Section 6047.12 - [Operative until 3/1/2026] Expenditures charged for administrative purposes(a) Expenditures charged by the department and the board for administrative purposes shall not exceed a total of 14 percent of the assessments collected pursuant to this article. Administrative purposes shall include, but not be limited to, all auditing expenses and all costs and attorney's fees resulting from, or relating to, litigation involving this article against the department, or the board and its members and agents, and expenses associated with Section 6047.4 and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6047.5.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the State Auditor shall maintain independent authority to audit the expenditure of industry assessments.Ca. Food and Agric. Code § 6047.12
Amended by Stats 2010 ch 328 (SB 1330),s 73, eff. 1/1/2011.Amended by Stats 2009 ch 325 (SB 2),s 5, eff. 1/1/2010.Added by Stats 2001 ch 103 (AB 1394), s 3, eff. 7/25/2001.