Section 79219 Of Article 2. Definitions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 26. >> Article 2.
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. (a) "Handler" means any person who engages, in this state,
in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing blueberries
that he or she has produced or purchased or acquired from a producer,
or that he or she is marketing on behalf of a producer, whether as
owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherwise.
(b) When the handler is a corporation or a limited liability
company, all of the directors, officers, managers, and members of the
corporation or limited liability company in their capacity as
individuals shall be included, and any liability for failure to
collect or make payment of assessments to which a corporate handler
or a handler that is a limited liability company may be subject
pursuant to this chapter shall include identical liability upon each
individual director, officer, manager, or member of the corporation
or limited liability company.
(c) "Handler" does not include a retailer, except for a retailer
who purchases or acquires from any producer, or handles on behalf of
any producer, blueberries that were not previously subjected to
regulation by the commission.