## 490

OFFICE **OF** 

### THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

kpartment 02 

### A&oulture &u&In, T-e8

**OpiBtOSi fi0.**  **o Rmr**  **Doa a**  elt

it- **r-it 0u8ta**  l 6ib ru8

a aBe,*

lw 

### mnti0n0a I-,

### ma oatioar0rl 

### pa&oreean4poeta bond, 

### ful **pertormame** 

### produeeri

ur4/6r hetrasweota **oltrue bodneaa?** 



### .88 w Ih **the** 

### 8botementionad law, **(6)** 

### or **80etion (11,**  **8 a0finition**  

### trozulpor8iry 6geltt. It **18 wp~t**  that 

### the law 

### a80lls underpmmmur, ai Denalt~ 

### that
**au tm~portbg**  

### qmta **tr~nrporting 0itmS**  

### rr0m th0

### gron,to 

### the aakiag houne**8h0a** 

### tiou3.a

have0 

### '8 iaonclrloatton oard, en& l 

### h0da 

### beOS 8uBhaax aadDspsrtment 

### 0rAgriculture,

### pagei3

that the oard 18 to **be** applied rOr by the dealsr by Whom the tXWWCJXwUJ sgeat 18 UpiOpVd. "If you wmver %a thenegative oa the prsrious question, the oustarm paoksr requlns transporting sgents **to** tranwort the **irult to**  the paoklng shed,yet sush paoker **not** bnlng a Seder ua6er the prwisloas Of the **Aot** eOUld not rVqUe8t the lesuaaoe uaaer pr0~lslons **0r** the law **rot** l trsnsportdngagont ldeatlrloetlonosrd. *Is this the rl@t assumption? 

### xinot, pleaec MS-~ **rully.** "Question 190.Sr Y your saswsr is that s paoker is not requirra to prosure a lioease under the Aot, but usn rsqusst thrt this DspertmslltIssue transportlag agent identIiloetloa oarUs to his transporting agents, Ii 

### the traasportlng agent, **as** has **been round**  **in aumerous** oases, dlrrrts **to** his ma **or** othsr*s use a portlon at the oltrus 

### iwit betwssa the grate and the shed to nblsb the rmlt **18**

### to **be** 

### aellferea, ***ho is**  mmponslble for suoh Tlolatlon, tho traMportIng sgu% or the dealer, or both? The e&en% is ths transporter of the dealer, or Ia this Instsaoe, the sustom paoker. Thererore, lr Che ous%om **paoker** does no8 **00ny1 under**  **pmriniom** 

### atthe **Aat, -ia**  this law have say baarIng oa him even though he is deaLlng in **oitrus mit**  rorthe **purpoaa 0r**  paaklng same ror barter? who ***aa** be rssponslbls rooftho **agent's** rioletlon **ii** 

### 8uOhvm.~sportlng **agent** haa **been** employetl

by the custompaoksr? Who 1s the dealer in thls lnstsaoe Ii the custom paokm Is 

### not?* **In** 

### opinion

**Ho. o-ZbOa,**  **aadreenoa to**  Hon. **Tom**L. Hertley, 

### Criminal Distrlot Attoraoy, 

### Mlnbur&, Tsxss, this depament has ssrefully sndlpasd the doflnltlons **of** ths words **wpaokeP,** 

### adealera, sub *hemSlo* es used In &eatlou 1 or Art~ole 118b, Vsraoa*s Annotated Civil Stotutes, i.e., the Tern8 Bonding and Lioeaslng Aat.

While the 

### deoislon **reaohed** 

### in that opinion 18, as stated therein, applloeble

### onIT to the tacrtusl

### sltuatloa uac?er



### oonslaeratlon, ws see no reason ior shssglag

## 492

Departmeat 0r Agrloulturs,page 3

or ffiodltylng

our oontatruatlon

of deflaltloaswhloh are sxpllolt sad anemblyous in reapsot to tbelrword-.

