Bill Text: CA SB1522 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Fertilizing material.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-27 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [SB1522 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB1522-Introduced.html
Introduced by Committee on Agriculture (Senators Hurtado (Chair), Alvarado-Gil, Cortese, Grove, and Padilla) |
March 11, 2024 |
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14501 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14501.
The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this chapter to do all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 14502 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14502.
The secretary shall enforce this chapter and adopt and enforceSEC. 3.
Section 14513 of the Food and Agricultural Code is repealed.“Auxiliary soil and plant substance” means any chemical or biological substance or mixture of substances or device distributed in this state to be applied to soil, plants, or seeds for soil corrective purposes; or that is intended to improve germination, growth, yield, product quality, reproduction, flavor, or other desirable characteristics of plants; or that is intended to produce any chemical, biochemical, biological, or physical change in soil; but does not include commercial fertilizers, agricultural minerals, pesticides, soil amendments except biochar, or manures. It shall include the following:
(a)Bacterial inoculants.
(b)Biotics.
(c)Lignin or humus preparations.
(d)Microbial products, including genetically engineered microorganisms.
(e)Soil binding agents.
(f)Synthetic polyelectrolytes.
(g)Wetting agents to promote water penetration.
(h)Any similar product intended to be used for influencing soils, plant growth, or crop or plant quality, including biochar.
SEC. 4.
Section 14513 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:14513.
“Beneficial substance“ means any substance or compound, other than primary plant nutrients, secondary plant nutrients, and micronutrients, and excluding pesticides, that can be demonstrated by scientific research to be beneficial to one or more species of plants, soil, or media. A beneficial substance includes, but is not limited to, plant biostimulants.SEC. 5.
Section 14528 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14528.
“Discontinued manufacturing” meansSEC. 6.
Section 14533 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14533.
“Fertilizing material” means any commercial fertilizer, agricultural mineral,SEC. 7.
Section 14542 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14542.
“Labeling” means all written, printed, or graphic matter on, accompanying, or used in promoting the sale of any fertilizing material, including advertisements, brochures, posters, internet websites, and television and radio announcements.SEC. 8.
Section 14550.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14550.5.
“Organic input material” means any bulk or packaged commercial fertilizer, agricultural mineral,SEC. 9.
Section 14552 of the Food and Agricultural Code is repealed.“Packaged soil amendment” means any substance distributed for the purpose of promoting plant growth or improving the quality of crops by conditioning soils solely through physical means. It includes all of the following:
(a)Hay.
(b)Straw.
(c)Peat moss.
(d)Leaf mold.
(e)Sand.
(f)Wood products.
(g)Any product or mixture of products intended for use as a potting medium, planting mix, or soilless growing media.
(h)Manures sold without guarantees for plant nutrients.
(i)Any other substance or product which is intended for use solely because of its physical properties.
SEC. 10.
Section 14555.5 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:14555.5.
“Plant biostimulant” means a substance or microorganism, or mixtures thereof, that, when applied to seeds, plants, the rhizosphere, soil, or other growth media, act to support a plant’s natural nutrition processes independently of the biostimulant’s nutrient content. The plant biostimulant thereby may improve nutrient availability, uptake, or use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, and consequent growth, development, quality, or yield.SEC. 11.
Section 14557 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14557.
“Provisional registration” means that under certain circumstances, a label for renewal onSEC. 12.
Section 14558 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14558.
“Registrant” means any person who has registered a packaged agricultural mineral,SEC. 13.
Section 14591 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14591.
(a) Every person who manufactures or distributes fertilizing materials shall, beforeSEC. 14.
Section 14601 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:14601.
(a) Each differing label, other than weight or package size, such as changes in the guaranteed analysis, derivation statement, or anything that implies a different product, for specialty fertilizer, packaged agricultural mineral,(b)
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