Existing law requires any markings that are used or required to be used on any container of honey to identify the container or describe its contents to be plainly and conspicuously marked, stamped, stenciled, printed, labeled, or branded in letters that are large enough to be readily discernible by any person, upon the top, front, or side of the container, except as provided. Existing law requires a container or subcontainer of extracted honey to be conspicuously marked with one of the United States grades that are established for honey by the United States Department of Agriculture. Existing law requires a container or subcontainer of imported honey to be labeled with the name of the territory or foreign country from which it is imported. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions an infraction. Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and the county agricultural commissioners, their deputies and inspectors, under the supervision and control of the secretary, to enforce these provisions.
This bill would require a container or subcontainer of imported honey to be conspicuously labeled with the name of the territory or foreign country from which it is imported in letters or type of like size and character, and on the same panel as, the statement for the United States grade. By expanding the enforcement duties of county agricultural commissioners and because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Statutes affected:
AB519: 29641 FAC
02/10/21 - Introduced: 29641 FAC
03/11/21 - Amended Assembly: 29643 FAC, 29641 FAC
AB 519: 29641 FAC