951-954
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 951-954
951. The board shall inquire into the needs of the agricultural industry of this state and the functions of the department in relation to such needs, and confer and advise with the Governor and the director as to how the agricultural industry and the consumer of agricultural products may best be served by the department. 951.5. The board shall make recommendations to the secretary regarding the project agreements to be funded pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 58551) of Part 1 of Division 21. 952. The board, and any member of it who is authorized by resolution of the board, may make investigations, conduct hearings, and prosecute actions concerning all matters and subjects which are under the jurisdiction of the department. For such purposes, the board and its authorized members shall have all of the powers and authority which are conferred upon a head of a state department by Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. 953. The board shall hold meetings at least once a month in the office of the director at Sacramento or at any other location determined by the president of the board to be appropriate. 954. Special or adjourned meetings may be held at the office of the director in Sacramento, or at any other place in the state which the president may deem necessary. Special meetings of the board shall also be called by the president at any time upon the written request of four members of the board.