11-35-115. Authority to issue order with terms similar to federal order; duplication of personnel; uniformity in administration.
(a) If the board finds that it tends to effectuate the declared purpose of this act within the standards prescribed in this act, the board may issue a marketing order applicable to the marketing of any agricultural commodity containing like terms, provisions, methods and procedures as any license or order regulating the marketing of such commodity issued by the secretary of agriculture of the United States pursuant to the provisions of any law or laws of the United States. In selecting the members of any control committee or other advisory agency under the marketing order, the board shall utilize, insofar as practicable, the same persons as those serving in a similar capacity under the federal license or order, so as to avoid duplicating or conflicting personnel.
(b) The director may confer with and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of states and of the United States to obtain uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses or orders. The director may conduct joint hearings or issue joint or concurrent marketing orders for the purpose and standards set forth in this act.