Ssotloa 1 (1) 0r Art1010 U8b. suprs, doriaes a *paulcer*88 r0ii0w8:

*Aaypereon who prspares **antl/orpaaks** oltrus trult 

### or its produots for **barter,** ssls,exahaage or 0hlpment.-

**10: A**  "dealerr aooordlag to Ssotlon 1 (0)

### 0r the **Ad,**

"Any persoa who handles fruit, es the word *handle' is derlnsd la (d)of this seotloa * * l * saotioa 1 **(d)** aerinos ths word 

### “had&“, a0 toilows:
*Yeaa@ buying or Oiierlag to **buy,** sslling or ordering t0 crell,



### or 6hipping for the puqose ot sslllng, Whether as owner, agent or otherwise, 

### uiy oltrus 

### fruit within ths stats 

### or Texas, 

### aad persoas buying 

### and/or shipping oltrus rrultlbr oaanlag and/or **proeeselng~** hanUsr8, as the 

### term ISderlaed.w(Uaderroorlng 01~8~ wo think it should be *ax@). The presenoe **0r** the two 

### respective derlaitions 0r wpaokerw0ad wat4alor* in the 

### aeriidng seatlon 0r the Aot ladloates sa latention oa thepart of the Leglslatuke to alstingul8h the two olasuliloatlons.

On the other hand, it is obvious that a apaoksra .m?lght sl.80 be a Tkbalsra, sad rloe versa. A Dpt301cera,

however, as 

### derinedfn ssotloa (f) 0r ~rt;;~ls;18b, 

### supra,isnot aeosssuily snd sutoamtloslly th: hot. *, 85 the latter is 

### aerinea in Oeation 1 (a)

### 0r

We fall to preoelve that the 

### words: * * * + prepans 

### sad/orpaoks oitrus 

### rrult or its produots rorb*rter, mile, exhhaage 

### or ehiplaeat."

## 493

Dapartnaat or frgriouiture, page 4

meap the scup thing es the words:

w a * * buylAg or 

### orrerlag to **buy,** 

### selll~ or 0rrerhg to mail, or @hlp?lng ror the purpaaa or selling,whether as 

### owner,ageator otharwlaa, any 

### oltrusrrult within the Gtste or Texas, snd personr buying ens/or ehlppl~g oitrus 

### rmt 

### ror oannlng 

### and/orprooaael~ 2 hanale~rs, as tha term 18 derl2ad.a (Undersoorlnaours). It 1s not to 

### bepmmamed that

### theLaglslature, in deilnlng

these wmds separately,had in

### mindadlstl?lotlon wlthmt a dlflsranae.

Under 8eotlw 4 or Ar%lsio ll8b. supam, deoliu with wllosasa rea aooorripsnylng applioatlonw, the follaulng roes ara presorlbear

"(1) 

### For lloensa as s 

### g6salor*or @hsaaler*of 

### oltru0 rmit, th8~sum of Tweatydl*e Dallars ($85). "(2) 

### Ybr lloense as a ~o0ml6rlon merahantg end/or 'oontraot

### dealer’ , as the term 

### is in this derlnea,

mmprire Doll8rs 

### ((bea). Aet.
tlm "(5) 

### Yor lloenea as 

### a 'rinlmuu06sh aesiar' ma or 

### Ylre I)olbm ($5).
SUE

### "44)YW a lloanse as a 

### 'b-6 agent*, ths 0r an0 ~0iim (ai).

the *(5) For a lloanaa as a ~traosportl~gqant*, sum or 0~0 mllar ($l)." iba wa pointed out in 

### oplaioa No.O-1508,

no tee 

### 18 prasarlbed 

### inthe **Aat** for a paohar aatlng la suoh aapaolty alma whether iAtentlonaiiy **or** thrau&h **everbight.** &AMuently, 9 0~1~ where the upaokerw,as 

