ARTICLE 6. Assessments and Records [79871. - 79878.]

Article 6 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1.

§§ 79871–79878 · 8 sections

• § 79871 (a) The commission board of directors shall, no later than the beginning of each marketing season, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish the assessment…
• § 79872 This chapter does not apply to a producer’s olives processed into olive oil for his or her home use.
• § 79873 (a) Handlers of olive oil shall keep a complete and accurate record of all olives purchased by them and olive oil handled by them with the name of the producer…
• § 79874 (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from any source, including the names and addresses of producers, shall be…
• § 79875 The first handler of olive oil being assessed shall deduct the assessment from amounts paid by him or her to the producer, and shall be a trustee of the funds…
• § 79876 Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment of the assessments collected from producers, and failure to collect the assessment from any producer…
• § 79877 An assessment that is levied as provided in this chapter is a personal debt of the producer assessed.
• § 79878 (a) A person who fails to file a return or pay an assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of…