§ 62142 Milk Handler Definition

• •A 'handler' is someone who buys or deals with milk or cream for making or selling things like cheese or yogurt.
• •This includes people who are already called 'handlers' in another law (Section 61826).
• •It also includes people called 'distributors' in another law (Section 61306) if they buy or handle milk or cream.

A company buys milk from farms to make ice cream.

This company is a 'handler' because it buys milk to make something new (ice cream) to sell.