BILL NUMBER: AB 856INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Caballero FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 14655 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to fertilizer. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 856, as introduced, Caballero. Fertilizer. Existing law generally regulates fertilizer materials and provides for the licensure of individuals who manufacture or distribute fertilizing materials. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those 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 14655 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 14655. (a) Any lot of fertilizing material for which a hold order or notice is issued shall be held by the person having control of the material and shall not be distributed or moved except under the specific directions of the secretary, pending final disposition pursuant to this chapter. This does not prevent the person who has control of the material from inspecting any seized material or from taking a reasonable sample for evidence while in the presence of a person designated by thedirectorsecretary . (b) The movement, distribution, or sale of all or part of any product that has been quarantined by the secretary, unless the movement, distribution, or sale has the prior approval of the secretary, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). A second or subsequent violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).