The provisions of this article shall not apply to any egg producer who has less than three thousand (3,000) laying hens, nor to any eggs produced and also used for hatching purposes, nor eggs produced or purchased for further processing by egg breaking plants.For the purposes of this article, anyone not the owner of the chickens or eggs who performs the services of caring for the chickens, gathering the eggs and related services for a contractor or employer, and who does not otherwise engage in distribution or sale of such eggs, shall be excepted from the provisions of this article, shall not be considered as a 'producer' as defined herein, and shall not be liable for any assessments provided herein.Laws, 1973, ch. 427, § 12; Laws, 1976, ch. 374, § 13; Laws, 1979, ch. 346, § 13; Laws, 1981, ch. 308, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 314, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 506, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 331, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 475, § 13, eff. 7/1/1996.
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