Section 1301.505 - Farm labor contractors and agents; prohibited activitiesNo person engaged in activities as a farm labor contractor, and no person acting as an agent for any such person, shall:
(1) knowingly give or represent to any person who is a seasonal farm worker or a prospective seasonal farm worker any false or misleading information, or fail fully to disclose to any such person pertinent information concerning terms of employment, wages to be paid and the terms and conditions under which wages are to be paid, conditions of employment, conditions of residence, arrangements for transportation, arrangements for providing or furnishing food, clothing, and other personal goods or services, or the demand for or existence of opportunity for employment, for the purpose of inducing such seasonal farm worker or prospective seasonal farm worker to accept or to reject any offer of employment, whether made by the farm labor contractor or his agent, or by another person;(2) violate any provision of, or fail to comply with every requirement of Public Law 88-582 (U.S.C. § 2041 et seq.), ( 7 U.S.C. § 2041 et seq.) known as the "Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963";(3) recruit, employ, utilize the services of, or enter into any agreement with, any person with knowledge that such person is in violation of any provision of the immigration and naturalization laws of the United States, or is a fugitive from justice in any state or under Federal statute;(4) manufacture, transport, resell, dispense, or in any way engage in activities as a dealer of any liquor, wine, or any malt or brewed beverage, unless he shall have obtained a license or a permit pursuant to the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L. 90, No. 21), known as the "Liquor Code"; make, transport, purchase, sell, or dispense any drug or any controlled substance as defined by the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 221, No. 63), known as the "Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act," or by the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, No. 64), known as "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act "; or violate any provision of the act of July 22, 1970 (P.L. 513, No. 178), known as the "Pennsylvania Cigarette Tax Act"; (5) receive, accept, disburse, withhold, manage or administer, any wages, salaries, emoluments, or any other rewards of or payment for the time, labor or employment of any seasonal farm worker, except pursuant to section 206 ; (6) levy, charge, assess, or collect from any person, on account of any loan of money, credit, goods, or things in action, a rate of interest, discount, fines, charges or consideration, unless he shall be in compliance with the provisions of the act of April 8, 1937 (P.L. 262, No. 66), known as the "Consumer Discount Company Act ";(7) levy, charge, assess, or collect from any seasonal farm worker, whether or not recruited by him or under his supervision or direction, or under any contract or agreement with him, written or verbal, any money, goods or any other thing, for any service offered or performed, including the purchase and resale of any personal goods or services, except for:(i) a reasonable charge for transportation of the seasonal farm worker and his relatives and their possessions from the place of their residence or recruitment to the premises of an employer of seasonal farm labor, or from the premises of one employer to those of another, and return to the place of their residence or recruitment; and(ii) a reasonable charge for the preparation and serving of meals during the seasonal farm worker's term of employment or transportation; or(8) charge more than a reasonable amount for transportation of the seasonal farm worker and his relatives and their possessions from the place of their residence or recruitment to the premises of an employer of seasonal farm labor, or from the premises of one employer to those of another, and return to the place of their residence or recruitment, and for a reasonable amount for the preparation and serving of meals during the seasonal farm worker's term of employment or transportation. Such charge for transportation and for the preparation and serving of meals may be levied and collected only if the full amount of such charges is correctly stated and disclosed to the seasonal farm worker and agreed to by the seasonal farm worker at the time any contract or agreement of recruitment is negotiated, and such agreement as to charges for transportation and for the preparation and serving of meals shall be a part of any contract or agreement between the farm labor contractor and the seasonal farm laborer.1978, June 23, P.L. 537, No. 93, § 505, effective in 90 days.