Business Law
Business Law Annual Review 2015
Content
- 2014-2015 Nonprofit Law Update
- 2014 Commercial Law Developments
- 2014 Developments in Cyberspace Law
- Annual Update of Alternative Dispute Resolution Cases
- Bln Editorial Board: Message from the Annual Review Editors
- Business Law News Editoral Team
- Business Law News Table of Contents
- California Limited Liability Companies: a Look Back at 2014
- Developments in California Health Care Law in 2014
- Ever Expanding Federal Authority Under the Clean Water Act
- Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
- Executive Committee of the Business Law Section 2014-2015
- Guide to Business Law Section Publications
- Recent Developments Affecting Insolvency and Commercial Finance in California
- Review of California Business Litigation Cases in 2014
- Selected 2014 Developments in Corporate and Securities Law
- Selected Developments in Franchise Law
- Standing Committee Officers of the Business Law Section 2014-2015
- New Laws Impacting Agriculture for 2015
New Laws Impacting Agriculture for 2015
Dennis Albiani
Every year a host of laws are enacted in California that impact farmers and other agriculture businesses. 2014 was no exception. The year started with the introduction of several controversial measures that would have impacted the agriculture industry, including strict regulation of antibiotics used in livestock production, mandatory labeling of food containing GMO ingredients, further restrictions on crop protection materials including neonicotinoids, and revisions to the milk pricing formula to redistribute end product value. However, these measures either failed to pass the legislature or were vetoed by the Governor.
Ultimately, the new laws that were enacted and that impact farmers, ag suppliers, and processors did not amend the Food and Agriculture Code, but are more broad-based employment and water related.
Below is a short synopsis of some of the new statutes of which every practitioner advising businesses within the agriculture industry should be aware.