Section 27561 Of Article 5. Administration And Enforcement From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 12. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.
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. (a) The director shall enforce this chapter, and the
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The commissioners of each county, their deputies, and
qualified inspectors, under the supervision and control of the
director, shall enforce this chapter and the regulations which are
adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Except as provided in Sections 27581 and 27601, and any of the
violations enumerated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
27671, before any state or local official may commence legal
prosecution of a handler based on a violation of this chapter, or the
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the handler shall be
given an opportunity for a hearing with respect to the alleged
violation. The director shall establish, with the advice of the
committee, a policy manual which sets forth procedures for providing
notice to a person charged with the violation, and for conducting the
hearing. The policy manual is not subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing
with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.