(A) Based on the quarterly reports required under Section 4920.6 of the Business and Professions Code, subdivision (c) of Section 9252, and subdivision (b) of Section 9253, every three months, the secretary shall calculate the total estimated amount of canine blood sold in California that quarter by community blood banks and, separately, the total estimated amount of canine blood that closed-colony blood banks sold in the state during the same period. This
information shall be publicly posted on the department’s internet website along with annual totals compiled each year.
(B) If the secretary finds that community blood banks sold an annual amount of canine blood in California that equals or exceeds the annual amount closed-colony blood banks sold in four consecutive quarters, then the secretary shall provide notice on the department’s internet website that discontinues its licensing program for closed-colony blood banks for dogs within 18 months from the date of that notice.
whole blood, packed red blood cells, and fresh frozen plasma.
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