Any contract between a producer and a handler shall be voidable by the producer for a 45-day period following the occurrence of either of the following:

(a) The handler has failed to pay the producer the full price specified in the contract or has failed to comply with the terms specified in subdivision (c) of Section 61411, and the failure has not been corrected by the handler within one business day after notification by the producer or director. The 45-day period shall commence on the day after the payment was due.

Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 61411.4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49

(b) The handler has failed on three separate occasions within a 12-month period to pay the producer the full price specified in the contract or has failed to comply with the terms specified in subdivision (c) of Section 61411. The 45-day period shall commence on the day after the third occurrence.

(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1074, Sec. 6. Effective September 24, 1987.)

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