No Form number (959) So. Texas Onion Committee Certificate of Privilege

OMB No. 0581-0178

SOUTH TEXAS ONION COMMITTEE

901 Business Park Drive, Suite 500 Mission, TX 78572

Phone: (956) 584-9331 Fax: (956) 581-3912

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PRIVILEGE

FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE SHIPMENT REPORTS

Handler Certificate of Privilege No.:

Effective Date: Expiration Date:

Certificates of Privilege for Special Purpose Reports are required for the shipment of onions for other than fresh market purposes.

Purpose of Shipment: □ Canning or Freezing □ Relief or Charity □ Other ______________________

PERSON IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE FORMS: _____________________________________________

WHERE SHIPMENTS WILL ORIGINATE: ________________________________________________________

PLEASE LIST BELOW THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CONSIGNEES YOU PLAN TO SEND SPECIAL PURPOSE ONIONS TO:

Name: __________________________________________ Name: _____________________________________

Name: __________________________________________ Name: _____________________________________

Name: __________________________________________ Name: _____________________________________

I, the undersigned applicant, understand and agree, that all onions granted a Certificate of Privilege for Special Purpose Shipments (Certificate), by virtue of this application and corresponding Special Purpose Shipment Reports, must be used for the purpose stated in this application and any deviation or infringement of this privilege which shall become known to me will be reported to the South Texas Onion Committee (Committee) promptly. Further, I will not knowingly sell or cause to be sold onions which have been granted a Certificate of Privilege and are to be used in violation of Certificate. I acknowledge that making of a false or fraudulent statement for the purpose of influencing the actions of a government agency shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001).

Company Name Authorized Signature

Mailing Address (Street or Box No., City, State, and Zip Code)

Physical Address (if different than above mailing address)

Telephone Number Fax Number Email Address

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: COMMITTEE APPROVAL: DATE:

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(Rev. 01/2017) Destroy previous editions.