§ 62563 Handler Security Charge Remittance

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If you're a milk handler, you have to pay security charges.
•You must send this money to the fund by the end of the next month after you pay for the milk.
•This rule started on January 1, 2020.

Example

A dairy farm buys milk from farmers and sells it to stores.

The dairy farm has to pay extra money (security charges) when they buy the milk. They must send this extra money to the fund by the end of the next month. If they buy milk in January, they have to send the extra money by the end of February.

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§ 62563 Handler Security Charge Remittance

The amount of any handler’s obligation attributable to the security charges established pursuant to Section 62561 shall be remitted by the secretary to the fund by the end of the month following the month in which payment for the milk is made. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 20. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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obligation secretary security

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 62563.

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