{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-55902.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 55902.5","heading":"","body":"It is a misdemeanor for any person licensed as a cash buying processor to buy or otherwise take title to, or possession of, any farm product from a producer of the product, except by cash payment of the full agreed price to the producer at the time of obtaining possession or control.","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 20. PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS [54001. - 57700.]","CHAPTER 6. Processors of Farm Products [55401. - 55922.]","ARTICLE 18. Criminal Penalties [55901. - 55906.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"130ad34b73e264ffe115dba161b9cdc03e2575411e701d2794a3d6a3a1205ace","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-55902.2","next":"us-ca/fac-55903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}