United States Code
29 U.S.C. § 1812
Issuance of certificate of registration
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- HR 3525 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1708 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3227 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4319 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 4069 Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 5282 Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 8796 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2278 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1537 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor o... Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 3208 Regulatory Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 4916 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
The Secretary, after appropriate investigation and approval, shall issue a certificate of registration (including a certificate of registration as an employee of a farm labor contractor) to any person who has filed with the Secretary a written application containing the following:
(1) a declaration, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, stating the applicant’s permanent place of residence, the farm labor contracting activities for which the certificate is requested, and such other relevant information as the Secretary may require;
(2) a statement identifying each vehicle to be used to transport any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker and, if the vehicle is or will be owned or controlled by the applicant, documentation showing that the applicant is in compliance with the requirements of section 1841 of this title with respect to each such vehicle;
(3) a statement identifying each facility or real property to be used to house any migrant agricultural worker and, if the facility or real property is or will be owned or controlled by the applicant, documentation showing that the applicant is in compliance with section 1823 of this title with respect to each such facility or real property;
(4) a set of fingerprints of the applicant; and
(5) a declaration, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, consenting to the designation by a court of the Secretary as an agent available to accept service of summons in any action against the applicant, if the applicant has left the jurisdiction in which the action is commenced or otherwise has become unavailable to accept service.
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