California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 55742

FAC § 55742 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 20 · Ch. 6 · Art. 12

Statute text

Except as otherwise provided in Section 55743 or 55744, if the complaint is a bona fide dispute that involves any of the following, the department has no jurisdiction to act upon the complaint if the processor or complainant within 10 days after receiving notice of the filing of the verified complaint has notified the department of his or her election to submit the dispute to alternative dispute resolution procedures in accordance with the provisions of a written contract:

(a)The rejection of any farm product.

(b)The failure or refusal to accept and pay for any farm product that is bought or contracted to be bought from a producer by a processor.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1998.