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CA SB835

Bill

Status

Vetoed

9/29/2014

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Hill

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the Secretary of Food and Agriculture from registering medically important antimicrobial drugs administered to food animals through feed or drinking water unless they comply with FDA Guidance for Industry #213 (dated December 2013).

  • Requires manufacturers to remove production use indications (such as "increased rate of weight gain") from drug labels and change marketing status from over-the-counter to veterinary prescription or veterinary feed directive.

  • Mandates that medically important antimicrobial drugs can only be used to treat, prevent, or control disease under veterinarian supervision or prescription within an established veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

  • Allows currently registered drugs that do not meet the new requirements until January 1, 2017, to reregister in compliance, with provisions for FDA-related delays in implementation.

  • Creates criminal penalties for violations; no state reimbursement to local agencies required as the costs stem from creating new crimes under existing provisions.

Legislative Description

Food animals: medically important antimicrobial drugs.

Last Action

In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

9/29/2014

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/19/2014
Agriculture5/12/2014
Appropriations4/1/2014
Agriculture1/23/2014
Rules1/6/2014

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