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1, 2027, the foreign labor contractor registration re- quirements to farm labor contractors of agricultural workers under the federal H-2A visa program. Re- quires the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to submit to the Legislature, by January 1, 2028, a study on how to extend foreign labor contractor reg- istration requirements to those foreign labor con- tractors recruiting or soliciting workers authorized to work in the United States under visa programs not covered by the bill or existing law. An act to amend Sections 9998.1, 9998.1.5, 9998.8, and 9998.10 of, to add and repeal Section 9998.12 of, and to repeal and add Section 9998 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to foreign labor con- tractors. AB 1505, Committee on Agriculture. Food and agriculture: omnibus bill. This bill extends the Ver- tebrate Pest Control Research (VPCR) program to 2035. The VPCRs current repeal date is January 1, 2026. Additionally, this bill would clarify current law to specify that a medically important antimicrobial drug only be administered to livestock when it is or- dered by a licensed veterinarian and meets the re- quirements of federal and state law, along with the already established Business Professions Code Sec- tion 4826.6 requirements. Finally, this bill would add enforcement to the certified mobile farmers’ market to mirror enforcement provisions of “static” certified farmers’ markets. An act to amend Sections 6029 and 14401 of, and to add Section 47007.5 to, the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture, and making
SB 312, Umberg. Dog importation: health certifi- cates. This bill revises and recasts the requirements for the submission of health certificates (HC) for dogs imported into California; requires additional information be included on a HC and that it be sub- mitted to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) instead of the county in which the dog is imported into, requires the CDFA to retain the HC for five years; requires the HC to be submit- ted electronically; and, makes a HC received by the CDFA a public record, as specified. An act to add Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Sec- tion 31000) to Division 14 of the Food and Agricul- tural Code, and to repeal Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 121720) of Part 6 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to dogs. SB 846, McNerney. Liens: harvested crops. Re- moves the reference to “limited partnership” in the existing crop lien statute so that the lien is no longer limited to situations in which the harvested crops or farm products were owned, grown, or produced by a limited partnership. An act to amend Section 3061.5 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law. 2025 Assembly Attorney and State Bar Laws AB 484, Dixon. California bar examination. Re- quires the Committee of Bar Examiners State Bar of
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