"Dealers" under the Perishable Agricultural 

 Commodities Act include shippers, wholesalers, 

 retailers, truckers, and in some instances 

 processors, who are engaged in the business of 

 buying or selling these commodities in whole- 

 sale or jobbing quantities (totaling one ton or 

 more during any day). 



A retailer is subject to license when the 

 invoice cost of all of his purchases of fresh 

 and frozen fruits and vegetables during a 

 calendar year exceeds $90,000. In computing 

 this dollar volume, all purchases of such 

 commodities are to be counted regardless of 

 the size of the lot involved or whether the 

 transaction was in interstate, intrastate; or 

 foreign commerce. 



A frozen food broker who acts as independent 

 agent negotiating sales for the vendor and 

 whose only sales of perishable agricultural 

 commodities consist of frozen fruits and vege- 

 tables is required to obtain a license when 

 the invoice value of such sales exceeds $90,000 

 in a calendar year. 



All other brokers dealing in products cov- 

 ered by PACA must obtain a license when 

 they engage in business. 



Farmers or growers selling only fruits and 

 vegetables they grow are not subject to license. 

 However, if they also sell in interstate or 

 foreign commerce produce grown by other 

 farmers, they are required to have a license. 



