Meat and poultry license fees no longer expire, and mobile farmers' markets can get grants
License and renewal fees for meat processors, custom slaughterhouses, poultry plants and their inspectors, which were set to end, now stay with no end date. Certified mobile farmers' markets can get state nutrition incentive grants, and county seed law funding runs longer.
Who it affects
Meat and poultry plants, inspectors and mobile farmers' markets
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
Official text
California AB 2778: Food and agriculture.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.