Section 55743 Of Article 12. Investigations And Hearings From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 12.

. The jurisdiction that is otherwise reserved to the department in this chapter, however, is restored for the purposes of this chapter if the authorities responsible for the alternative dispute resolution procedures, without reasonable cause, fail, refuse, or neglect to adjudicate the matter of dispute within 90 days from the date of the notification to the department.