Section 62182 Of Article 13. Bonding And Payment For Market Milk From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 21. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 13.
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. (a) Every handler that operates only one plant within the
state, before purchasing any market 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 minimum amount
of the bond shall be based upon the average daily quantity of market
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 handler that operates more than one plant within the
state, before purchasing any market 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 additional surety bonds, guarantees, or other forms
of security in addition to the bonding requirements in this article.