Section 61405 Of Article 5. Bonding And Payment For Manufacturing Milk From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 21. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.
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. (a) Every manufacturing milk handler that operates only one
plant within the state, before purchasing any manufacturing milk from
a producer, shall execute and deliver to the secretary a surety
bond, executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company
qualified and authorized to do business in this state as surety. The
amount of the bond shall be based upon the average daily quantity of
manufacturing milk purchased by the handler during any calendar month
during a calendar year. The minimum amount of the bond shall be as
follows:
(1) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any handler that purchases
an average daily quantity of less than 1,000 gallons.
(2) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any handler that purchases
an average daily quantity of at least 1,000 gallons but less than
4,000 gallons.
(3) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for any handler that
purchases an average daily quantity of at least 4,000 gallons but
less than 8,000 gallons.
(4) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for any handler that
purchases an average daily quantity of 8,000 gallons or more.
(b) Every manufacturing milk handler that operates more than one
plant within the state, before purchasing any manufacturing milk from
a producer, shall execute and deliver to the secretary a surety
bond, executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company
qualified and authorized to do business in this state as surety. The
bond shall be a single bond covering all plants within the state and
shall be in an amount determined by multiplying twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000) by the number of plants operated by the handler in
the state.
(c) Any milk purchase agreement between a handler and a producer
may provide for surety bonds, guarantees, or other forms of security
in addition to the bonding requirements in this article.