---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 46.13"
title: "7"
number: "46.13"
heading: "Address, ownership, changes in trade name, changes in number of branches, changes in members of partnership, and bankruptcy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/46.13"
---

# §46.13. Address, ownership, changes in trade name, changes in number of branches, changes in members of partnership, and bankruptcy.


The licensee shall:

- (a) Promptly report to the Director in writing;
  - (1) Any change of address;
  - (2) Any change in officers, directors, members, managers, holders of more than 10 percent of the outstanding stock in a corporation, with the percentage of stock held by such person, and holders of more than 10 percent of the ownership stake in a limited liability company, and the percentage of ownership in the company held by each such person;
  - (3) Any deletions or additions of trade names;
  - (4) Any change in the number and address of any branches or additional business facilities, and;
  - (5) When the licensee, or if the licensee is a partnership, any partner is subject to proceedings under the bankruptcy laws. A new license is required in case of a change in the ownership of a firm, the addition or withdrawal of partners in a partnership, or in case business is conducted under a different corporate charter, or in case a limited liability company conducts business under different articles or organization from those under which the license was originally issued.
- (b) **Obtain approval from the Director prior to using any trade name.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 50576, Aug. 29, 1979, as amended at 65 FR 24855, Apr. 28, 2000]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 499a-499t.

### Source

Source: 28 FR 7067, July 11, 1963; 28 FR 7287, July 17, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 50576, Aug. 29, 1979, as amended at 65 FR 24855, Apr. 28, 2000]