Article 2. Cannery Inspection Board of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 2.

There is in the state government a Cannery Inspection Board consisting of the following six members:
  (a) The director of the state department, who shall act as chairperson.
  (b) One person appointed by the director who shall have had at the time of his or her appointment at least 10 years experience in or with canning technology and has a degree in chemistry, bacteriology, or medicine.
  (c) Four persons appointed by the director who are experienced, have substantial investments, and are actively engaged in the canning industry at the time of their appointment. One of the four appointive members shall be engaged in the canning of animal food.

Each appointed member holds office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is appointed.

Members of the board serve without compensation. The board shall meet at least quarterly.

The Cannery Inspection Board shall, subject to the approval of the department, estimate the cost of the separate inspection and laboratory control required to be made for each food product subject to this chapter.

The estimate shall be made prior to the opening of the canning season for each product having a canning season of less than three consecutive months, and prior to each quarter for each product having a canning season of more than three consecutive months.

For the purpose of prorating the estimated cost of inspection and laboratory control, the Cannery Inspection Board, subject to the approval of the department, shall estimate the number of cases to be packed, the number of tons to be packed, or the number of man-hours necessary to be employed, whichever in its discretion is most equitable as a basis of proration.

Based on the estimates required by the last three sections, the Cannery Inspection Board, subject to the approval of the department, shall determine the probable cost of inspection and laboratory control per thousand cases, per ton, or per man-hour, whichever in its discretion is most equitable.

The cost of laboratory control and research on products subject to this chapter shall be prorated by the Cannery Inspection Board in the same manner as the costs of inspection are prorated by it.

If the delegation of discretion to determine whether the case, ton, or man-hour basis is most equitable as a basis of prorating the cost of inspection and laboratory control is held invalid as an unlawful delegation of legislative power, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The Legislature hereby declares that if it had known that the delegation of the discretion would be declared invalid as an unlawful delegation of legislative power, it would have designated the man-hour basis of proration as the most equitable basis of proration. In the event of an invalidity, the cost of inspection and laboratory control shall be prorated on the man-hour basis.