[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR46.6]

[Page 262]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 46_REGULATIONS (OTHER THAN RULES OF PRACTICE) UNDER THE 
PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1930--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 46.6  License fees.

    (a) For retailers and grocery wholesalers making an initial 
application for license, the license fee is as follows:
    (1) During the period November 15, 1995 through November 14, 1996, 
the license fee is $400 plus $200 dollars for each branch or additional 
business facility operated by the applicant in excess of nine. In no 
case shall the aggregate annual fees paid by any retailer or grocery 
wholesaler during such period exceed $4,000.
    (2) The license fee during the period November 15, 1996 through 
November 14, 1997, is $300 plus $150 for each branch or additional 
business facility operated by the retailer or grocery wholesaler in 
excess of nine. In no case shall the aggregate fees paid by any retailer 
or grocery wholesaler during such period exceed $3,000.
    (3) The license fee during the period November 15, 1997 through 
November 14, 1998, is $200 plus $100 for each branch or additional 
business facility operated by any retailer or grocery wholesaler in 
excess of nine. In no case shall the aggregate fees paid by any retailer 
or grocery wholesaler during such period exceed $2,000.
    (4) Any retailer or grocery wholesaler making an initial license 
application during the 3-year phase-out period shall pay no fee for 
renewal of the license for subsequent years.
    (5) A retailer or grocery wholesaler that holds a license as of 
November 15, 1995, shall pay the license fee required in paragraphs (a) 
(1), (2), and (3) of this section for the renewal of the license during 
the phase-out period.
    (6) No license fee will be required after November 14, 1998 for 
making an initial application for, or for renewal of a license by a 
retailer or grocery wholesaler. However, a retailer or grocery 
wholesaler making an initial application for a license after November 
14, 1998, shall pay a $100 administrative processing fee.
    (b) For commission merchants, brokers, and dealers (other than 
grocery wholesalers and retailers) the annual license fee is $550 plus 
$200 dollars for each branch or additional business facility in excess 
of nine. In no case shall the aggregate annual fees paid by any such 
applicant exceed $4,000.
    (c) The Director may require that fees be paid in the form of a 
money order, bank draft, cashier's check, or certified check made 
payable to ``USDA-AMS''. Authorized representatives of the Division may 
accept fees and issue receipts.

[62 FR 43455, Aug. 14, 1997]