Some interesting potential legislation making its way through the California Legislature: People would not be allowed to smoke in cars in which a child is also riding in a child restraint seat. Hybrid vehicles could use freeway diamond lanes, regardless of the number of occupants. Owners of ferrets could apply to California Department of Fish and Game for an amnesty certification that allows the pets to be legally owned (ferrets are illegal as pets in CA). Farms would be banned beginning in 2012 from force-feeding of ducks, geese and other birds to produce a gourmet liver food product.