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HRS §157-17

Milk payment statements

This section says that when a milk buyer pays a producer, the payment statement must clearly show the unit price and every charge, deduction, or adjustment. The goal is to make the payment calculation fully clear to the producer.

domestic partners

The statute, as written — Accounting of licensees

Every producer-distributor, distributor, and agricultural cooperative subject to license or regulation under this chapter, in making payments to producers for milk sold or delivered to such producer-distributor, distributor or cooperative, shall clearly set forth the unit price for such milk, whether determined pursuant to federal or state authority or pursuant to agreement, together with the amount of all premiums, subsidies, differentials, deductions, service fees, hauling charges, supply expenses, costs, or adjustments of any nature whatsoever, in such a manner as to fully disclose to the producer the rate, basis and manner of computing such payments.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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