Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division

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The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division is a unit within the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service that administers and enforces federal regulations governing fair trading practices in the fresh and frozen fruit and vegetable industry.

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instanceOf USDA division ⓘ
government agency division ⓘ
abbreviation PACA Division ⓘ
administers Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcementTools civil penalties ⓘ
licensing sanctions ⓘ
reparation orders ⓘ
enforces Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ⓘ
ensuresComplianceWith Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ⓘ
focusesOn fair trading practices ⓘ
marketing of perishable agricultural commodities ⓘ
handles complaints of unfair trade practices in produce ⓘ
industrySector produce industry ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalAuthority Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 ⓘ
locatedIn United States Department of Agriculture headquarters, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission to promote fair and equitable trading in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables ⓘ
oversees PACA licensing ⓘ
PACA reparation process ⓘ
parentAgency Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ
parentDepartment United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
partOf Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
protects produce brokers ⓘ
produce buyers ⓘ
produce commission merchants ⓘ
produce receivers ⓘ
produce sellers ⓘ
produce shippers ⓘ
regulates fresh fruit industry ⓘ
fresh vegetable industry ⓘ
frozen fruit industry ⓘ
frozen vegetable industry ⓘ
regulatesActivity interstate commerce in perishable agricultural commodities ⓘ
licensing of produce dealers ⓘ
payment practices in produce transactions ⓘ
regulatoryType agricultural marketing regulation ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ
sector federal government ⓘ
website https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/enforcement/paca ⓘ

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Fair Trade Practices Program → hasComponent → Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division ⓘ
Fair Trade Practices Program → legalAuthority → Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ⓘ
linked to: Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division → administers → Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ⓘ
linked to: Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division → enforces → Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ⓘ
linked to: Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division