§ 78627 Tomato Handler Definition

• •This law is about people or companies who handle a lot of tomatoes (250,000 pounds or more in one season).
• •It does not apply to common carriers (like trucking companies that just transport goods).
• •If you handle that many tomatoes, you are called a 'handler' or 'shipper' under this law.

A farmer grows and sells 300,000 pounds of tomatoes in a year.

This farmer is considered a 'handler' under the law because they dealt with more than 250,000 pounds of tomatoes.