Food & Agr. Code, § 7433 · Article 5. Fund and Assessments
Food & Agr. Code, § 7433
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any assessment that is imposed on the producer or handler pursuant to this article is a personal debt of the person assessed.
(b) Failure to collect the assessment does not exempt the person assessed from liability and does not relieve a person from the obligation to pay the assessment.
(c) Any person who fails to file a report or pay the assessment or otherwise comply with this chapter shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to be due, and, in addition, shall pay 1.5 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance of the assessment and the penalty.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 7440. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 7440.
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