California Seed Law.
Summary
Existing law, the California Seed Law, regulates seed sold in California, and requires each container of seed that is sold within this state for sowing purposes to be labeled, unless the sale is an occasional sale of seed grain by the producer of the seed grain to his neighbor for use by the purchaser within the county of production. Existing law defines "person" for purposes of that law to mean an individual, partnership, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization. This bill would clarify that definition of "person" to include corporations. The bill would also clarify the term "neighbor" for purposes of the labeling requirements specified above to mean a person who lives in close proximity, not to exceed 3 miles, to another. The bill would revise a statement of legislative intent to include ensuring that the amount of seed represented on a tag or label is properly identified.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Jun 2012
Senate Passage
Apr 2012
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2012
Last action Aug 28, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2012
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Apr 30, 2012
D
Democratic24
91% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 14, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13).
lower
May 10, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
lower
Apr 30, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-3)
senate
Apr 24, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3188.) (April 17).
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
upper
Feb 22, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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