Regulations Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA); Renewal of License
other · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1998-11-19 · Effective 1998-12-01 · 63 FR 64171
Document
Document number
98-30906
Federal Register citation
63 FR 64171
CFR reference
7 CFR 46
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1998-11-19
Effective date
1998-12-01
USDA docket
Docket Number FV98-359
Abstract
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the PACA Regulations to provide for a three-year license renewal period for retailers and grocery wholesalers, and provide all other licensees the option of renewing their licenses on an annual, biennial, or triennial basis. The PACA Amendments of 1995 (1995 Amendments) provided for the gradual elimination of license fees for retailers and grocery wholesalers over a three-year period ending November 14, 1998. The 1995 Amendments also gave the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to determine the interval for renewing licenses and asked the Secretary to take due account of savings to the program when determining the appropriate intervals for license renewals.