§1005.12. Producer.

Received at a pool plant directly from the producer or diverted by the plant operator in accordance with § 1005.13; or

Received by a handler described in § 1000.9(c).

A producer-handler as defined in any Federal order;

A dairy farmer whose milk is received at an exempt plant, excluding producer milk diverted to the exempt plant pursuant to § 1005.13(d);

A dairy farmer whose milk is received by diversion at a pool plant from a handler regulated under another Federal order if the other Federal order designates the dairy farmer as a producer under that order and that milk is allocated by request to a utilization other than Class I; and

A dairy farmer whose milk is reported as diverted to a plant fully regulated under another order with respect to that portion of the milk so diverted that is assigned to Class I under the provisions of such other order.