Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 38986

If the director determines that fees established to enforce and administer this chapter exceed the cost of enforcing and administering this chapter, he or she may by regulation reduce the fees accordingly. If he or she determines that the fees are insufficient to defray the costs, he or she may use funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter which are collected from producers and distributors pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 62211) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 21 and which have been appropriated from the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for this purpose.