3-603. Powers and duties; state dairy
supervisor; qualifications; production of papers; formal
requirements of complaints
A. The associate director, with the approval of the director, shall employ a state
dairy supervisor to enforce the provisions of this article. The supervisor shall
recommend to the director for adoption rules deemed necessary or advisable to carry out
the provisions thereof.
B. The supervisor shall be a person who has experience in the dairy industry and
must possess technical and educational qualifications or practical experience in
producing, handling and testing milk and in other matters relating to the dairy industry.
C. If the production of papers, books and records relating to any matter under
investigation is deemed advisable, the director may apply to the superior court in any
county for an order requiring the production of the papers, books and records. If the
court is satisfied that the papers, books and records are pertinent to and helpful in the
matter under investigation, their production shall be ordered.
D. A complaint filed with the department charging noncompliance with or violation
of any provision of this article shall be in writing and signed by the complainant, but a
complaint by a producer relating to the accuracy of a butterfat, bacterial or other test
directly affecting the price received by the complainant need not be in writing.
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