Pacific Coast Dairy, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture of Cal.

The appellant challenges a judgment of the Supreme Court of California1 dismissing a writ of alternative mandamus and denying a permanent writ to prevent the *291Department of Agriculture of the State from conducting a proceeding to revoke its license as a distributor of milk. The court, in denying relief, overruled several contentions, based upon the federal Constitution which are here renewed.

Chapter 10 of the Agricultural Code of California2 provides a plan for the “stabilization and marketing of fluid milk and fluid cream.” It declares their production and distribution a business affected…