BILL NUMBER: AB 820INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Mark Stone FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 820, as introduced, Mark Stone. Seafood labeling. Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, regulates the packaging, labeling, and advertising of food and is administered by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law provides that food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading. This bill would state the intent of the legislature to enact legislation to clarify seafood labeling requirements and to increase penalties for seafood mislabeling violations. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to clarify seafood labeling requirements in order to facilitate and increase the enforcement of laws to combat seafood labeling fraud. It is further the intent of the Legislature to increase penalties for seafood mislabeling violations.