BILL NUMBER:  AB 2077
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2077 without my signature.

This bill potentially places vulnerable patients at risk of
medication error or exposure to adulterated or misbranded drugs.
Without maintaining strict adherence to federal Food and Drug
Administration requirements, there is a greater likelihood of product
mix-up, loss of product identity, contamination and
cross-contamination, and lack of adequate control systems.  Current
law clearly outlines the regulatory oversight functions for the
Department of Public Health and the Board of Pharmacy.  I see no
reason to change these well-defined regulatory roles in California.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger