BILL NUMBER: SB 582INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hall FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act relating to electrified fences. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 582, as introduced, Hall. Electrified fences. Existing law prohibits an electrified fence to be offered for sale, sold, installed, or used in the state, or otherwise connected to a source of electrical current, unless the electrical current is limited and regulated by an electrical controller that meets or exceeds specified standards or specifications. This bill would express the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would require electrified fences installed in the state to be approved for installation to confirm the installed apparatus meets a specified standard. 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 that would require electrified fences installed in the state to be approved for installations to confirm the installed apparatus meets the IEC 60335-2-76 Standard until an American Standard is established.