Section 18696 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 9. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.

. The director may cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in administration of this chapter to effectuate the purposes stated in Sections 18691 and 18692, accept federal assistance for that purpose and spend public funds of this state appropriated for administration of this chapter to pay the state's proportionate share of the estimated total cost of the cooperative program.