Article 3. Administration of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.

The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and may exercise any of the administrative powers which are conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government Code upon a head of a department. In order to effectuate the declared purposes of this chapter, the director may contract to carry out the declared intent and purposes of this chapter.

Upon recommendations by the council the director may establish consistent with this chapter such regulations which cover the administration and enforcement of this chapter as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and attain the objectives of this chapter.

Upon the issuance of any regulations which affect this chapter, a copy of the regulations shall be posted on a bulletin board which shall be maintained by the director in his office. A copy of such regulations shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in Sacramento, California, and in any other newspaper which the director may prescribe. No regulation shall become effective until five days after the date of such posting and publication. The director shall mail a copy of the notice of the issuance of the regulations to every person that is directly affected by the regulations whose name and address may be on file in the office of the director and to every person who files in the office of the director a written request for such notice.

The director may purchase general liability insurance for the council 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 council. The insurance policy shall name the director, in his or her official capacity, and the council as insured parties for claims made against the council in its advisory capacity to the director or against the director regarding the activities of the council. 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.