Chapter 5Grain and Seed Cleaners

Section § 55251

Explanation

This law section defines terms used in the chapter regarding grain and seed cleaning. "Grain and seed" refers to agricultural products like grain, seeds, rice, and beans that are typically cleaned using specific cleaning processes. A "grain and seed cleaner" is a person who legally operates a business that cleans these products for other people.

As used in this chapter:
(a)CA Food and Agriculture Code § 55251(a) “Grain and seed” includes any grain, seeds, rice, beans, and any other agricultural product which is customarily cleaned by grain and seed cleaners.
(b)CA Food and Agriculture Code § 55251(b) “Grain and seed cleaner” means a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of cleaning grain and seeds for others.
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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 55252

Explanation

If you bring your grain and seed to a cleaner and want to keep the leftovers, known as cleanings, you must ask the cleaner in writing to save them for you.

If the owner delivers any grain and seed to a grain and seed cleaner for cleaning, and desires to have the cleanings from the grain and seed kept for him, he shall make written request to the grain and seed cleaner to segregate and hold all cleanings which result from the cleaning of the grain and seed.
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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 55253

Explanation

If you, as an owner, ask the cleaner to keep your cleanings separate, they must bag them or segregate them in some way. They also have to let you know in writing when the cleaning is done.

If a request is made by the owner, the cleaner shall sack or otherwise segregate the cleanings and give written notice to the owner when the cleaning is completed.
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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 55254

Explanation

This law states that if grain and seed cleanings are not claimed from a cleaning plant within five days after the owner has been notified, or five days after permission to move the cleanings is received if needed, the grain and seed cleaner has the right to legally dispose of them.

If the cleanings are not removed from the cleaning plant within five days after the mailing of the written notification to the owner, as provided in Section 55253, or five days from the date of receiving authorization to move the cleanings if such authorization is required by Section 7571, the grain and seed cleaner may dispose of the cleanings in such manner as is provided by law.
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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 55255

Explanation

If there's no specific rule about what to do with leftover plant material (called cleanings) from cleaning grains and seeds, and the cleaner has the necessary permission to move the cleanings, they can sell or handle these materials in other ways.

After selling the cleanings, the cleaner must pay the farmer any money earned, minus the costs involved in selling them and any claims the cleaner has regarding the cleanings.

If no disposition of the cleanings is provided for by law and authorization to move the cleanings if required by Section 7571 is received as provided in Section 55254, the grain and seed cleaner may dispose of the cleanings by sale or otherwise and shall pay the grower the net receipts received from such sale after deducting reasonable expenses of the sale and satisfying any claims which he may have against such cleanings.
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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)