After the notice and hearing which are required by Article 6 (commencing with Section 58771) of this chapter, and before issuing a marketing order or amendments to it for the written assent of producers or handlers which contain provisions for correlating the supply of the commodity which is affected with market demands for it by means of restrictions upon the total quantity of such commodity, or restrictions upon the total quantity of any grade, size, quality, or condition of it, which restrictions have the effect of limiting the total quantity of such commodity which may be marketed during any marketing season, if the restricted portion of such commodity might otherwise be marketed by producers in compliance with other laws of this state or of the United States or in compliance with established commercial practice during such marketing season, the director shall make all of the following findings with respect to such marketing order or amendments to it:

(a) Such provisions are necessary in order to effect a reasonable correlation of the supply of the commodity which is affected with market demands for the commodity and that such marketing order or amendments to it will tend to reestablish or maintain such level of prices for such commodity as will provide a purchasing power for such commodity which is adequate to maintain in the business of producing such commodity such number of producers as is required to provide such supply of the quantities and qualities of such commodity as is necessary to fulfill the normal requirements of consumers of the commodity.

(b) Such marketing order or amendments to it will tend to approach such equality of purchasing power at as rapid a rate as is feasible in view of the market demand for such commodity.

(c) Such marketing order or amendments to it are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and within the applicable limitations and restrictions which are set forth in this chapter and will tend to effectuate the declared purposes and policies of this chapter.

(d) Such marketing order or amendments to it will protect the interests of consumers of such commodity, by exercising the powers of this chapter only to such extent as is necessary to establish the equality of purchasing power which is described in subdivision (a) of this section.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)