The secretary may adopt regulations concerning the place of inspection and location of inspection stations after notice and public hearing. In adopting regulations, the secretary shall consider all of the following:
(a) The proximity to the area of production.
(b) The distance to alternative inspection facilities or dehydrators.
(c) Any burden imposed upon growers, dehydrators, or the inspection service.
(d) Any equity that may be advanced between growers and dehydrators.
Until the secretary adopts regulations concerning the location of inspection stations, except as otherwise provided in Sections 41754, 41755, and 41756, inspection shall be performed at the dehydrator or at a receiving station that is established or designated by the operator of the dehydrator.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 674, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)