CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 585Introduced by Senator JonesFebruary 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 585, as introduced, Jones. Agriculture: meat and poultry products: misbranding.Existing law provides that a livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of specified cases, including when its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.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 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 585Introduced by Senator JonesFebruary 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 585, as introduced, Jones. Agriculture: meat and poultry products: misbranding.Existing law provides that a livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of specified cases, including when its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 585
Introduced by Senator JonesFebruary 20, 2025
Introduced by Senator Jones
February 20, 2025
An act to amend Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 585, as introduced, Jones. Agriculture: meat and poultry products: misbranding.
Existing law provides that a livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of specified cases, including when its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Existing law provides that a livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of specified cases, including when its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
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 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
SECTION 1. Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:
(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.
(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.
(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.