California Assembly Bill AB634 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 634AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 12, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Huber FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to add Section 6025.4 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to vertebrate pests. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 634, as amended, Huber. Vertebrate pest control: carbon monoxide. Existing law defines a vertebrate pest for purposes of provisions requiring the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish and administer a research program to control vertebrate pests, including soliciting and considering research proposals for alternative humane methods of control. This bill would authorize the use of carbon monoxide for the control of vertebrate pests, subject to specified provisions governing pest control operations and the use of agricultural chemicals. 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 6025.4 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to read: 6025.4. Notwithstanding  any other law   Section 597u of the Penal Code  , carbon monoxide may be used for the control of vertebrate pests, subject to the requirements of Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401) and Division 7 (commencing with Section 12500).