Food and Agricultural Code section 79509

Any person who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to be due, and, in addition, shall pay 1.5 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance.

Source: Section 79509, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=79509. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_79509

Original Source: Section 79509, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=79509. (last accessed May 12, 2025).