FAC §62667: Any payments made to producers from the fund due to a handler’s default shall accrue interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum from the date of payment.

Any payments made to producers from the fund due to a handler’s default shall accrue interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum from the date of payment. The payments and accrued interest is a judgment against the defaulting handler. The judgment shall be considered a lien on all real and personal property of the defaulting handler. The secretary may file the lien for record with any county recorder where a defaulting handler’s property is located and shall specify the amount owed, the name of the handler, the federal social security number or the federal employer tax number if known, and the last known address of the handler. The lien shall remain in full force and effect until the handler has repaid to the fund an amount equal to the default.