions apply to
wool that was removed from sheep after December 31, 1998.
   The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 76341.7 is added to the Food and Agricultural
Code, to read:
   76341.7.  This article applies to wool that was removed from sheep
after December 31, 1998.
  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to enable to Sheep Commission to promote the sheep
industry in California at the earliest possible time, it is necessary
that this act take effect immediately.