(a) The board may adopt regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this part pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(b) An emergency regulation adopted pursuant to amendments made to this part by Senate Bill 861 of the 2013–14 Regular Session shall be deemed an emergency and necessary to avoid serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare for the purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6 of the Government Code, and the board is hereby exempt from the requirement that it describe facts showing the need for immediate action and from review by the Office of Administrative Law.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 35, Sec. 157. (SB 861) Effective June 20, 2014.)