250-e. Records to be kept by dealer-processors; deductions for payments to cooperatives. 1. It shall be unlawful for a dealer to purchase or receive, or for a seller to deliver, farm products for processing as defined by this article unless the party receiving or purchasing such farm products thereupon furnishes the party selling or delivering said farm products with a certificate legibly printed in the English language upon which there shall be stated the true name of the party purchasing or receiving such farm products for processing; the processing plant license number of said party; the date the farm products are purchased or received; the price to be paid for such farm products except where the farm products are delivered to a cooperative corporation by a member patron or except where the farm products are delivered pursuant to a written contract of purchase and sale which specifies the method by which full payment will be calculated; the method of payment and a payment schedule; the name of the product or products purchased or received; the quantity of the product or products purchased or received; and the name and address of the party from whom the farm products are purchased or received.
2. A member of an agricultural cooperative corporation may by contract with such cooperative corporation, or by separate authorization in writing to the licensee, authorize any person licensed pursuant to this article to make deductions from money due such member for farm products received or purchased by such licensee for processing. The amount of such deductions and the names of the members from whose account deductions are to be made, shall be set forth in a written certificate presented to the licensee by the cooperative, or in the separate written authorization filed with the licensee by the individual member of the cooperative. The licensee shall deduct from moneys due such member of the cooperative the amounts so authorized and shall forward all moneys so deducted to the designated cooperative on or before the fifteenth of the month following the month for which payment is due, together with a statement showing the amounts and agreed prices of farm products received or purchased from the member by the licensee.
3. Every processor shall, at the time of making final payment according to agreements or contracts with each producer from whom he or she has received or purchased farm products, deliver a statement to such producer showing the total quantity of farm products purchased or received, the price per unit, the credits claimed and the manner of computing the amount of such final payment.
4. A producer delivering apples to a dealer or a dealer's designee for processing shall, at the time of delivery, receive from the dealer or the dealer's designee a certificate of official inspection which shall state the grade of the apples delivered as determined by an official federal or state inspection conducted at the time of delivery. In the absence of a written document signed by the producer and the dealer or the dealer's designee stating the standards to be used in such inspection, the current standards for processing apples adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture shall be used.
Last modified: February 3, 2019