((a)) ** Authority of Secretary** Whenever (1) the Secretary determines, as provided in , that any commission merchant, dealer, or broker has violated any of the provisions of , or (2) any commission merchant, dealer, or broker has been found guilty in a Federal court of having violated , the Secretary may publish the facts and circumstances of such violation and/or, by order, suspend the license of such offender for a period not to exceed ninety days, except that, if the violation is flagrant or repeated, the Secretary may, by order, revoke the license of the offender.section 499f of this titlesection 499b of this titlesection 499n(b) of this title

((b)) ** Unlawful employment of certain persons; restrictions; bond assuring compliance; approval of employment without bond; change in amount of bond; payment of increased amount; penalties** Except with the approval of the Secretary, no licensee shall employ any person, or any person who is or has been responsibly connected with any person—

((1)) whose license has been revoked or is currently suspended by order of the Secretary;

((2)) who has been found after notice and opportunity for hearing to have committed any flagrant or repeated violation of , but this provision shall not apply to any case in which the license of the person found to have committed such violation was suspended and the suspension period has expired or is not in effect; or

((3)) against whom there is an unpaid reparation award issued within two years, subject to his right of appeal under .

((c)) ** Fraud in procurement** If, after a license shall have been issued to an applicant, the Secretary believes that the license was obtained through a false or misleading statement in the application therefor or through a misrepresentation, concealment, or withholding of facts respecting any violation of this chapter by any officer, agent, or employee, he may, after thirty days’ notice and an opportunity for a hearing, revoke said license, whereupon no license shall be issued to said applicant or any applicant in which the person responsible for such false or misleading statement or misrepresentation, concealment, or withholding of facts is financially interested, except under the conditions set forth in .section 499d(b) of this title

((d)) ** Injunction** In addition to being subject to the penalties provided by , any commission merchant, dealer, or broker who engages in or operates such business without a valid and effective license from the Secretary shall be liable to be proceeded against in any court of competent jurisdiction in a suit by the United States for an injunction to restrain such defendant from further continuing so to engage in or operate such business, and, if the court shall find that the defendant is continuing to engage in such business without a valid and effective license, the court shall issue an injunction to restrain such defendant from continuing to engage in or to operate such business without such license.section 499c(a) of this title

((e)) ** Alternative civil penalties** In lieu of suspending or revoking a license under this section when the Secretary determines, as provided by , that a commission merchant, dealer, or broker has violated or subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each violative transaction or each day the violation continues. In assessing the amount of a penalty under this subsection, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the size of the business, the number of employees, and the seriousness, nature, and amount of the violation. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.section 499f of this titlesection 499b of this title