SECTIONS 58711-58714 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 58711-58714

58711. The director shall administer and enforce this chapter and
may exercise any or all of the administrative powers which are
conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government
Code upon the head of a department of the state.

58712. In order to effectuate the declared purposes of this
chapter, the director may issue, administer, and enforce the
provisions of any marketing order issued pursuant to this chapter
which regulates producer marketing or the handling of any commodity
within this state.

58713. The director may do all of the following:
(a) Confer and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities
of other states and of the United States, for the purpose of
obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state
marketing regulations, licenses, or orders.
(b) Conduct joint hearings and issue joint or concurrent marketing
orders for the purposes and within the standards which are set forth
in this chapter.
(c) Exercise any administrative authority which is prescribed by
this chapter to effect such uniformity of administration and
regulation.

58714. The director may purchase general liability insurance for
all marketing orders subject to the provisions of this chapter in an
amount he or she determines as necessary. The cost of the insurance
shall be paid by the affected marketing orders on a pro rata basis.
The insurance policy shall name the director, in his or her official
capacity, and all persons, collectively, that are subject to the
marketing order as insured parties for claims made against the
marketing order in its advisory capacity to the director or against
the director regarding the activities of a marketing order. The
director, after consultation with the Attorney General, may refer
claims to the insurance carrier for appropriate action. In the
alternative, the director may require that claims be handled in the
manner otherwise specified in this chapter.