California Code, Food and Agricultural Code (Formerly Agricultural Code) - FAC § 65051

(a) The council shall establish an annual budget according to generally accepted accounting practices. The council shall prepare annually summarized statements of the activities in which it has been engaged in the previous annual period, and of the activities in which it proposes to engage in the ensuing annual period. The annual budget and statements shall be made available to all eligible producers at their request and shall also be posted on the council's public Internet Web site.

(b) Before the adoption of the annual budget, the council shall submit the proposed annual budget and its statement of contemplated activities to the secretary for the secretary's concurrence.

(c) The annual budget and statement of contemplated activities shall be concurred in by the secretary before disbursement of funds, with the exception of expenditures made by the council pursuant to Section 65043.