Food and Agricultural Code section 78290

Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment of collected assessments to the commission. A failure by a handler to collect the assessment shall not exempt the handler from liability and shall not relieve any person subject to this chapter from the obligation to pay the assessment.

Source: Section 78290, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=78290. (updated Sep. 19, 1990; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_78290

Original Source: Section 78290, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=78290. (last accessed May 12, 2025).