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CA AB866

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Megan Dahle

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the types of entities that the Feed Inspection Advisory Board may establish or designate to administer commercial feed law to include any state accredited, certified, or licensed laboratories (previously limited to state accredited or certified chemistry laboratories).

  • Changes the requirement for the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to maintain a seed testing laboratory to discretionary authority, allowing the secretary to maintain a laboratory for enforcing germination and purity standards under the California Seed Law.

  • Authorizes the secretary to approve private laboratories to conduct germination and purity examinations of seeds if they meet three requirements: ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, compliance with Association of Official Seed Analysts or International Seed Testing Association standards, and employment of a seed technologist registered with the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists.

Legislative Description

Food and agriculture: Feed Inspection Advisory Board: California Seed Law.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/15/2021
Agriculture2/25/2021

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