Food & Agr. Code, § 61331 · Article 2. Nonprofit Cooperative Associations
Food & Agr. Code, § 61331
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For the purposes of this chapter, a nonprofit cooperative association which is organized and existing under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001) of Division 20 of this code, that acts for producers, including members and any nonmembers of the association, to whom it accounts on a patronage basis, is a producer in any of the following transactions:
(a) Any transaction which involves its receipt or handling of bulk market milk, bulk market cream, or any bulk dairy product which was produced or delivered by such producers.
(b) Any transaction which involves the sale or delivery of bulk market milk, bulk market cream, or any bulk dairy product to any producer, distributor, manufacturer, or other nonprofit cooperative association of producers.
(c) The receipt by it of payment for bulk market milk, bulk market cream, or any bulk dairy product which was produced or delivered by such producers.
(d) Any transaction in connection with accounting to such producers for the proceeds derived from the sale or marketing of market milk, market cream, or any dairy product whether packaged or in bulk.
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History
Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
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