A. If before adopting rules pursuant to this article, the director determines that it is necessary or desirable, the director may appoint an advisory committee pursuant to section 3-106.
B. Any licensee, distributor or person offering for sale or selling fertilizer materials in the state may propose a rule and such proposal shall be acted upon within a reasonable time, not exceeding sixty days, after it is filed. Any interested person shall have an opportunity to appear before the director in person or through an attorney for the purpose of discussing such proposed rule.