Damages

Sec. 181.005. DAMAGES. A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this chapter is liable to the dairy farmer for: (1) the purchase price of the raw milk; (2) interest on the purchase price at the highest legal rate, from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this chapter; and (3) a reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1083, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.