BILL NUMBER:  SB 977
  VETOED	DATE: 09/21/2012




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 977 without my signature.

I support the author's intent to deter businesses from breaking the
law. In this instance, the bill takes aim at nail polish
manufacturers that are improperly labeling their products "toxin-free"
when they are not.

While bad actors should be punished, it makes no sense to increase
penalties, one manufacturer at a time. The existing Sherman Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Law provides for a $1,000 fine for a first
offense, and a $10,000 fine for subsequent offenses, for false
labeling of this kind. This suffices.


Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.