Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
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fraudulent practices OF which so
much complaint Is heard.
The bill requires licensing Of:
License Required
"D Commission merchants en-
gagged IN receiving in interstate or
foreign commerce perishable agri-
cultural commodities for sale. on
commission. or for or or behalf OF
another.
"t2D Brokers engaged In negO-
tiating sales and purchases Of per-
ishable agricultural commodities IN
interstate or foreign commerce for
or on behalf OF the vendor or pur-
chaser, respectively.
"(3) Dealers engaged IN buying
or selling IN carloads ~perishable ag-
ricultural commodities in interstate
or foreign commerce: that Is. per-
IONS whose principal or chief busi-
ness is that Of buying or selling
such commodities in carload lots.
Carload may include a correspond
ing wholesale or joooing quantity
as defined by the secretary Of agri-
culture. This will include commo-
dities shipped by trucks, boats,
steamships, or otherwise.
Grocer Unaffected
The bill does not apply to pro-
ducerS selling such commodities Of
their own raising. Nor does IL ap-
ply to the ordinary grocer or re-
taller but only to retailers who
handle more than 20 carloads Of
any such commodity in a calendar
year. However. a producer or re-
taller who is not required by the
bill - obtain a license may elect 20
take a license II he SO desires and
while the license is In effect ne
must operate within the provisions
Of the act. The provisions Of the
bill do not apply TO packers a. de-
fined in the packers end stock
yards act.
Unfair Practices
The unfair and fraudulent prac-
tees in the marketing in interstate
and foreign commerce Of fresh
fruits and vegetables, live and
dressed poultry, and eggs which the
bill declares to be unlawful are:
I'D For commission merchants
or brokers to make fraudulent
charges IN the handling OF such
products.
"O For a buyer to reject or a
seller 10 fail to deliver without
reasonable cause any such commo-
dity.
"C3) For any commission mer-
chant TO discard. dump, or destroy
without reasonable cause any such
commodity.
"t4) For any commission mer-
chants. dealer. or broker TO make
any fraudulent. misleading state
ment concerning the condition,
quantity, or disposition Of, or the
condition OF the market for, any
such commodity, or to fail or refuse
to correctly account TO the person
with whom the transaction In such
commodity is had.
"t5) For any commission mer-
chant dealer. or broker for q
fraudulent purpose to misrepresent
LAAG lAdl@ VI Guilty. III WAA4-AA oA~AA
commodity was produced.
40 For any commission mer-
chant. dealer or broker to fraudu-
lently remove or tamper with any
notice placed upon a containeT
containing such commodities #
such notice contains a certificate
under authority OF a federal or
state inspector as to the grade or
quality OF the commodity contained
therein or state or county in which
such commodity was produced.
"t1 For any commission merch-
ant. dealer, or broker to conspire to
manipulate or fix prices or any per-
ishable agricultural commodity.
Violations OF any Of these pro-
visions are punishable by suspen-
sion or revocation OF the license e
the offender.