California2026Enacted
AB-1046
Exemption for Agricultural Crop Preparation Services from Food Recovery Rules
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 7:05 AM
In one sentence
This law exempts agricultural crop preparation services that prove they have not sent organic waste to landfills since January 1, 2016, from rules requiring food recovery contracts and record-keeping.
What it does
- Exempts qualifying agricultural crop preparation services from needing a contract with a food recovery organization.
- Removes the requirement for these specific services to keep records about edible food recovery.
- Requires exempted services to show proof that they did not dispose of organic waste in landfills on or after January 1, 2016.
Who it affects
- Agricultural crop preparation services as defined by law that prove they have not used landfills for organic waste since January 1, 2016.
- The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which reviews the proof required for exemption.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill refers to existing definitions but does not list the specific details of what counts as an 'agricultural crop preparation service' or a 'commercial edible food generator'.
- The source material states that services must demonstrate they did not use landfills, but it does not specify exactly how this proof must be provided.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Agricultural crop preparation service
- An entity defined by existing state law that prepares crops.
- Commercial edible food generator
- A business subject to rules requiring contracts with food recovery organizations and record-keeping for edible food.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.
Official activity
Bill history
- Chaptered