PUBLIC LAW 104-48—NOV. 15, 1995 109 STAT. 427 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING THIS SECTION AND SECTION 3.—Section 4(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 499d(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding the provisos, by striking "any anniversary date thereof unless the annual fee has been paid" and inserting "the anniversary date of the license at the end of the annual or multiyear period covered by the license fee unless the licensee submits the required renewal application and pays the applicable renewal fee (if such fee is required)"; (2) in the first proviso, by striking "the necessity of paying the annual fee" and inserting "the necessity of renewing the license and of paying the renewal fee (if such fee is required)"; and (3) in the second proviso, by striking "annual fee" and inserting "renewal fee (if required)". SEC. 5. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE AND INCREASE IN LATE RENEWAL FEE. (a) LICENSE PENALTIES.—Section 3(a) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c(a)), as amended by section 3(b)(1), is further amended— (1) by striking "$500" and inserting "$ 1,000"; and (2) by striking "$25" both places it appears and inserting " $250". (b) LATE FILING FEES. —Section 4(a) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499d(a)), as amended by section 4(c), is further amended in the second proviso by striking "plus $5" and inserting "plus $50". SEC. 6. STATUTORY TRUST ON COMMODITIES AND SALE PROCEEDS. (a) REPEAL OF SECRETARIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— Paragraph (3) of section 5(c) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499e(c)), is amended in the first sentence by striking "and has filed such notice with the Secretary". (b) CLARIFICATION OF CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION. —Such paragraph is further amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "The written notice to the commission merchant, dealer, or broker shall set forth information in sufficient detail to identify the transaction subject to the trust.". (c) ADDITIONAL METHOD OF NOTIFICATION FOR LICENSEES.— Such section is further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: "(4) In addition to the method of preserving the benefits of the trust specified in paragraph (3), a licensee may use ordinary and usual billing or invoice statements to provide notice of the licensee's intent to preserve the trust. The bill or invoice statement must include the information required by the last sentence of paragraph (3) and contain on the face of the statement the following: The perishable agricultural commodities listed on this invoice are sold subject to the statutory trust authorized by section 5(c) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499e(c)). The seller of these commodities retains a trust claim over these commodities, all inventories of food or other products derived from these commodities, and any receivables or proceeds from the sale of these commodities until full payment is received.'.".
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