Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not listed in the provided metadata or text excerpts; only that it passed both chambers and reached final enrollment.
AB-2685: Changes for Strawberry Reports and Walnut Rules
This law moves a strawberry marketing report online instead of filing it with the Legislature, and gives the California Walnut Commission new powers to recommend quality standards and labels.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to post the processing strawberry marketing report on the department's website instead of filing it with the Legislature.
- Allows the California Walnut Commission to recommend walnut quality standards and product labeling rules to the secretary.
- Authorizes the secretary to adopt these recommended standards if they follow procedures in the California Marketing Act of 1937.
- Prohibits new walnut quality or label rules from starting until the next marketing season begins after adoption.
- Allows the commission to start other activities related to walnuts under existing laws, but only after announcing plans and waiting for the next marketing season.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Secretary of Food and Agriculture
- The California Walnut Commission
- Producers and handlers of processing strawberries
- Growers and sellers of walnuts
Terms To Know
- California Marketing Act of 1937
- A state law that governs the marketing of commodities in California.
- Marketing season
- The specific time period when a crop is harvested and sold to buyers, used here as a start date for new rules or activities.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not say exactly what the new walnut quality standards or labels will be.
- The text provided does not list an effective date for when these changes begin.
- It is unclear how often the strawberry report must be updated under this law.