Section 62202 Of Article 13. Bonding And Payment For Market Milk From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 21. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 13.

. If a handler fails to pay for market milk delivered to him or her at the time and in the manner specified in this chapter, the director may assess a penalty for each payment date that producers were not fully paid. Any penalty assessed shall be a minimum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each payment date. If the amount not properly paid is in excess of forty thousand dollars ($40,000), the penalty assessed will be five thousand dollars ($5,000) or one-fourth of 1 percent of the amount not properly paid for, whichever is less.