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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Department of Agriculture27 – 5099
Chapter IAgricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture27 – 209
Subchapter BMarketing of Perishable Agricultural Commodities46 – 50
Part 46Requirements (OTHER Than Administrative Procedures) Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 193046.1 – 46.49
Definitions46.1 – 46.2
§ 46.1Words in singular form.
§ 46.2Definitions.
Licenses46.3 – 46.13
§ 46.3License required.
§ 46.4Application for license.
§ 46.5Bonds.
§ 46.6License fees.
§ 46.7Issuance of license.
§ 46.8Copies of licenses.
§ 46.9Termination, suspension, revocation, cancellation of licenses; notices; renewal.
§ 46.10Nonlicensed person; liability; penalty.
§ 46.11What constitutes valid license, form and use.
§ 46.12Forms of inscriptions.
§ 46.13Address, ownership, changes in trade name, changes in number of branches, changes in members of partnership, and bankruptcy.
Accounts and Records (General)46.14 – 46.17
§ 46.14General.
§ 46.15Documents to be preserved.
§ 46.16Method of preservation or storage of records.
§ 46.17Inspection of records.
Records of Market Receivers46.18 – 46.23
§ 46.18Record of produce received.
§ 46.19Sales tickets.
§ 46.20Lot numbers.
§ 46.21Returns, rejections, or credit memorandums on sales.
§ 46.22Accounting for dumped produce.
§ 46.23Evidence of dumping.
Records of Retailers46.24
§ 46.24Records of retailers.
Auction Sales46.25
§ 46.25Auction sales.
Duties of Licensees46.26
§ 46.26Duties of licensees.
Brokers46.27 – 46.28
§ 46.27Types of broker operations.
§ 46.28Duties of brokers.
Receiving Market Commission Merchants and Joint Account Partners46.29
§ 46.29Duties.
Growers' Agents and Shippers46.30 – 46.32
§ 46.30Types of operations by growers' agents and shippers.
§ 46.31Duties of shippers.
§ 46.32Duties of growers' agents.
Conversion of Funds46.33
§ 46.33Conversion of funds.
Disclosure of Business46.34
§ 46.34No disclosure of business of licensee.
Suspension and Revocation of Licenses46.35
§ 46.35Suspension or revocation order.
Publication of Facts46.36
§ 46.36Publicity.
Sundays and Holidays46.37 – 46.38
§ 46.37Sundays and holidays excluded.
§ 46.38Sundays and holidays included.
Commodity Inspection46.39 – 46.40
§ 46.39Inspection of commodities.
§ 46.40Inspection service.
Licensee's Responsibility for Acts of Employees and Agents46.41
§ 46.41Licensee's responsibility for acts of employees and agents.
Copies of Records46.42
§ 46.42Copies of records; how obtained.
Trade Terms and Definitions46.43
§ 46.43Terms construed.
Good Delivery Standards46.44
§ 46.44Good delivery.
Misrepresentation or Misbranding46.45
§ 46.45Procedure in administering section 2(5) of the Act.
Statutory Trust46.46
§ 46.46Statutory trust.
OMB Control No.46.47 – 46.49
§ 46.47OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
§ 46.48Procedure for investigating complaints involving commodities of a unique nature or coming from a distinct geographic area.
§ 46.49Written notifications and complaints.