Section 96-Z-34. Rules and regulations

The  commissioner  is  hereby
  authorized to enact, amend and repeal rules and regulations necessary to
  carry out and give full force and  effect  to  the  provisions  of  this
  article.  This  chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder shall
  be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate a  general  purpose  to
  enact  state  legislation uniform with and at least equal to the federal
  wholesome poultry products act  and  all  acts  amendatory  thereof  and
  supplementary thereto.
    The   commissioner   is   hereby   authorized  to  adopt,  insofar  as
  appropriate, the regulations from time to time  promulgated  under  such
  federal  act or acts, and to change or amend the regulations promulgated
  under this chapter so as to conform, insofar as  appropriate,  to  those
  promulgated under the federal act or acts.
    The  commissioner  shall  hold  a  public  hearing  upon a proposal to
  promulgate any new or amended regulations under this article, except  in
  the case of a proposal to adopt applicable regulations promulgated under
  such federal act or acts.