Section 76750 Of Article 5. Powers And Duties From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 5.
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. The duties of the council shall be advisory, except as to
those duties that may be delegated to it by the secretary or as
otherwise designated in this chapter. The council may, subject to the
approval of the secretary, exercise any of the following powers that
may be delegated to the council by the secretary:
(a) Recommend to the secretary administrative regulations that
relate to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(b) Investigate all matters that affect the administration of this
chapter, and to report violations of this chapter to the secretary.
(c) Employ and, at its pleasure, discharge a manager and such
clerical help and other employees as it deems necessary, and to
prescribe their duties and powers and fix their compensation.
(d) Contract with, or employ, and at its pleasure, discharge any
other persons that it deems necessary, and in the cases of those
persons it shall employ, to outline their powers and duties and fix
their compensation.
(e) Establish offices and incur expenses incidental thereto.
(f) Make contracts and other agreements that may be proper to
promote the sale of salmon and salmon products on either a local,
state, national, or international basis.
(g) (1) Cooperate with any other local, state, or national
commission, organization, or agency, whether voluntary or created by
state or federal law, including, but not limited to, the Oregon
Salmon Commission, and instrumentalities that are engaged in work or
activities similar to the work and activities of the council, and to
recommend to the secretary the making of contracts and agreements
with those organizations or agencies for carrying on joint programs
of education, research, publicity, and advertising.
(2) Recommend to the secretary the making of contracts and
agreements with other councils, commodity commissions, or producer
organizations for joint programs of publicity and advertising where
those products are compatible with the promotion of salmon and salmon
products.
(3) In matters of research, cooperate with organizations of
recognized professional standing that are adequately equipped with
facilities for the research that is contemplated.
(h) Recommend to the secretary the institution and promotion of
scientific research to develop or discover, or both, the health,
food, therapeutic, dietetic, and other uses of salmon.
(i) (1) Receive, invest, and disburse funds pursuant to Article 8
(commencing with Section 76900).
(2) Allocate funds to agencies not specifically or solely engaged
in carrying on research or promotion for salmon, if the council and
the secretary are satisfied that those allocations will be beneficial
to the California salmon fishery and will tend to effectuate the
declared purposes of this chapter.
(j) Present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and
foreign agencies on matters that affect this chapter.