Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 780Introduced by Senator Alvarado-GilFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Section 14902.1 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 780, as amended, Alvarado-Gil. Food and agriculture: feed additives or ingredients: safety. Department of Food and Agriculture: oversight: commercial feed, feed additives, and drugs.Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Existing law regulates the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of commercial feed and requires the secretary to enforce those provisions and the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. Existing law requires the secretary to establish, by regulation, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis, and preventive control measures relating to commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds.Existing law requires the department to continue to be the primary regulatory agency over medicated feed, as defined, responsible for regulating medicated feed quality assurance and medicated feed safety, and enforcing any handling and inspecting requirements that are imposed on medicated feed suppliers, as provided.This bill would require any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock to be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims.Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture, under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, which regulates, among other things, certain animal feedlots, and requires operators of those businesses to be registered with the secretary, as specified. Existing law also establishes the Feed Inspection Advisory Board in state government and generally requires it to serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary with respect to the operation of the law governing commercial feed.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the secretary to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14902.1 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, immediately following Section 14902, to read:14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within this state. Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 780Introduced by Senator Alvarado-GilFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Section 14902.1 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 780, as amended, Alvarado-Gil. Food and agriculture: feed additives or ingredients: safety. Department of Food and Agriculture: oversight: commercial feed, feed additives, and drugs.Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Existing law regulates the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of commercial feed and requires the secretary to enforce those provisions and the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. Existing law requires the secretary to establish, by regulation, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis, and preventive control measures relating to commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds.Existing law requires the department to continue to be the primary regulatory agency over medicated feed, as defined, responsible for regulating medicated feed quality assurance and medicated feed safety, and enforcing any handling and inspecting requirements that are imposed on medicated feed suppliers, as provided.This bill would require any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock to be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims.Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture, under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, which regulates, among other things, certain animal feedlots, and requires operators of those businesses to be registered with the secretary, as specified. Existing law also establishes the Feed Inspection Advisory Board in state government and generally requires it to serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary with respect to the operation of the law governing commercial feed.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the secretary to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 780 Introduced by Senator Alvarado-GilFebruary 17, 2023 Introduced by Senator Alvarado-Gil February 17, 2023 An act to add Section 14902.1 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 780, as amended, Alvarado-Gil. Food and agriculture: feed additives or ingredients: safety. Department of Food and Agriculture: oversight: commercial feed, feed additives, and drugs. Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Existing law regulates the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of commercial feed and requires the secretary to enforce those provisions and the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. Existing law requires the secretary to establish, by regulation, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis, and preventive control measures relating to commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds.Existing law requires the department to continue to be the primary regulatory agency over medicated feed, as defined, responsible for regulating medicated feed quality assurance and medicated feed safety, and enforcing any handling and inspecting requirements that are imposed on medicated feed suppliers, as provided.This bill would require any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock to be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims.Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture, under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, which regulates, among other things, certain animal feedlots, and requires operators of those businesses to be registered with the secretary, as specified. Existing law also establishes the Feed Inspection Advisory Board in state government and generally requires it to serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary with respect to the operation of the law governing commercial feed.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the secretary to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within California. Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Existing law regulates the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of commercial feed and requires the secretary to enforce those provisions and the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. Existing law requires the secretary to establish, by regulation, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis, and preventive control measures relating to commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds. Existing law requires the department to continue to be the primary regulatory agency over medicated feed, as defined, responsible for regulating medicated feed quality assurance and medicated feed safety, and enforcing any handling and inspecting requirements that are imposed on medicated feed suppliers, as provided. This bill would require any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock to be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims. Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture, under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, which regulates, among other things, certain animal feedlots, and requires operators of those businesses to be registered with the secretary, as specified. Existing law also establishes the Feed Inspection Advisory Board in state government and generally requires it to serve in an advisory capacity to the secretary with respect to the operation of the law governing commercial feed. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the secretary to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within California. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14902.1 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, immediately following Section 14902, to read:14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within this state. 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 14902.1 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, immediately following Section 14902, to read:14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims. SECTION 1. Section 14902.1 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, immediately following Section 14902, to read: ### SECTION 1. 14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims. 14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims. 14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims. 14902.1. Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed or administered to livestock shall be under the oversight of the department as the primary state regulatory agency, including, but not limited to, products that make environmental and health claims. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation requiring the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to have the final determination regarding whether a feed additive or ingredient is safe for both livestock and consumers and can be distributed within this state.