§ 1068.12 - Producer.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, producer means any person who produces milk approved by a duly constituted regulatory agency for disposition as Grade A milk and whose milk is:

(1) Received at a pool plant directly from such person;

(2) Received by a handler described in § 1068.9(c); or

(3) Diverted from a pool plant in accordance with § 1068.13.

(b) “Producer” shall not include:

(1) A producer-handler as defined in any order (including this part) issued pursuant to the Act;

(2) Any person with respect to milk produced by him that is diverted to a pool plant from an other order plant if the other order designates such person as a producer under that order and such milk is allocated to Class II or Class III utilization pursuant to § 1068.44(a)(8)(iii) and the corresponding step of § 1068.44(b);

(3) Any person with respect to milk produced by him that is reported as diverted to an other order plant if any portion of such person's milk so moved is assigned to Class I under the provisions of such other order; and

(4) Any government institution which produces milk in conjunction with the operation of a plant exempt from all provisions of this part pursuant to § 1068.8(e).