The secretary, in compliance with Section 407 of this code and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may adopt regulations pertaining to temperature requirements for market milk delivered to consumers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, these regulations may establish temperature requirements for market milk delivered to consumers that differ from any or all requirements provided for in this chapter. In adopting these regulations, the secretary shall take into consideration the preservation of high quality market milk for consumers, as well as avoidance of hardship and unreasonable expense for persons engaged in the processing, packaging, and distribution of market milk.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 427, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)