§ 58786 Producer Approval Determination

• •This law is about how people in farming or food businesses get to vote on big rules that affect them.
• •At a public meeting, the boss (called the director) decides if people should vote by signing papers or by a big group vote.
• •The vote can be about new rules or big changes to old rules for selling farm stuff like fruits, veggies, or milk.
• •The director looks at what people say in the meeting to pick the best way to vote.

Imagine a group of orange farmers want a new rule that says all oranges must be sold in special boxes. The boss holds a meeting to hear what everyone thinks.

The boss listens to the farmers and decides if they should vote by signing papers or having a big vote. If most farmers agree, the new rule might happen.