BILL NUMBER: AB 945	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Agriculture (Galgiani (Chair), Tom
Berryhill (Vice Chair), Conway, Fuller, Ma, Mendoza, and Yamada)

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Section 24002 of the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to equine drugs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 945, as introduced, Committee on Agriculture. Equine drugs.
   Existing law prohibits, as specified, the showing of a horse at a
public horse show, competition, or sale if the horse has been
administered a prohibited substance. Existing law exempts from these
provisions on the drugging of horses any individual horse show,
competition, or sale that is certified by the Secretary of Food and
Agriculture, with a 30-day written notice of a public hearing to the
advisory committee, if the secretary determines that specified
criteria are satisfied.
   This bill would delete the exemption from the provisions on the
drugging of horses applicable to any horse show, competition, or sale
certified by the secretary.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 24002 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   24002.   (a)     Except
as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the   The
 secretary has jurisdiction of all events under this chapter and
shall administer and enforce this chapter. 
   (b) This chapter does not apply to any individual horse show,
competition, or sale that is certified by the secretary. The
secretary may, after holding a public hearing with a 30-day written
notice of the hearing given to the advisory committee established
pursuant to Section 24013.5 and as otherwise required by California,
certify any horse show, competition, or sale, if the secretary
determines all of the following are satisfied:  
   (1) The sponsoring equine organization or association requests
certification in writing.  
   (2) The event manager of the individual event requests
certification of that event in writing at least 30 days prior to the
event.  
   (3) The drug and medication rules of the sponsoring equine
organization or association comply with or are more stringent than
the intent of this chapter.  
   (4) The drug and medication usage at the event is monitored in
accordance with the sponsoring equine organization or association's
drug and medication rules.  
   (5) Adequate security and identification of test samples are
maintained, and analysis of specimens is done by a laboratory that is
approved by the secretary.  
   (6) Actions to be taken and the penalties imposed for violating
the rules or regulations of the organization or association as to
drug usage are as severe or more severe as those imposed by this
chapter for any similar violation.  
   (7) An effective enforcement procedure is followed to control drug
usage at the event.  
   The certification shall be effective and operate on a one-time
basis as to any individual horse show, competition, or sale. The
secretary shall withdraw the certification for any horse show,
competition, or sale, if the secretary finds that the drug prevention
program of the organization or association that requested
certification is not satisfactorily accomplishing the intent and
objectives of this chapter. The secretary may deny certification to
any horse show, competition, or sale to be given by the same
organization or association as a horse show, competition, or sale
from which certification is withdrawn pursuant to this paragraph. The
advisory committee established pursuant to Section 24013.5 may
provide a recommendation to the secretary regarding certifications.