SECTIONS 58451-58454 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 58451-58454

58451. 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.

58452. No provision which is inserted in any contract that is
prepared by a dealer or processor which makes an assignment of the
dues described in Section 58451 ineffective is valid.

58453. An assignment of dues may not exceed 2 percent of the total
value of the product which is delivered by the grower or producer to
the dealer or processor.

58454. Payment need not be made under any assignment of dues
pursuant to Section 58451 until the dealer or processor has available
and under his control funds owing to the grower or producer that are
sufficient in amount for making the payment of the dues involved. In
the case of an annual product, such payment need not be made until
the end of the product year.