Food and Agricultural Code section 55878

The failure or refusal of a processor to make payment for any farm product within the time which is specified for such payment in the contract of sale and purchase between the producer and the processor, and in accordance with the terms of the contract, is a violation of this chapter.

Source: Section 55878, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=55878. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_55878

Original Source: Section 55878, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=55878. (last accessed May 12, 2025).