At a public hearing which is held to consider a proposed marketing order or major amendments to an existing marketing order, the director shall also receive evidence from which the director can determine whether the assent, approval, or favor of the producers, handlers, or processors affected shall be determined by written assents or by referendum as prescribed in Article 12 (commencing with Section 58991).
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 677, Sec. 2.)