California § 57401 - The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter. (b)
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§ 57401. The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter. (b)
(a) The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter. (b) âFeed or materialsâ means commercial feed, grain, forage, feed ingredients, mineral feed, drugs, animal health products, customer-formula feed, any mixture or preparation for feeding animals, any of the constituent nutrients of an animal ration, or any other food which is used for the feeding of dairy cattle. (c) âPerson obligated on any proceedsâ means a handler, as defined in Section 61826, who is in possession of proceeds. (d) âProceedsâ means funds derived from the sale of milk or milk products which are payable to the lien debtor by the possessor of the funds, except for any of the following: (1) Deductions for taxes, fees, and assessments. (2) Funds due or owing milk processing cooperative associations organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001). (3) Funds retained by the cooperative association. (4) Deductions made pursuant to a court order. (5) Deductions due or owing the buyer of the milk for hauling services provided by the buyer pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 62096 and deductions due or owing the buyer for the testing of milk for purposes of payment pursuant to Section 34231. (e) âRaising or maintaining of dairy cattleâ means feeding, pasturing, caring for, and managing dairy cattle kept or raised for use or profit. (f) âReasonable or agreed chargesâ means the agreed price, if any, for the feed and materials sold to the lien debtor, at the lien debtorâs request. If there is no agreed price or a method for determining price which is agreed upon, âreasonable or agreed chargesâ means the reasonable value of the feed or materials as of the date of delivery.
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