Section 76650 Of Article 3. Administration From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 3.

. The secretary shall administer and enforce this chapter, and may exercise any of the administrative powers that 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 secretary may contract to carry out the declared intent and purposes of this chapter.