§ 1050.10 - Producer-handler.

Producer-handler means a person who:

(a) Operates a distributing plant and processes milk from his own farm production and who disposes of all or a portion of such milk as route disposition in the marketing area but who receives no milk from other dairy farmers or fluid milk products from nonpool plants: Provided, That the skim milk and butterfat disposed of in the form of fluid milk products designated as Class I milk pursuant to § 1050.40(a) does not exceed the skim milk and butterfat, respectively, in the form of milk from his own farm production, and in the form of fluid milk products from pool plants of other handlers, allowing for inventory derived from such sources; and

(b) Assumes as his personal enterprise and risk the processing and distributing of fluid milk products and the maintenance, care and management of dairy animals and other resources necessary to produce his own farm milk production.