California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1949

Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

February 19, 2014

An act to amend Section 64181 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to dairy products.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1949, as introduced, Bigelow. Dairy Council of California Law.

Existing law, the Dairy Council of California Law, requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to conduct one or more campaign of research, advertising, publicity, and education to accomplish specified purposes, including, among others, an increase in the consumption of dairy products.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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.  

Section 64181 of the Food and Agricultural Code
is amended to read:

64181.  

The begin delete director end delete begin insert secretary end insert shall conduct begin insert at least end insert one begin delete or
more campaigns end delete begin insert campaign end insert of research, advertising, publicity, and
education designed to accomplish the following purposes, among
others:

(a) Increase the consumption of dairy products.

(b) Gather, publicize, and diffuse accurate and scientific
information begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert shows the importance of the use and
consumption of milk, cream, and other dairy products in relation
to the public health, economy, begin delete and end delete diet, and proper nutrition of
children and adults.

(c) Study means and methods employed in producing,
processing, manufacturing, marketing, and distributing dairy
products in order to comply with the sanitary and other regulations
imposed by municipalities, begin delete this state end delete begin insert the state, end insert or the United States.

(d) Gather and disseminate information regarding the begin insert following: end insert
begin delete high end delete

begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert High end insert standards begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert are observed and imposed to
insure pure and wholesome dairy begin delete products and end delete begin insert products. end insert begin delete the end delete

begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert harmful effects on the public health begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert result
from a breakdown in the stability of the dairy begin delete industry, end delete begin insert industry. end insert
begin delete the end delete

begin insert (3) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert factors and conditions peculiar to the dairy industry
begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert tend to cause an unbalanced begin delete production, end delete begin insert production. end insert
begin delete the end delete

begin insert (4) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert price of milk, cream, and other dairy products in relation
to the cost of other items of food in a balanced begin delete diet, and end delete begin insert diet. end insert begin delete the end delete

begin insert (5) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert factors begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert tend to promote increased
consumption of dairy products, stabilize the industry, and foster
a better understanding and more efficient cooperation among
producers, persons that are engaged in the handling, processing,
and marketing of dairy products, and the consuming public.