(a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of regulations, the secretary shall within 30 working days do one of the following:

(1) Initiate the rulemaking process with the regulation as recommended by the committee.

Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 55022

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35

(2) Decline to initiate the rulemaking process and provide the committee with a written statement of reasons for the decision.

(3) Request that the committee provide additional information regarding the recommended regulations.

(b) All regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and may be subsequently repealed or amended as provided for in that chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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