California 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB780 Chaptered / Bill

Filed 10/08/2023

                    Senate Bill No. 780 CHAPTER 634 An act to add Section 14902.1 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture.  [ Approved by  Governor  October 08, 2023.  Filed with  Secretary of State  October 08, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 780, Alvarado-Gil. 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 as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of certain provisions regulating commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds, as specified.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 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. The bill would not construe the above-mentioned provision to limit certain authority of the State Air Resources Board.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 14902.1 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, immediately following Section 14902, to read:14902.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

 Senate Bill No. 780 CHAPTER 634 An act to add Section 14902.1 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture.  [ Approved by  Governor  October 08, 2023.  Filed with  Secretary of State  October 08, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 780, Alvarado-Gil. 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 as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of certain provisions regulating commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds, as specified.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 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. The bill would not construe the above-mentioned provision to limit certain authority of the State Air Resources Board.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Senate Bill No. 780 CHAPTER 634

 Senate Bill No. 780

 CHAPTER 634

 An act to add Section 14902.1 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture. 

 [ Approved by  Governor  October 08, 2023.  Filed with  Secretary of State  October 08, 2023. ] 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 780, Alvarado-Gil. 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 as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of certain provisions regulating commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds, as specified.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 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. The bill would not construe the above-mentioned provision to limit certain authority of the State Air Resources Board.

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 as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of certain provisions regulating commercial feed, including verification and validation activities for all commercial feed and additives, including medicated feed premixes and medicated feeds, as specified.

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 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. The bill would not construe the above-mentioned provision to limit certain authority of the State Air Resources Board.

## 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. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

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. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

SECTION 1. Section 14902.1 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, immediately following Section 14902, to read:

### SECTION 1.

14902.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

14902.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

14902.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.



14902.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed 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.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Air Resources Board under Section 39730.7 of the Health and Safety Code.