§ 58611 Commodity Handler Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•A 'handler' is someone who distributes or processes food items (except fish and seafood) within the state.
•For fish and seafood, a 'handler' is someone who sells or distributes them to restaurants, stores, or directly to people.
•This rule applies to people doing business inside the state only.

Example

A person buys fresh fruits from farms and sells them to grocery stores in the same state.

This person is a 'handler' because they are distributing food items (fruits) within the state.

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§ 58611 Commodity Handler Definition

“Handler,” except with respect to fish and seafood, means any person that is engaged within this state as a distributor in the business of distributing any commodity in intrastate commerce, or any person that is engaged as a processor in the business of processing any commodity. With respect to fish and seafood, it means any person that is engaged in the business of the distribution or sale of fish or seafood to restaurants, or to retailers for resale to consumers, or to any other persons or concerns for resale or for sale direct to consumers. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 58611.

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