Food and agriculture: omnibus bill.

The California Assembly Committee on Agriculture, led by Chair Soria and seven committee members, proposes modifications to three distinct areas of food and agricultural regulation through an omnibus measure that extends vertebrate pest control research, updates antimicrobial drug administration rules for livestock, and expands oversight of mobile farmers' markets.

The bill extends the state's vertebrate pest control research program from its current 2026 expiration to 2035, maintaining the existing framework where county agricultural commissioners pay fees based on pest control material transactions to support the program's research activities. For livestock antimicrobial use, the measure revises current restrictions by requiring veterinary prescriptions and feed directives to comply with specific federal regulations governing drug applications and veterinary-client-patient relationships, while aligning with state professional standards for veterinary care.

New provisions for certified mobile farmers' markets authorize enforcement officers to conduct inspections of market locations, vehicles, documentation, and equipment. Officers may collect product samples for testing and seize materials as evidence when violations are suspected. The bill preserves market operators' ability to establish additional vendor requirements beyond the statutory minimums.