(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter is continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the duties that are imposed upon the secretary and the council pursuant to this chapter. The appropriation that is made in this section is exempt from the operation of Section 16304 of the Government Code.
(b) The money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall be disbursed by the council only for the necessary expenses incurred by the council and the secretary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the payment of refunds that are authorized pursuant to this chapter. The council may disburse these funds in authorized activities related to particular dairy products without reference to the branches of the dairy industry from which these funds are derived.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 110. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)