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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 21Pt. 3Ch. 2Art. 1§ 61811 Handler Pricing Rights

§ 61811 Handler Pricing Rights

Food and Agricultural Code·California
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§ 61811 Handler Pricing Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •Anyone who sells or handles milk can set their own prices and terms, just like any other seller.
  • •No one can pay farmers less for milk than the minimum price set by the rules.
  • •Even if you're part of a group or a cooperative, you still have to follow the minimum price rules.

Example

A dairy farmer sells milk to a store.

The store can decide how much to sell the milk for, but they can't pay the farmer less than the minimum price set by the rules.

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

Official Source
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§ 61811 Handler Pricing Rights

No provision of this chapter, or of any stabilization and marketing plan formulated by the director pursuant to this chapter, is any limitation upon the right of any handler or producer-handler including any nonprofit cooperative association of producers which association is also a handler, by reason of the form or nature of the legal entity under which such handler conducts business, to sell or handle market milk, or any dairy product at prices or upon terms and conditions according to, and within, the several methods of handling, at or subject to which the market milk or dairy product lawfully may be sold or handled by any other handler. This section does not make lawful or permit the payment by any such handler to a producer for market milk of prices less than the minimum prices prescribed in the applicable stabilization and marketing plan. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1192.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 54404 Producer Trade Complaint Enforcement
  • § 54404.5 Complaint Hearing Procedures
  • § 61812 Milk Price Stabilization Continuation
  • § 62071 Cooperative Milk Handler Fees
  • § 11222 Federal Wildlife Cooperation Contracts

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 61811.
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