3-408

3-408. Public meeting; notice

A. A public meeting on the petition shall be held within sixty days after the
department receives the petition.

B. Notice shall be sent to all affected persons on the department list and
interested parties five to thirty days before the date of the public meeting. The notice
shall state the time, date and place of the public meeting, the territory and commodity
affected by the proposed marketing order and that the department will receive evidence
and testimony concerning the department list and the proposed marketing order.

C. The assistant director, or his designee, shall conduct the public meeting and
shall receive evidence and testimony concerning the proposed marketing order, the
accuracy of the department list and the preferred method of voting on the proposed
marketing order. The assistant director or designee may receive evidence and testimony
regarding the period of time required for filing written assents and any other relevant
matters.

D. The department may hold more than one public meeting if the affected commodity
is grown in more than one area of this state.