64071-64073
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 64071-64073
64071. The director shall administer and enforce this chapter, and may exercise any or all of the administrative powers which 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 director may contract to carry out the declared intent and purposes of this chapter. 64072. The director shall, from records of the department or any other reliable source, maintain a list of producers, producer-handlers, and handlers. 64073. The director may purchase general liability insurance for the council in an amount he or she determines as necessary. The cost of the insurance shall be paid by the council. The insurance policy shall name the director, in his or her official capacity, and the council as insured parties for claims made against the council in its advisory capacity to the director or against the director regarding the activities of the council. The director, after consultation with the Attorney General, may refer claims to the insurance carrier for appropriate action. In the alternative, the director may require that claims be handled in the manner otherwise specified in this chapter.