**Exhibit 3.1**

**FIRSTAMENDMENT TO THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED**

**OPERATINGAGREEMENT OF**

**LITTLE SIOUX CORN PROCESSORS, LLC**

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE THIRD AMENDED ANDRESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF LITTLE SIOUX CORN PROCESSORS, LLC dated March24, 2005 (the “Operating Agreement”) is adopted and approved effective as ofthe 22nd day ofMarch, 2007, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Membership VotingInterests of Little Sioux Corn Processors, LLC pursuant to Section 701 of theIowa Limited Liability Company Act and pursuant to Section 8.1 of the OperatingAgreement of the Company at a Meeting of the Members held on March 22, 2007.

The Operating Agreement is amended as follows:

| Amendment to Section 5.6(b)(iv) |   | Section 5.6(b)(iv) is amended by deleting Section  5.6(b)(iv) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following: |
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|                            |   | * *                                                                                                                      |
|                            |   | *(iv) Issue more than an  aggregate of 170,000 Units.*                                                                        |

 

I, Timothy Ohlson, do hereby certify that I am theduly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary of the Company, and furthercertify that the above amendment was duly adopted by a majority of the membersof the Company at a meeting of the members held on March 22, 2007, inaccordance with the provisions of the Company’s Operating Agreement.
|        |                      |   | /s/ Timothy Ohlson |   |
|--------|---------------------------|--------|--------------------|--------|
|   | Timothy Ohlson, Secretary |

 
| APPROVED:                  |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|                       | /s/ Ronald Wetherell |                                       |
| Ronald Wetherell, Chairman |
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