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1954’’, which for purposes of codification was translated

as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text.

Pars. (8)(B)(ii), (10)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 99–603 substituted

‘‘1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)’’ for ‘‘1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)’’.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT

Section 101(b)(2) of Pub. L. 99–603, as amended by Pub.

L. 100–525, §2(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2610, provided

that: ‘‘The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section and sections 1813 and 1851 of this title

and repealing section 1816 of this title] shall apply to

the employment, recruitment, referral, or utilization of

the services of an individual occurring on or after the

first day of the seventh month beginning after the date

of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 6, 1986]; except that

if the provisions of section 274A of the Immigration and

Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1324a] are terminated as of a

date under [former] subsection (l) of such section, then

such amendments shall no longer apply as of such

date.’’ [The provisions of section 1324a of Title 8, Aliens

and Nationality, were not terminated under subsection

(l) of section 1324a, and that subsection was repealed by

Pub. L. 104–208.]

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1831 of this title;

title 8 section 1324a.

§ 1803. Applicability of chapter

(a) The following persons are not subject to

this chapter:

(1) FAMILY BUSINESS EXEMPTION.—Any individual who engages in a farm labor contracting activity on behalf of a farm, processing establishment, seed conditioning establishment,

cannery, gin, packing shed, or nursery, which

is owned or operated exclusively by such individual or an immediate family member of such

individual, if such activities are performed

only for such operation and exclusively by

such individual or an immediate family member, but without regard to whether such individual has incorporated or otherwise organized

for business purposes.

(2) SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTION.—Any person,

other than a farm labor contractor, for whom

the man-days exemption for agricultural labor

provided under section 13(a)(6)(A) of the Fair

Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.

213(a)(6)(A)) is applicable.

(3) OTHER EXEMPTIONS.—(A) Any common

carrier which would be a farm labor contractor solely because the carrier is engaged in the

farm labor contracting activity of transporting any migrant or seasonal agricultural

worker.

(B) Any labor organization, as defined in section 2(5) of the Labor Management Relations

Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)) (without regard to the exclusion of agricultural employees in that Act

[29 U.S.C. 141 et seq.]) or as defined under applicable State labor relations law.

(C) Any nonprofit charitable organization or

public or private nonprofit educational institution.

(D) Any person who engages in any farm

labor contracting activity solely within a

twenty-five mile intrastate radius of such person’s permanent place of residence and for not

more than thirteen weeks per year.

(E) Any custom combine, hay harvesting, or

sheep shearing operation.

(F) Any custom poultry harvesting, breeding, debeaking, desexing, or health service operation provided the employees of the operation are not regularly required to be away

from their permanent place of residence other

than during their normal working hours.

(G)(i) Any person whose principal occupation

or business is not agricultural employment,

when supplying full-time students or other individuals whose principal occupation is not agricultural employment to detassel, rogue, or

otherwise engage in the production of seed and

to engage in related and incidental agricultural employment, unless such full-time students or other individuals are required to be

away from their permanent place of residence

overnight or there are individuals under eighteen years of age who are providing transportation on behalf of such person.

(ii) Any person to the extent he is supplied

with students or other individuals for agricultural employment in accordance with clause

(i) of this subparagraph by a person who is exempt under such clause.

(H)(i) Any person whose principal occupation

or business is not agricultural employment,

when supplying full-time students or other individuals whose principal occupation is not agricultural employment to string or harvest

shade grown tobacco and to engage in related

and incidental agricultural employment, unless there are individuals under eighteen years

of age who are providing transportation on behalf of such person.

(ii) Any person to the extent he is supplied

with students or other individuals for agricultural employment in accordance with clause

(i) of this subparagraph by a person who is exempt under such clause.

(I) Any employee of any person described in

subparagraphs (A) through (H) when performing farm labor contracting activities exclusively for such person.

(b) Subchapter I of this chapter does not apply

to any agricultural employer or agricultural association or to any employee of such an employer or association.

(Pub. L. 97–470, §4, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2585.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

That Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(B), is act June

23, 1947, ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136, as amended, known as the

Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, which is classified principally to chapter 7 (§141 et seq.) of this title.

For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

section 141 of this title and Tables.

SUBCHAPTER I—FARM LABOR

CONTRACTORS

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This subchapter is referred to in section 1803 of this

title.

§ 1811. Certificate of registration required

(a) Persons engaged in any farm labor contracting activity

No person shall engage in any farm labor contracting activity, unless such person has a certificate of registration from the Secretary specifying which farm labor contracting activities

such person is authorized to perform.