Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter X - Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture |
Part 1068 - MILK IN THE UPPER MIDWEST MARKETING AREA |
Subpart A - Order Regulating Handling |
Payments for Milk |
§ 1068.78 - Charges on overdue accounts.
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Any unpaid obligation of a handler pursuant to §§ 1068.71, 1068.76, and 1068.77(a), for which remittance has not been made by the close of business on the next day following the date specified for such payment shall be increased three-fourths of 1 percent for each month and any remaining amount due shall be increased at a similar rate on the corresponding day of each month thereafter until paid. The amounts payable pursuant to this section shall be computed monthly on each unpaid obligation, which shall include any unpaid charges previously made pursuant to this section; and for the purpose of this section any obligation that was determined at a date later than prescribed by the order because of a handler's failure to submit a report to the market administrator when due shall be considered to have been payable by the date it would have
been due if the report had been filed when due.