Annually, prior to July 1 of each year, the council shall formulate and transmit to the director statements of its recommended activities and proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The statements shall:
(a) Be based on and made after an investigation by the council of the necessities of the dairy industry and the extent of the public interest, necessity, and convenience to be served by those recommended activities.
(b) Describe the council’s recommended programs of research, education, publicity, and advertising.
(c) Set forth in a proposed budget the amounts which are deemed necessary to be allocated by the director both to effectuate these programs and to perform his or her administrative duties pursuant to this chapter, which budget shall include reasonable amounts for contingencies.
(d) Be in such form and detail as the director, in the reasonable exercise of his or her judgment, deems necessary to adequately show whether or not the activities are warranted by the facts which are disclosed by the statements and are authorized by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 380, Sec. 5. Effective July 4, 1982.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018