California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 42422.4

(a) In preparing a stewardship plan pursuant to Section 42422.1, and any updates to the plan pursuant to Section 42422.3, a program operator shall engage in a consultative process with the advisory body created by the department pursuant to subdivision (b). The program operator shall consider any written recommendations from the advisory body during the plan development process.

(c) A program operator shall consider the advisory body's recommendations. If the producer or stewardship organization decides not to incorporate the advisory body's recommendations, the program operator shall provide a brief written explanation to the department and the advisory body that explains the basis for the decision and also indicates whether the program operator plans to incorporate the recommendations into a subsequent stewardship plan, subsequent amendments to the plan, or a subsequent annual report.