Section 61805 Of Article 1. Legislative Declarations From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 21. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. The purposes of this chapter are to do all of the following:
(a) Provide funds for administration and enforcement of this
chapter, by assessments to be paid by producers and handlers of
market milk in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
(b) Authorize and enable the director to prescribe marketing areas
and to determine minimum prices to be paid to producers by handlers
for market milk which are necessary due to varying factors of costs
of production, health regulations, transportation, and other factors
in the marketing areas of this state. In determining minimum prices
to be paid producers by handlers, the director shall endeavor under
like conditions to achieve uniformity of cost to handlers for market
milk within any marketing area. However, no minimum prices
established or determined under this chapter shall be invalid because
uniformity of cost to handlers for market milk in any marketing area
is not achieved as a result of the minimum producer prices so
established or determined.
(c) Authorize and enable the director to formulate stabilization
and marketing plans, subject to the limitations prescribed in this
chapter with respect to the contents of the stabilization and
marketing plans, and to declare the plans in effect for any marketing
area.
(d) Enable the dairy industry, with the aid of the state, to
develop and maintain satisfactory marketing conditions, bring about
and maintain a reasonable amount of stability and prosperity in the
production of market milk, and provide means for carrying on
essential educational activities.