ARTICLE 1. Definitions [56101. - 56110.]

Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 56101–56110 · 12 sections

• § 56101 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 56102 “Agent” means any person who on behalf of any licensee receives on consignment, contracts for, or solicits for sale on commission, any farm product from a…
• § 56103 “Broker” means any person that negotiates the purchase or sale of any farm product. A broker may not, however, handle either the farm product which is involved…
• § 56103.5 “Cash” means coin or currency of the United States, and does not include a check or money order.
• § 56104 “Cash buyer” means any person who obtains title to, possession or control of, or buys or agrees to buy any farm product from a licensee or a producer by paying…
• § 56105 “Commission merchant” means any person, as follows: (a) Who receives on consignment or solicits any farm product from a licensee or producer of the product.…
• § 56106 “Consignor” includes any person that ships or delivers to any commission merchant or dealer any farm product for handling, sale, or resale.
• § 56107 “Dealer” means any person who obtains title to, or possession, control, or delivery of, any farm product from a licensee or producer at a designated price for…
• § 56108 “Established place of business” means any permanent warehouse, building, or structure which is owned in fee or leased, at which the owner or lessee carries on…
• § 56109 “Farm product” includes every agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and vegetable product of the soil, poultry and poultry products, livestock products…
• § 56109.5 “Licensee” means any person licensed under this chapter as a broker, cash buyer, commission merchant, or dealer.
• § 56110 “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing or producing any farm product.