---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1212.6"
title: "7"
number: "1212.6"
heading: "First handler."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1212.6"
---

# §1212.6. First handler.


“First handler” means the first person who buys or takes possession of honey or honey products from a producer for marketing. If a producer markets honey or honey products directly to consumers, that producer shall be considered to be the first handler with respect to the honey produced by the producer.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29397, May 21, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 11472, Mar. 3, 2008, unless otherwise noted.