BILL NUMBER: AB 2695	CHAPTERED  07/10/00

	CHAPTER   115
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 10, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 7, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   JUNE 29, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 11, 2000

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

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2000

   An act to amend Section 33227 of the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to milk and milk products.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2695, Committee on Agriculture.  Milk and milk products:  bulk
transportation.
   Existing law requires every person, before engaging in the
transportation of unpackaged market milk or unpackaged market milk
products, to obtain a bulk milk hauler tanker permit, renewable
within one year from the date of issue, from the Secretary of Food
and Agriculture for each tanker that person uses in the bulk
transport of unpackaged market milk or unpackaged market milk
products.  Existing law provides that upon receipt of an application
for a permit, the secretary shall cause an inspection to be made of
the bulk milk hauler's tanker for which the application is made.
Existing law also requires the permit to conform to the requirements
of a specified federal memorandum.
   This bill would require that an inspection required for the
issuance of a permit shall be conducted in a uniform and efficient
manner.  The bill would also require that renewal be conditioned upon
payment of an annual inspection fee, the assessment of which shall
be based upon the actual cost of the inspection and shall be subject
to verification upon the request of a permit applicant.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 33227 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   33227.  Each person, before engaging in the transportation of
unpackaged market milk or unpackaged market milk products (bulk milk
hauler), shall obtain a bulk milk hauler tanker permit from the
secretary for each tanker that person uses in the bulk transport of
unpackaged market milk or unpackaged market milk products.  Upon
receipt of an application for a permit, the secretary shall cause an
inspection to be made of the bulk milk hauler's tanker for which the
application is made.  An inspection required for the issuance of a
permit shall be conducted in a uniform and efficient manner.  A
permit shall be issued for each tanker that is in compliance with
this division and the standards that are established pursuant to this
division.  The permit shall be valid for not more than one year,
shall be permanently affixed in a conspicuous manner on the rear
frame of the tanker for which it is issued, and shall be renewed
within one year from the date of issue upon payment of an annual
inspection fee.  The assessment of the annual inspection fee shall be
based upon the actual cost of the inspection and shall be subject to
verification upon the request of a permit applicant.  The permit
shall conform with all requirements of the United States Food and
Drug Administration Coded Memorandum implementing the enforcement
provisions for permitting and inspection of bulk milk tankers.
   This section shall become operative upon the adoption by the
United States Food and Drug Administration of the Coded Memorandum
implementing enforcement provisions for permitting and inspection of
bulk milk tankers.  The secretary may adopt regulations necessary to
implement this section.