BILL NUMBER: AB 2403	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Valadao

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act relating to nut and fruit tree wholesale purchasers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2403, as introduced, Valadao. Nut and fruit tree wholesale
purchasers: Kings County.
   Existing law imposes an annual assessment of 1% on the gross sales
of all deciduous pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, olive trees,
and grapevines, including seeds, seedlings, rootstocks, and
topstock.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation establishing a pilot program in Kings County that would
require nut and fruit tree wholesale purchasers to maintain logs
containing information regarding each person offering to sell nut and
fruit trees, including the person's name, business address, and
vehicle license information.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation establishing a pilot program in Kings County that would
require nut and fruit tree wholesale purchasers to maintain logs
containing information regarding each person offering to sell nut and
fruit trees, including the person's name, business address, and
vehicle license information.