S 2259 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food
A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to improve the administration of such Act with respect to the disposition of certain violations under such Act.
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EnactedLatest: Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.(1982-03-26)
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Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require all foreign traders (complainants), regardless of whether acting through a U.S. assignee, to furnish the necessary cost and fee bond. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to publicize and suspend a trader's license for up to 90 days for packaging misrepresentations. Permits the Secretary to revoke the license for flagrant or repeated violations. Requires the Secretary to consider business volume and other relevant circumstances before revoking a license. Permits an offender, with the Secretary's consent, to pay a fine in lieu of a formal suspension or revocation proceeding.…
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