Pennsylvania Statutes Title 43 P.S. Labor § 1301.501. Annual registration required

(a) No person shall act as a farm labor contractor unless he possesses or has applied for a certificate of registration issued by the secretary. A certificate of registration may not be transferred or assigned. Every certificate shall be effective until 12 midnight of December 31 of the year during which it is issued, unless suspended or revoked pursuant to this act. The certificate of registration shall be displayed by the registrant upon request of the Secretary of Labor and Industry, the Secretary of Environmental Resources, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Education, or the Secretary of Public Welfare,  1 or their authorized representatives; or of any peace officer, or of any person who is a contractor or a prospective contractor for farm labor services, or any seasonal farm worker or prospective seasonal farm worker; or of an employer or a prospective employer of seasonal farm labor, or of any qualified officer of the United States or of any local government.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) to the contrary notwithstanding, if an employee of an individual farmer, grower, nurseryman, or landowner engages in the activities of a farm labor contractor on an emergency basis solely for the benefit of his employer's operation, he may apply for a certificate of registration from the secretary after having engaged in such activity.