Section 59943.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 59943.
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If any producer has authorized a handler to obtain secondary certificates and pay secondary certificate fees on behalf of the producer, or the handler has been a party to noncompliance with respect to payment for certificates or corresponding fees, the amounts unpaid constitute a personal debt of the handler.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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