§ 1304.3 - General classification rules.

In determining the classification of producer milk pursuant to § 1304.4, the following rules shall apply:

(a) Each month the compact commission shall correct for mathematical and other obvious errors all reports filed pursuant to § 1303.1 and shall compute separately for each pool plant and for each cooperative association with respect to milk for which it is the handler pursuant to § 1301.9(d) the pounds of skim milk and butterfat, respectively, in Class I in accordance with §§ 1304.1 and 1304.2;

(b) The classification of producer milk for which a cooperative association is the handler pursuant to § 1301.9(d) shall be determined separately from the operations of any pool plant operated by such cooperative; and

(c) If receipts from more than one pool plant are to be assigned, the receipts shall be assigned in sequence according to the zone locations of the plants, beginning with the plant in the lowest-numbered zone for assignments to Class I milk.