Cal. FAC § 5916
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 5916, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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(a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for the adoption of regulations, the secretary shall do one of the following within 30 working days:
(1) Initiate the rulemaking process to adopt the recommendation of the committee.
(2) Decline to initiate the rulemaking process and provide the committee with a written statement of reasons for the decision.
(3) Request the committee to provide additional information regarding the recommended regulations.
(b) All regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and may be subsequently repealed or amended as provided for in that act.
(1) Initiate the rulemaking process to adopt the recommendation of the committee.
(2) Decline to initiate the rulemaking process and provide the committee with a written statement of reasons for the decision.
(3) Request the committee to provide additional information regarding the recommended regulations.
(b) All regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and may be subsequently repealed or amended as provided for in that act.
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