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1		-	Senate Bill No. ~~701 CHAPTER 409An~~ act to amend Sections 43061 and 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. ~~[ Approved by Governor October 07, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 07, 2023. ]~~ LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 701, Hurtado. Fruit and vegetable wholesalers: registration fees.Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county with a population of 6,000,000 or more to require registration, and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, not to exceed $250, to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under certain required licenses and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county. Existing law requires that the schedule be designed to pay not more than 1/3 of the costs of the county for its administration and enforcement of specified laws and regulations pertaining generally to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.This bill would delete this fee schedule design requirement, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to set the fee schedule up to a maximum registration fee of $500, and authorize the board of supervisors of any county, regardless of population, to require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, as described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43061 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).SEC. 2. Section 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
	1	+	Enrolled September 01, 2023 Passed IN Senate May 22, 2023 Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2023 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 701Introduced by Senator HurtadoFebruary 16, 2023An act to amend Sections 43061 and 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 701, Hurtado. Fruit and vegetable wholesalers: registration fees.Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county with a population of 6,000,000 or more to require registration, and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, not to exceed $250, to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under certain required licenses and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county. Existing law requires that the schedule be designed to pay not more than 1/3 of the costs of the county for its administration and enforcement of specified laws and regulations pertaining generally to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.This bill would delete this fee schedule design requirement, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to set the fee schedule up to a maximum registration fee of $500, and authorize the board of supervisors of any county, regardless of population, to require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, as described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43061 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).SEC. 2. Section 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
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3		-	Senate Bill No. ~~701 CHAPTER 409An~~ act to amend Sections 43061 and 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. ~~[ Approved by Governor October 07, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 07, 2023. ]~~ LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 701, Hurtado. Fruit and vegetable wholesalers: registration fees.Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county with a population of 6,000,000 or more to require registration, and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, not to exceed $250, to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under certain required licenses and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county. Existing law requires that the schedule be designed to pay not more than 1/3 of the costs of the county for its administration and enforcement of specified laws and regulations pertaining generally to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.This bill would delete this fee schedule design requirement, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to set the fee schedule up to a maximum registration fee of $500, and authorize the board of supervisors of any county, regardless of population, to require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, as described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
	3	+	Enrolled September 01, 2023 Passed IN Senate May 22, 2023 Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2023 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 701Introduced by Senator HurtadoFebruary 16, 2023An act to amend Sections 43061 and 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 701, Hurtado. Fruit and vegetable wholesalers: registration fees.Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county with a population of 6,000,000 or more to require registration, and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, not to exceed $250, to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under certain required licenses and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county. Existing law requires that the schedule be designed to pay not more than 1/3 of the costs of the county for its administration and enforcement of specified laws and regulations pertaining generally to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.This bill would delete this fee schedule design requirement, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to set the fee schedule up to a maximum registration fee of $500, and authorize the board of supervisors of any county, regardless of population, to require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, as described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
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5		-	Senate ~~Bill No.~~ ~~701 CHAPTER 409~~
	5	+	Enrolled September 01, 2023 Passed IN Senate May 22, 2023 Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2023 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023
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7		-	Senate Bill No. 701
	7	+	Enrolled September 01, 2023
	8	+	Passed IN Senate May 22, 2023
	9	+	Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2023
	10	+	Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023
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9		-	CHAPTER 409
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	16	+	No. 701
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	18	+	Introduced by Senator HurtadoFebruary 16, 2023
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11	23		An act to amend Sections 43061 and 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture.
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13		-	[ Approved by Governor October 07, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 07, 2023. ]
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15	25		LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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19	29		SB 701, Hurtado. Fruit and vegetable wholesalers: registration fees.
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21	31		Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county with a population of 6,000,000 or more to require registration, and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, not to exceed $250, to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under certain required licenses and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county. Existing law requires that the schedule be designed to pay not more than 1/3 of the costs of the county for its administration and enforcement of specified laws and regulations pertaining generally to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.This bill would delete this fee schedule design requirement, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to set the fee schedule up to a maximum registration fee of $500, and authorize the board of supervisors of any county, regardless of population, to require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, as described above.
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23	33		Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county with a population of 6,000,000 or more to require registration, and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, not to exceed $250, to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under certain required licenses and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county. Existing law requires that the schedule be designed to pay not more than 1/3 of the costs of the county for its administration and enforcement of specified laws and regulations pertaining generally to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.
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25	35		This bill would delete this fee schedule design requirement, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to set the fee schedule up to a maximum registration fee of $500, and authorize the board of supervisors of any county, regardless of population, to require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees, as described above.
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31	41		The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43061 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).SEC. 2. Section 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
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33	43		The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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35	45		## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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37	47		SECTION 1. Section 43061 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
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39	49		SECTION 1. Section 43061 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
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43	53		43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
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45	55		43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
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47	57		43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
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51	61		43061. (a) The board of supervisors of a county may require registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or salesroom or conducts that business in the county.
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53	63		(b) Any funds derived under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this division.
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55	65		(c) The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this section shall be determined at the discretion of the board of supervisors of a county and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
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57	67		SEC. 2. Section 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
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59	69		SEC. 2. Section 43062 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
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63	73		43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
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65	75		43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
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67	77		43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.
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71	81		43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:
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73	83		(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as that term is defined in Section 56110.
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75	85		(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.
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77	87		(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in Section 56103.