California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §58771: If the director has reason to believe that the issuance of a marketing order, or amendments to an existing marketing order, will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter with respect to

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If the director has reason to believe that the issuance of a marketing order, or amendments to an existing marketing order, will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter with respect to any commodity, he shall, either upon his own motion or upon application of any producer or handler of such commodity, or any organization of such persons, give notice of not less than 30 days for a public hearing upon a proposed marketing order or such amendments to such existing marketing order. In an emergency situation requiring urgent action, the director may, upon citing the nature of the emergency in the notice, give less than 30 days’ notice.

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