Whenever the Secretary believes that the Act or these regulations
have been violated he shall take such action and institute such
proceedings as he deems appropriate, including (but not limited to) the
following:
(a) Recommend to the Attorney General the institution of criminal
proceedings against any person who willfully and knowingly violates the
Act or these regulations;
(b) Recommend to the Attorney General the institution of criminal
proceedings against any farm labor contractor who recruits, hires,
employs, or uses, with knowledge, the services of any illegal alien, as
defined in Sec. 500.20(n) of these regulations, if such farm labor
contractor has:
(1) Been refused issuance or renewal of, or has failed to obtain, a
Certificate of Registration, or
(2) Is a farm labor contractor whose certificate has been suspended
or revoked;
(c) Petition any appropriate District Court of the United States for
temporary or permanent injunctive relief to prohibit violation of the
Act or these regulations by any person;
(d) Assess a civil money penalty against any person for any
violation of the Act or these regulations;
(e) Refer any unpaid civil money penalty which has become a final
and unappealable order of the Secretary or
a final judgment of a court in favor of the Secretary to the Attorney
General for recovery;
(f) Revoke or suspend or refuse to issue or renew any Certificate of
Registration authorized by the Act or these regulations;
(g) Deny the facilities and services afforded by the Wagner-Peyser
Act to any farm labor contractor who refuses or fails to produce, when
asked, a valid Certificate of Registration;
(h) Institute action in any appropriate United States District Court
against any person who, contrary to the provisions of section 505(a) of
the Act, discriminates against any migrant or seasonal agricultural
worker.
