69085. Assessments shall be upon the producer. The first handler of pistachios being assessed shall deduct the assessment from amounts paid by him or her to the producer, or shall collect the assessment from the producer, and shall be a trustee of the funds until they are paid to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 726, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1998.)