Except as otherwise provided in Section 59654, if, after receiving a petition for the establishment of a proration zone and a proposed marketing program for it, the director determines that such proposed proration zone and proposed marketing program are consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the director shall hold a public hearing at some central point which is located within the area described in the petition and proposed to be established as a proration zone.
If the director determines that the proposed proration zone or proposed marketing program is not consistent with the provisions of this chapter, no hearing need be held.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1186.)