Federal standards may be adopted; cooperation with federal government.

The commissioner, with the advice and counsel of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized to fix and promulgate as the official standards for this state for any agricultural product the standard for such product promulgated or announced therefor under the authority of the Congress of the United States, and in carrying out the provisions of this article the said commissioner is authorized to cooperate with the United States or any department thereof in accomplishing the matters and things provided for herein.

(Ag. Code 1927, §338; Acts 1935, No. 147, p. 187; Code 1940, T. 2, §408.)