---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 500.71"
title: "29"
number: "500.71"
heading: "Utilization of only registered farm labor contractors."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/500.71"
---

# §500.71. Utilization of only registered farm labor contractors.


The Act prohibits any person from utilizing the services of a farm labor contractor to supply migrant or seasonal agricultural workers without first taking reasonable steps to determine that the farm labor contractor possesses a valid Certificate of Registration, issued pursuant to the Act, which authorizes the activity for which the contractor is to be utilized. This prohibition also applies to a farm labor contractor who wishes to utilize the services of another farm labor contractor (see [§ 500.41](/cfr/29/500.41.md)). In making the determination about a contractor's registration status, a person may rely upon the contractor's possession of a Certificate of Registration which on its face is valid and which authorizes the activity for which the contractor is utilized. A person has the alternative to confirm the contractor's registration through the central registry maintained by the United States Department of Labor.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 97-470, 96 Stat. 2583 (29 U.S.C. 1801-1872); Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat 584.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 36741, Aug. 12, 1983, unless otherwise noted.