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CA AB1103
Bill
Status
10/7/2021
Primary Sponsor
Megan Dahle
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AI Summary
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Establishes a livestock pass program allowing county agricultural commissioners to issue identification documents granting qualified livestock producers and their managerial employees access to ranch property during floods, storms, fires, earthquakes, or other disasters.
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Defines "qualifying livestock producer" as a commercial livestock producer certified as completing a curriculum developed by the State Fire Marshal by January 1, 2023, covering fire behavior, disaster communications, and incident command structure.
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Defines "managerial employee" as someone with management authority over livestock, earning at least two times state minimum wage, with duties specified in a written job description issued within 90 days before the disaster.
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Restricts livestock pass access to purposes of sheltering, moving, feeding, watering, or providing veterinary care to livestock, or providing local expertise to emergency personnel upon request, with access to closed areas granted only by incident commander or law enforcement.
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Prohibits employers from requiring employees to obtain livestock passes or enter ranch property during disasters, and prevents discrimination or retaliation against employees who refuse to do so.
Legislative Description
Agricultural lands: livestock producers: managerial employees: livestock pass program: disaster access to ranch lands.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2021.
10/7/2021