Section 69032 Of Article 3. The California Pistachio Commission From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
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. The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease
any existing activity or function that is determined by the
secretary not to be in the public interest or to be in violation of
this chapter.
If the commission refuses or fails to cease those activities or
functions or to make corrections required by the secretary, the
secretary may, upon written notice, suspend all or a portion of the
activities or functions of the commission until the cessation or
correction of activities or functions as required by the secretary
has been accomplished by the commission.
Actions of the commission in violation of the written notice are
without legal force or effect. The secretary, to the extent feasible,
shall issue written notice prior to the commission entering into any
contractual relationship affecting the existing or proposed
activities or functions that are the subject of the written notice.
Upon service of the written notice, the secretary shall notify the
commission in writing of the specific acts that the secretary
determines are not in the public interest or are in violation of this
chapter, the secretary's reasons for requiring a cessation or
correction of specific existing or proposed activities or functions,
and the secretary may make recommendations that will make those
activities or functions acceptable.