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Industry license fees that enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act will nearly double under a proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The proposal, published March 11 in the Federal Register, would amend PACA to increase annual license fees from $550 to $995.  Fees for a company’s branch locations would rise from $200 in excess of nine locations, to $600 for each branch location, the USDA said. 

 
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