7 USC Ch. 20A: Front Matter
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 20A-PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
CHAPTER 20A-PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Sec.
499a.
Short title and definitions.
(a)
Short title.
(b)
Definitions.
499b.
Unfair conduct.
499b–1.
Products produced in distinct geographic areas.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Penalties.
(c)
Reimbursement.
(d)
Prohibition.
(e)
Regulations.
499c.
Licenses.
(a)
License required; penalties for violations.
(b)
Application and fees for licenses.
(c)
Use of trade names.
499d.
Issuance of license.
(a)
Authority to do business; termination; renewal.
(b)
Refusal of license; grounds.
(c)
Issuance of license upon furnishing bond; issuance after three years without bond; effect of termination of bond; increase or decrease in amount; payment of increase.
(d)
Withholding license pending investigation.
(e)
Refusal of license.
499e.
Liability to persons injured.
(a)
Amount of damages.
(b)
Remedies.
(c)
Trust on commodities and sales proceeds for benefit of unpaid suppliers, sellers, or agents; preservation of trust; jurisdiction of courts.
499f.
Complaints, written notifications, and investigations.
(a)
Reparation complaints.
(b)
Disciplinary violations.
(c)
Investigation of complaints and notifications.
(d)
Decisions on complaints.
(e)
Bond required for certain complaints.
499g.
Reparation order.
(a)
Determination by Secretary of Agriculture of amount of damages; order for payment.
(b)
Failure to comply with order of Secretary; suit to enforce liability; order as evidence; costs and fees.
(c)
Appeal from reparation order; proceedings.
(d)
Suspension of license for failure to obey reparation order or appeal.
499h.
Grounds for suspension or revocation of license.
(a)
Authority of Secretary.
(b)
Unlawful employment of certain persons; restrictions; bond assuring compliance; approval of employment without bond; change in amount of bond; payment of increased amount; penalties.
(c)
Fraud in procurement.
(d)
Injunction.
(e)
Alternative civil penalties.
499i.
Accounts, records, and memoranda; duty of licensees to keep; contents; suspension of license for violation of duty.
499j.
Orders; effective date; continuance in force; suspension, modification and setting aside; penalty.
499k.
Injunctions; application of injunction laws governing orders of Interstate Commerce Commission.
499l.
Violations; report to Attorney General; proceedings; costs.
499m.
Complaints; procedure, penalties, etc.
(a)
Investigation by Secretary of Agriculture; inspection of accounts, records, and memoranda; penalty for refusing inspection.
(b)
Inspection of records; surety bond; suspension of license.
(c)
Hearings; subpoenas; oaths; witnesses; evidence.
(d)
Disobedience to subpoenas; remedy; contempt.
(e)
Depositions; production of accounts, records and memoranda.
(f)
Fees and mileage of witnesses.
499n.
Inspection of perishable agricultural commodities.
(a)
Employment of inspectors; fees and expenses; inspection certificate as evidence.
(b)
Issuance of fraudulent certificates; penalties.
499o.
Rules, regulations, and orders; appointment, removal, and compensation of officers and employees; expenditures; authorization of appropriations; abrogation of inconsistent statutes.
499p.
Liability of licensees for acts and omissions of agents.
499q.
Separability.
499r.
Repealed.
499s.
Depositing appropriations in fund.
499t.
Omitted.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in section 499b–1 of this title; title 11 section 525; title 28 section 2342; title 49 section 5906.