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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 21Pt. 3Ch. 1Art. 1§ 61315 Producer-Distributor Definition

§ 61315 Producer-Distributor Definition

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§ 61315 Producer-Distributor Definition

Key Takeaways

  • •A producer-distributor is someone who both makes milk or cream and sells or delivers dairy products.
  • •If they deliver their own bulk milk or cream to someone else, they are acting as a producer.
  • •If they pasteurize, package, or sell milk or cream, they are acting as a distributor.

Example

A farmer who owns cows to produce milk and also sells that milk in bottles at a local store.

The farmer is a producer-distributor because they make the milk and also package and sell it.

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

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§ 61315 Producer-Distributor Definition

“Producer-distributor” means any person that is both a producer of milk or cream and a distributor of milk, cream, or any dairy product. For the purpose of this chapter, a “producer-distributor” is a producer in any transaction which involves the delivering of bulk milk or bulk cream produced by him to a distributor, manufacturer, or any nonprofit cooperative association of producers, and is a distributor in any transaction which involves the pasteurization of bulk market milk or bulk market cream, or the packaging of such milk or cream in bottles, cartons, dispenser cans, or other consumer packages, or the sale or delivery of packaged milk, packaged cream, or packaged diary products. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

producer-distributortransactionassociationpasteurization

Related Statutes

  • § 61332 Cooperative Dairy Product Distribution
  • § 54002 Producer Association Definition
  • § 54081 Cooperative Association Formation Requirements
  • § 58002 Producer And Distributor Groups
  • § 61313 Definition Of Person

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 61315.
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