CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1555Introduced by Assembly Member CooperFebruary 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to weights and measures. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1555, as introduced, Cooper. Weights and measures: inspection: fees.Existing law requires the sealer of a county to inspect and test weighing and measuring devices, as specified, that are used or sold in the county. Existing law also requires the sealer of a county to weigh or measure packages to determine whether they contain the amount represented, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes the board of supervisors of a county, by ordinance, to charge an annual registration fee, not to exceed the countys total cost of actually inspecting or testing weighing and measuring devices required of the county sealer, to recover the costs of the county sealer to perform these duties. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish by regulation an annual administrative fee to recover reasonable administrative and enforcement costs incurred by the Department of Food and Agriculture for exercising supervision over and performing investigations in connection with the activities performed by county sealers described above, and requires the administrative fee to be collected for every device registered with each county office of weights and measures and paid annually to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. This bill would extend the authority of the board of supervisors of a county to charge an annual registration fee to recover the costs of the county sealer, as provided, until January 1, 2027, and would extend certain other related provisions. The bill would also continue the annual administrative fee to recover the costs incurred by the department described above until January 1, 2027. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1555Introduced by Assembly Member CooperFebruary 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to weights and measures. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1555, as introduced, Cooper. Weights and measures: inspection: fees.Existing law requires the sealer of a county to inspect and test weighing and measuring devices, as specified, that are used or sold in the county. Existing law also requires the sealer of a county to weigh or measure packages to determine whether they contain the amount represented, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes the board of supervisors of a county, by ordinance, to charge an annual registration fee, not to exceed the countys total cost of actually inspecting or testing weighing and measuring devices required of the county sealer, to recover the costs of the county sealer to perform these duties. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish by regulation an annual administrative fee to recover reasonable administrative and enforcement costs incurred by the Department of Food and Agriculture for exercising supervision over and performing investigations in connection with the activities performed by county sealers described above, and requires the administrative fee to be collected for every device registered with each county office of weights and measures and paid annually to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. This bill would extend the authority of the board of supervisors of a county to charge an annual registration fee to recover the costs of the county sealer, as provided, until January 1, 2027, and would extend certain other related provisions. The bill would also continue the annual administrative fee to recover the costs incurred by the department described above until January 1, 2027. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1555
Introduced by Assembly Member CooperFebruary 19, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Cooper
February 19, 2021
An act to amend Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to weights and measures.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1555, as introduced, Cooper. Weights and measures: inspection: fees.
Existing law requires the sealer of a county to inspect and test weighing and measuring devices, as specified, that are used or sold in the county. Existing law also requires the sealer of a county to weigh or measure packages to determine whether they contain the amount represented, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes the board of supervisors of a county, by ordinance, to charge an annual registration fee, not to exceed the countys total cost of actually inspecting or testing weighing and measuring devices required of the county sealer, to recover the costs of the county sealer to perform these duties. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish by regulation an annual administrative fee to recover reasonable administrative and enforcement costs incurred by the Department of Food and Agriculture for exercising supervision over and performing investigations in connection with the activities performed by county sealers described above, and requires the administrative fee to be collected for every device registered with each county office of weights and measures and paid annually to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. This bill would extend the authority of the board of supervisors of a county to charge an annual registration fee to recover the costs of the county sealer, as provided, until January 1, 2027, and would extend certain other related provisions. The bill would also continue the annual administrative fee to recover the costs incurred by the department described above until January 1, 2027.
Existing law requires the sealer of a county to inspect and test weighing and measuring devices, as specified, that are used or sold in the county. Existing law also requires the sealer of a county to weigh or measure packages to determine whether they contain the amount represented, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes the board of supervisors of a county, by ordinance, to charge an annual registration fee, not to exceed the countys total cost of actually inspecting or testing weighing and measuring devices required of the county sealer, to recover the costs of the county sealer to perform these duties. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish by regulation an annual administrative fee to recover reasonable administrative and enforcement costs incurred by the Department of Food and Agriculture for exercising supervision over and performing investigations in connection with the activities performed by county sealers described above, and requires the administrative fee to be collected for every device registered with each county office of weights and measures and paid annually to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
This bill would extend the authority of the board of supervisors of a county to charge an annual registration fee to recover the costs of the county sealer, as provided, until January 1, 2027, and would extend certain other related provisions. The bill would also continue the annual administrative fee to recover the costs incurred by the department described above until January 1, 2027.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
SECTION 1. Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends that date.