Business Licenses and Permits

A market operating in Los Angeles, California, has settled business license charges with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Numero Uno Market Inc. had its business license terminated until it satisfied a $500 reparation order, issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

While the license is still terminated, the owners of the market can be employed or run a business with a new permit.

Fees paid to PACA handle disputes over fruit and vegetable produce transactions and those companies that do not meet federal obligations in buying and selling produce can be issued a reparation order.

According to PACA laws, the USDA will not reinstate a business license if it had entered a terminated status, as in the case of Numero Uno Market Inc.

USDA claims that it had dealt with around 2,000 claims similar to the Los Angeles market last year, equating to around $30 million in fees.

Meanwhile, earlier this month a popular weekly farmers market in Las Vegas was not able to trade as it was discovered that the owner did not have a business license.

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