SECTIONS 14581-14586 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 14581-14586

14581. There is, in the department, a Fertilizer Inspection
Advisory Board consisting of nine persons appointed by the secretary,
eight of whom shall be licensed under this chapter and subject to
the payment of the inspection fee in accordance with this chapter,
and one of whom shall be a public member. The members of the board
shall receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of
necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the
Department of Personnel Administration. These expenses shall be paid
out of appropriations made to the department pursuant to this
chapter.

14582. The term of office of a member of the board is three years.
The initial board shall consist of, three members appointed for a
term of three years, three members appointed for a term of two years,
and three members appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter,
appointments shall be for full three-year terms. Vacancies shall be
filled for the duration of an unexpired term.

14583. The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make
recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter, including,
but not limited to, the inspection and enforcement program, research
and education, the annual budget, necessary fees to provide adequate
inspection services, and regulations required to accomplish the
purposes of this chapter.

14583.5. (a) The secretary, by January 1, 2012, and in consultation
with the board, shall review the definition of organic input
materials in Section 14550.5 and identify oversight and
implementation issues that may arise or have arisen on account of
that definition. The review shall also include an examination of
materials not currently regulated under this definition that may
warrant oversight by the department so as to protect the state's
agricultural industry, including the organic industry, and
recommendations for any necessary statutory changes.
(b) The secretary shall post the review required pursuant to
subdivision (a) in a report on the Internet Web site of the
department.

14584. The board shall elect a chairperson and other officers as it
deems advisable.

14585. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or the
secretary, or at the request of any five members of the board. The
board shall meet at least once a year.

14586. The secretary shall accept the recommendations of the
advisory board pertaining to subdivision (b) of Section 14611 if he
or she finds them to be practicable and in the interests of the
fertilizer industry and the public. If the secretary does not accept
the recommendations of the advisory board, or any part thereof, the
secretary shall provide the board with a written statement within 15
working days of making his or her decision stating the reasons for
not accepting the recommendations, or any part thereof.