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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 20Ch. 6Art. 1§ 55407 Farm Product Processor Definition

§ 55407 Farm Product Processor Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California
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§ 55407 Farm Product Processor Definition

Key Takeaways

  • •A 'processor' is someone who buys farm stuff (like fruits or veggies) from farmers to turn it into other things (like canned food, juice, or frozen meals).
  • •They can’t just be a regular store that sells food—they have to be a business that changes the farm stuff into something new.
  • •If a store sells food they made themselves (like jam or pickles) but doesn’t sell it in big amounts to other stores, they’re not called a 'processor' under this rule.

Example

A company buys apples from farmers, turns them into applesauce, and sells the applesauce to grocery stores.

This company is a 'processor' because they buy the apples, change them into something new (applesauce), and sell it to other stores.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 55407 Farm Product Processor Definition

“Processor” means any person that is engaged in the business of processing or manufacturing any farm product, that solicits, buys, contracts to buy, or otherwise takes title to, or possession or control of, any farm product from the producer of the farm product for the purpose of processing or manufacturing it and selling, reselling, or redelivering it in any dried, canned, extracted, fermented, distilled, frozen, eviscerated, or other preserved or processed form. It does not, however, include any retail merchant that has a fixed or established place of business in this state and does not sell at wholesale any farm product which is processed or manufactured by him. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 807.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 55601 Processor Payment Deadlines
  • § 4101 Exposition Park Governance
  • § 4101.3 Science Center Phase Ii Lease
  • § 5405 County Pest Control Contracts
  • § 58559 Agricultural Export Development Contracts

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 55407.
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