§ 499c.
(b)
Application and fees for licenses
(1)
Application for license
(3)
One-time fee for retailers and grocery wholesalers that are dealers
(4)
Gradual elimination of annual fees for retailers and grocery wholesalers that are dealers
In the case of a retailer or grocery wholesaler that holds a license under this section as of November 15, 1995, payments for the renewal of the license shall be made pursuant to the following schedule:
(A)
For anniversary dates occurring during the one-year period beginning on November 15, 1995, the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 100 percent of the applicable renewal fee (subject to the $4,000 aggregate limit on such payments) in effect under this subsection on the day before November 15, 1995.
(B)
For anniversary dates occurring during the one-year period beginning at the end of the period in subparagraph (A), the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount paid by the licensee under subparagraph (A).
(C)
For anniversary dates occurring during the one-year period beginning at the end of the period in subparagraph (B), the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount paid by the licensee under subparagraph (A).
(D)
After the end of the three-year period beginning on November 15, 1995, the licensee shall not be required to pay any fee if the licensee seeks renewal of the license.
(5)
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund
([June 10, 1930, ch. 436, § 3], [46 Stat. 533]; [Aug. 20, 1937, ch. 719, § 5], [50 Stat. 726]; [June 15, 1950, ch. 254, § 1], [64 Stat. 217]; [July 30, 1956, ch. 786, § 2(a)], [70 Stat. 726]; [Pub. L. 87–725], §§ 3, 4, Oct. 1, 1962, [76 Stat. 673], 674; [Pub. L. 91–107, § 3], Nov. 4, 1969, [83 Stat. 182]; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, [84 Stat. 2085];