California Senate Bill SB977 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 977AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 7, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 4, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 7, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Senator Yee JANUARY 23, 2012 An act to amend Section 111825 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 977, as amended, Yee. Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law: nail polish. Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (Sherman Law), requires the State Department of Public Health to regulate the manufacture, sale, labeling, and advertising activities related to food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in conformity with the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Sherman Law prohibits the misbranding of a cosmetic. A violation of these provisions is a crime  subject to, with specified exceptions, imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both imprisonment and fine  . This bill would increase the criminal  penalty   fine  for specified violations by a nail polish manufacturer of the misbranding prohibitions of the Sherman Law to a maximum of  $15,000   $2,000 . This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 111825 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 111825. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this part or any regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall, if convicted, be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both the imprisonment and fine. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any person who violates Section 111865 by removing, selling, or disposing of an embargoed food, drug, device, or cosmetic without the permission of an authorized agent of the department or court shall, if convicted, be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both the fine and imprisonment. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a manufacturer, as defined in Section 111791.5, of nail polish that violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 111730) of Chapter 7 or any regulation adopted pursuant to this article shall, if convicted, be subject to  imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail or  a fine of not more than  fifteen   two  thousand dollars  ($15,000)   ($2,000), or both the imprisonment and fine  . (d) If the violation is committed after a previous conviction under this section that has become final, or if the violation is committed with intent to defraud or mislead, or if the person committed a violation of Section 110625 or 111300 that was intentional or that was intended to cause injury, the person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, imprisonment in state prison, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both the imprisonment and fine. SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order to protect the health and safety of consumers and nail salon workers from misleading claims and advertisements concerning nail polish ingredients and proper use, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately as an urgency statute.