Every handler is personally liable for the payment of the assessments. Any handler who fails to file records as prescribed by the commission or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission, shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to be due and, in addition, 2 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1093, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1995.)