The Director shall, prior to the formulation of a stabilization and marketing plan for fluid milk or fluid cream for any marketing area, conduct a public hearing in the area for the purpose of determining whether or not producers whose major interest in the fluid milk or fluid cream business is in the production of fluid milk or fluid cream for the marketing area, and who represent not less than 65 percent of the total number of producers whose major interest in the fluid milk or fluid cream business is in the production of fluid milk or fluid cream for the marketing area, and who produce not less than 65 percent of the total volume of the fluid milk or fluid cream produced for the marketing area by all such producers, desire that a stabilization and marketing plan for fluid milk or fluid cream be formulated for the area; but if a petition is presented to the Director by the producers whose major interest in the fluid milk or fluid cream business is in the production of fluid milk or fluid cream for the marketing area, and who represent not less than 65 percent of the total number of producers whose major interest in the fluid milk or fluid cream business is in the production of fluid milk or fluid cream for the marketing area, and who produce not less than 65 percent of the total volume of the fluid milk or fluid cream produced for the marketing area by all such producers, it is not necessary that the hearing be held.
[51:387:1955] — (NRS A 2013, 610)