### aerincld in Saotlaa 1 I), is a statutory w6ealerw or ahaAdlerw, s wOonsiiealoA marohaAtw and/or 

### *oontraat de&leP, a wm.i~inum 

### oash**dealerw,** a %uyln(3 agent*, 

### or a wtransportlng agent*, does he have to **prooure** a i.lom~~ and

### pay a rea therefor under the 

### Texan Boadlng aad LlO0AslAg

### AOt.

Where a wpaoker” does nothingbut prepare aatl/or

## 494

Department of &rioultluw, pa&l 6
paok oitrua rnlt 0r it4 produota, 4f4n though 84ia rmit or itr proaota are t0 be bartsna, aa, e-hang44 0~ 

### shippea by othera,

he is 

### notrequired

by theA& toprocurea 

### lloense. or 

### oourso,ir 

### ~XI addltlon

toprepare and p4cklng, he hen4148 the fmlt wlthln th4 statutory 

### me~lng ofthewordwh4na14", h4 i8 

### a "awlor" and nuet procure 

### a dealor's lloonaa and post a band.

In 

### anaworto y0ur rir8t question It 18 our oplnIon that a oltrua fruit paokor. operating in th4 4Tex4a citrur Zone", whose only sots in ngerd to the 

### rait a.re the p1~p4rir.g

and P4Oklng Or 4m WS it8 P&W@ta, 8~~3 rho neither buy8 or offers to buy, nor asllo or ormr~ to ~011, **or** OhIPc for the purp0ae Or nllin&, whether as owner, 

### a&ant or othorwhe, SUY 

### 0itnts rdt within thy 8tRt0 0r Texar, **nor** buys 

### fin&/or ahlpaoltrw sm?itr0r 

### oeulnlng and/or

pr00444i~~, 

### in a000raanae 

### with the a8riniti0n or "h4nalS" giY4r.lln 

### Ssotion 1 (a) 0r ArtlC3.4 lleb, V4rnOR'S .Arsotatsa Civil Statutw, i8 not required to make application **ror** a 

### aelil4r*a **1io4n40, pay**  

### deoloti~a**liosnw r40**  ana post a dealor's bwd, in eooor6auo4with ~&;n.n.&[e) aa (b),Vernon*0 Ann0tet4a Cl~il Statut48. i8 SUbjOOt OiIlp t0 tbOS4 pf~iSf0n.S Or AtiiOlS lm, VW IlOU'S Annotated Girl1 Stntut48, 

### whiohOOUOe~pOOk*rI. Article 118b aoea not oontaln 4ny pimvlrlon iol a *paokor

### aaahr*e m34nao~. Ifowheroin the law i4 a llcenoe or fhl8 de8OrlptlOn dealgasted. An r0r th4 

### term *oulltom 

### paokor*, it i8 

### notused,in Artioio ll0b 

### to our hmwbdge, 

### ma it it has a looal m44dng 

### In 

### thcaoltrus~0110~

### whiohdl6tlngtri8hO8 It rm the ~~3rd

wpacker*, as deilned in the **Aot,** 

### maidZooet uaa&e oannot be taken Into oonsideratlon **for the**  purpore8 or this opinion.

Seation 1 (6)a4rlne8 a 

### atr4nopartln4s atient* 

### as mi0mt %ny peruon euthcrlsadbr any de4ler to sot g00,:8ia sealer in the trenaimrtlw or oitrua

.- SeOtiOU is pFOVid48~ 

### * * * * upon 

### applloatlon to the coarniaelOn4r br any lioeaao6 dealer, 

### a 

### roaaenable numberOf *buyIn& a&sat" Sld wB5Sp0rbing Smd= ia0ntirioS-

## 495

D4p4rtPient **or A@iOtittD8,**  page 

### 6

**tlon** oerda my be fsmsd and aoorsdlted to suoh a4814r, 

### under auoh rul.SS and regulations 

### a8 84id ConunlaSioner

may prSSorlbe, snd 

### saidhnmieaioner IS hsnby mu ower~d One Dollar (

011 to ohargo **a** ree **not** to me& for eaoh oerd So ISsuea + * + * ti anI?IWOrt0 Y0U.r 84Oond qUOatdOn, it i8 **Our Opin**  ion thet whore a paoker 18 only prsperlngand paeking fha rrult in acoordancewith thS aSrlnltlonunder smilon 1 (1) **Of** Artio1.e lNb, Vsrnon'8 A::nOtiited Civil sttatUt@&, and is not hauling the rruit 

