Section 55741 Of Article 12. Investigations And Hearings From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 12.
55741
. The department, upon its own motion, may, or upon the
verified complaint of any interested party and within 30 days of the
filing of that complaint, shall, commence to investigate, examine, or
inspect any of the following:
(a) A transaction that involves the failure of the processor to
make payment for any farm product within the time that is specified
for payment in the contract of sale and purchase between the producer
and the processor, in accordance with the terms of the contract or
in accordance with this chapter.
(b) A transaction that involves the failure of a processor who
contracts to harvest a producer's crop to fulfill the terms of the
contract.
(c) A charge that a processor may be insolvent or in an unsound
financial condition.