BILL NUMBER: SB 475	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Leno

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to add Section 4132 to the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to agricultural districts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 475, as introduced, Leno. Agricultural District 1-A: firearm
sales at the Cow Palace.
   Existing law divides the state into agricultural districts, and
establishes that District 1-A is the County of San Mateo and the City
and County of San Francisco. Existing law generally establishes the
powers and duties of a district agricultural association, and also
generally regulates the transfer of firearms. A violation of the
statutes governing agricultural districts is a misdemeanor.
   This bill would require the prior approval of the board of
supervisors of both the County of San Mateo and the City and County
of San Francisco for an officer, employee, operator, or lessee of
District 1-A to contract for, authorize, or allow an event at which a
firearm or ammunition is sold at the Cow Palace. By creating a new
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 no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 4132 is added to the Food and Agricultural
Code, to read:
   4132.  Notwithstanding any other law, an officer, employee,
operator, or lessee of District 1-A, as defined in Section 3853, may
contract for, authorize, or allow an event at which a firearm or
ammunition is sold on the property or in the buildings that comprise
the Cow Palace property in San Mateo County and the City and County
of San Francisco or any successor or additional property owned,
leased, or otherwise occupied, or operated by the district, only upon
prior approval, by resolution, adopted by both the Board of
Supervisors of the County of San Mateo and the Board of Supervisors
of the City and County of San Francisco.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.