## rramth orohard to the ahed ao 48 t0 Ilsosa4lt~t4 the paoker'a obtaining a atrangporting agent* lioenfie or **ia0ntiri045tion** onrd thrOu& the prinolpal, thou the paokrr aould not request the iaauanoe 0r a tran8portlng agent.8 ldentlrloatlonacird,slnoe ho is not a 

### daller,but

### thetraumportln(r egent*#laentlrioatlon oerd mbt be obtained by the dealer=prinSlpal.

Y the PaokSr is alec a dSSlSr* thenho may obtrin 

### a reaaonablo 

### numberor Wtran8portlngagent* laentlrlo4tlOn oar48 in aooordano4with tha terms or seotion le 0r ArtI014 llab, Vernon's Annotated 

### CivilStatuteS.

Slnoe WS have hold that a paokSr may not obtain *tran8portl5g agent* ta6ntitfoation oarQ8 uuloaS hi queliii08 a8 a dealer **una0r** the **aeiniti0n8 or**  *dealor* and “ha&lo; &ot:on 1 i (4) and (0) Or JMiOi8 lUb, ITornones Annotated Cl& Statutes,

### the promise upon which 

### your third quostlon rests 

### IDd48troyed,aad the necaaafty 

### rorour 

### oonsla4rixq~ it -0v4a.
In c~nolu~lon,we wlah to 

### l mpha8ize two raOt8: rimi, that **~0** have n0t4a the reiteratoa obaervotlon ln the letter or reque8t that a aoustom paoker" in 

### th4 *oit

### N8 XOM” 

### 5.8

a *d41b16EER.

We am not 

### pawirq upon thi8 question, alnosArtiole ll.Bb, aupra, does not drilno *oustom 

### paoker". Ii a *ouStom paoker* IS a 

### dealor, it 

### 18 beoauae 

### loaddition 

### 'to prsparing and gacking oitru8 fruit, eu0h a ps0ksr alsc "handier* rmit in aacoraanaowlth 

### the atetutory 

### ad.nlt~on or wuuIl.~*, Gaotlon1 (a),~.Artiol* ll8b, 

### Vernon*& Annotated Clvll Statutes.

firtb4aor4, the qu48tl0n or whether or not a 

### ‘peoker-.as 

### definedby the Texa6 Bonding and Lioon*ing Lew, nho is not rlio a asalar, should be rewlrod tS obtain tb B- liaena~ as a ***deahirw** IS a StSttiWfor

## 496

D4partment **0r** kgrioultur4, peg4 V legialetive 44terninatlon. The wl8dou or effioaoy or a pertiouler law la not th4 

### aonoornot the courts or thr Attornay General*8 Departmnt. It la, perhaps,dealrablo to require the samc~lloense oi a wpaokera $er ~8 a4 la ~'b

### quirea 0r a ~aealsr~, but the leulyeg4 0r the A4xeaBonding and Lloenslng Lew oannot possibly be oonatrued to make such a roqulrement. A wpaokerwnurrt%andlew fruit, as 

### provia in Artiole 118b, aupra, seotlon 1 

### (a) In order to n40448ltet4 his ~mouroi34nt 

### 0r 4 

### 44414r~s lloenae

### finahi4 posting or a bond as oallad for in Seotlon 4 of Artiolo llab, eupra. Truetlng thet w4 hare ruliy enswere your inquiries, we are Youra very truly
ATTOHIZY MXi?RAL OF TEXAS

BY lX;ob Aealatant