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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 21Pt. 1Ch. 4§ 58451 Farm Product Dues Assignment

§ 58451 Farm Product Dues Assignment

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§ 58451 Farm Product Dues Assignment

Key Takeaways

  • •Farmers can choose to send part of their money from selling crops to a group that helps farmers with that crop.
  • •If a farmer signs a paper saying they want to do this, the buyer of their crops must take out the agreed amount and send it to the group.
  • •The buyer has to follow the farmer's signed instructions and can't keep the money for themselves.

Example

A farmer grows apples and signs a contract saying they want $1 from every $100 of apples sold to go to an apple farmers' group.

When the farmer sells apples to a store, the store must take out $1 for every $100 and send it to the apple farmers' group, just like the farmer asked.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 58451 Farm Product Dues Assignment

If any grower or producer of any farm product within this state voluntarily executes and causes to be delivered to a dealer or processor of farm products, either as a clause in a sales contract or other instrument in writing, a notice of assignment of dues to a nonprofit agricultural commodity organization directly representing the specific product involved, by which the processor or dealer is directed to deduct a sum from the price to be paid for such product and to pay the same over to such association as dues for the grower or producer, the processor or dealer shall deduct from the price to be paid for any farm product being sold by any such grower or producer to any such processor or dealer, the amount authorized and pay it over to the organization as assignee. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

agreementcontractportorganizationinstrumentassignmentcommodityassociation

Related Statutes

  • § 54431 Producer Protection Against Coercion
  • § 52863 Cotton Handler Definitions
  • § 58559 Agricultural Export Development Contracts
  • § 3332.2 Cal Expo Homeless Shelter Agreement
  • § 52873 Cotton Board Election Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 58451.
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