Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.003
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.003, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 181.003. TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR PURCHASE.
Official statutory text
(a) A milk processor may not purchase raw milk from a dairy farmer unless:
(1) payment of the purchase price is made according to the provisions prescribed by an applicable federal milk marketing order;
(2) any additional provisions are agreed on by both the dairy farmer or his agent and the milk processor; and
(3) the medium of exchange used is cash, a check for the full amount of the purchase price, or a wire transfer of money in the full amount.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a payment delivered by a milk processor to the applicable federal milk market administrator on behalf of a dairy farmer in compliance with the terms of an applicable federal milk marketing order is considered to be delivery of payment to the dairy farmer.
(1) payment of the purchase price is made according to the provisions prescribed by an applicable federal milk marketing order;
(2) any additional provisions are agreed on by both the dairy farmer or his agent and the milk processor; and
(3) the medium of exchange used is cash, a check for the full amount of the purchase price, or a wire transfer of money in the full amount.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a payment delivered by a milk processor to the applicable federal milk market administrator on behalf of a dairy farmer in compliance with the terms of an applicable federal milk marketing order is considered to be delivery of payment to the dairy farmer.
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