PRINTER'S NO. 3227

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2487 Session of 1978

        INTRODUCED BY KLINGAMAN, YAHNER, THOMAS, MORRIS, W. W. FOSTER,
           SCHEAFFER, STAIRS, WENGER, ZELLER, STUBAN, GRIECO, DeWEESE,
           CASSIDY, MADIGAN, CALTAGIRONE, SWEET, D. R. WRIGHT, DeVERTER,
           WILT, SHUMAN, BROWN, M. H. GEORGE, COLE AND MILLIRON,
           MAY 31, 1978

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
           MAY 31, 1978

                                     AN ACT

     1  Requiring the licensing of certain nonresident producers of
     2     unprocessed fruits and vegetables.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Unless there exists a reciprocal agreement
     6  between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of
     7  residence, all nonresident producers of unprocessed fruits and
     8  vegetables doing business in this Commonwealth shall be required
     9  to obtain a license to conduct such business in accordance with
    10  licensing provisions of the act of May 27, 1937 (P.L.901,
    11  No.241), referred to as the Farm Produce Dealers License Law.
    12     Section 2.  The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized
    13  to waive the licensing requirements of section 1 if the state of
    14  the nonresident does not require a similar license of a resident
    15  of this Commonwealth.
    16     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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