Bill Text: CA SB937 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 937 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: University of California Center for Pest Research.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-20 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB937 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB937-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 937	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2014

   An act to amend Section 578 of the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to pests.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 937, as introduced, Galgiani. University of California Center
for Pest Research.
   The University of California Pest Research Act of 1990 provides
for the establishment of the University of California Center for Pest
Research, and describes the intent of the Legislature with regard to
the responsibilities of the center concerning pest control research.
For purposes of the act, the term "pest" is defined to mean
specified pests that are, or are likely to become, dangerous or
detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the
state, including certain insects, nematodes, or weeds, and any form
of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant, virus, fungus, bacteria, or
other microorganism, except as provided.
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in that definition of
"pest."
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 578 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   578.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this section govern the construction of this article.
   (a) "Center" means the University of California Center for Pest
Research.
   (b) "Pest" means any of the following pests that are, or are
likely to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or
nonagricultural environment of  the   this 
state.
   (1) Any insect, nematode, or weed.
   (2) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant, virus,
fungus, bacteria, or other microorganism, except viruses, fungi,
bacteria, or other microorganisms on, or in, a living human or any
other living animal.