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

(1) Existing law establishes the Feed Inspection Advisory Board in state government and generally requires it to serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture with respect to the operation of the law governing commercial feed. Existing law authorizes the advisory board to establish or designate one or more other entities to administer all or part of the law governing commercial feed and requires the secretary to adopt regulations and procedures to be used by the entity or entities. Existing law specifies the entity or entities that may be established or designated by the advisory board for this purpose including state accredited or certified chemistry laboratories. This bill would expand the types of entities that may be established or designated for this purpose to include any state accredited, certified, or licensed laboratories. (2) The California Seed Law regulates seed sold in California, and requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to maintain a properly equipped laboratory for examining and testing seeds. This bill would instead authorize the secretary to maintain a properly equipped laboratory for examining and testing seeds for the purpose of enforcing the germination and purity standards established by the California Seed Law. The bill would authorize the secretary to approve laboratories to conduct germination and purity examinations and testing of seeds that meet specified requirements.