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WA Rev Code § 22.09.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.045 - Application for grain dealer license.

RCW 22.09.045 Application for grain dealer license.Application for a license to operate as a grain dealer under the provisions of this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall include:(1) The full name of the person applying for the license and whether the applicant is an individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity;(2) The full name of each member of the firm or partnership, or the names of the officers of the company, society, cooperative association, or corporation;(3) The principal business address of the applicant in the state and elsewhere;(4) The name or names of the person or persons in this state authorized to receive and accept service of summons and legal notices of all kinds for the applicant;(5) Whether the applicant has also applied for or has been issued a warehouse license under this chapter;(6) The location of each business location from which the applicant intends to operate as a grain dealer in the state of Washington whether or not the business location is physically within the state of Washington, and the location of the headquarters or main office of the application;(7) A financial statement to determine the net worth of the applicant to determine whether or not the applicant meets the minimum net worth requirements established by the director under chapter 34.05 RCW. However, if the applicant is a subsidiary of a larger company, corporation, society, or cooperative association, both the parent company and the subsidiary company must submit a financial statement to determine whether or not the applicant meets the minimum net worth requirements established by the director under chapter 34.05 RCW. All financial statement information required by this subsection shall be confidential information not subject to public disclosure;(8) Whether the applicant has previously been denied a grain dealer or warehouse operator license or whether the applicant has had either license suspended or revoked by the department;(9) Any other reasonable information the department finds necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.[ 2011 c 336 § 601; 1987 c 393 § 18; 1983 c 305 § 21.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.050 - Warehouse license fees—Penalty.

RCW 22.09.050 Warehouse license fees—Penalty.Any application for a license to operate a warehouse shall be accompanied by a license fee of one thousand nine hundred dollars for a terminal warehouse, one thousand five hundred dollars for a subterminal warehouse, and seven hundred dollars for a country warehouse. If a licensee operates more than one warehouse under one state license as provided for in RCW 22.09.030, the license fee shall be computed by multiplying the number of physically separated warehouses within the station by the applicable terminal, subterminal, or country warehouse license fee.If an application for renewal of a warehouse license or licenses is not received by the department prior to the renewal date or dates established by the director by rule, a penalty of fifty dollars for the first week and one hundred dollars for each week thereafter shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal license may be issued. This penalty does not apply if the applicant furnishes an affidavit certifying that he or she has not acted as a warehouse operator subsequent to the expiration of his or her prior license.[ 2012 c 123 § 1; 2011 c 336 § 602; 1997 c 303 § 6; 1994 c 46 § 4; 1991 c 109 § 25; 1986 c 203 § 13; 1983 c 305 § 22; 1979 ex.s. c 238 § 14; 1963 c 124 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—1997 c 303 §§ 6 and 7: "Sections 6 and 7 of this act take effect July 1, 1998." [ 1997 c 303 § 8.]Findings—1997 c 303: See note following RCW 43.135.055.Effective date—1994 c 46: See note following RCW 15.58.070.Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.055 - Grain dealer—Exempt grain dealers—License fees—Penalty.

RCW 22.09.055 Grain dealer—Exempt grain dealers—License fees—Penalty.An application for a license to operate as a grain dealer shall be accompanied by a license fee of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars. The license fee for exempt grain dealers shall be five hundred dollars.If an application for renewal of a grain dealer or exempt grain dealer license is not received by the department before the renewal date or dates established by the director by rule, a penalty of fifty dollars for the first week and one hundred dollars for each week thereafter shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal license may be issued. This penalty does not apply if the applicant furnishes an affidavit certifying that he or she has not acted as a grain dealer or exempt grain dealer after the expiration of his or her prior license.[ 2012 c 123 § 2; 2011 c 336 § 603; 1997 c 303 § 7; 1994 c 46 § 5; 1991 c 109 § 26; 1988 c 95 § 1; 1986 c 203 § 14; 1983 c 305 § 23.]NOTES:Effective date—1997 c 303 §§ 6 and 7: See note following RCW 22.09.050.Findings—1997 c 303: See note following RCW 43.135.055.Effective date—1994 c 46: See note following RCW 15.58.070.Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.060 - Bond or certificate of deposit and insurance prerequisite to license—Exemption.

RCW 22.09.060 Bond or certificate of deposit and insurance prerequisite to license—Exemption.Except as provided in RCW 22.09.405(2), no warehouse or grain dealer license may be issued to an applicant before a bond, certificate of deposit, or other security is given to the department as provided in RCW 22.09.090, or in RCW 22.09.095. No warehouse license may be issued to an applicant before a certificate of insurance as provided in RCW 22.09.110 has been filed with the department. Grain dealers may be exempted by rule from the bonding requirement if the grain dealer does not do more than one hundred thousand dollars in business annually and makes payments solely in coin or currency of the United States at the time of obtaining possession or control of grain. However, a cashier's check, certified check, or bankdraft may be considered as cash for purposes of this section.[ 1988 c 95 § 2; 1987 c 509 § 1; 1983 c 305 § 24; 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 22; 1963 c 124 § 6.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 509: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1987 c 509 § 22.]Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.070 - Warehouse licenses—Issuance—Posting—Duration.

RCW 22.09.070 Warehouse licenses—Issuance—Posting—Duration.The department shall issue a warehouse license to an applicant upon its determination that the applicant has facilities adequate for handling and storage of commodities and, if applicable, conditioning, and that the application is in the proper form and upon approval of the matters contained on the application and upon a showing that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted hereunder. The licensee shall immediately upon receipt of the license post it in a conspicuous place in the office of the licensed warehouse or if a station license, in the main office at the station. The license automatically expires on the date set by rule by the director unless it has been revoked, canceled, or suspended by the department before that date. Fees shall be prorated where necessary to accommodate the staggering of renewal dates of a license or licenses.[ 1991 c 109 § 27; 1983 c 305 § 25; 1963 c 124 § 7.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.075 - Grain dealer licenses—Issuance—Posting—Duration.

RCW 22.09.075 Grain dealer licenses—Issuance—Posting—Duration.The department shall issue a grain dealer license to an applicant upon its determination that the application is in its proper form and upon approval of the matters contained on the application and upon a showing that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted hereunder. The licensee shall immediately upon receipt of the license post it in a conspicuous place in its principal place of business. The license expires automatically on a date set by rule by the director unless it has been revoked, canceled, or suspended by the department before that date. Fees shall be prorated where necessary in order to accommodate staggered renewal of a license or licenses.[ 1991 c 109 § 28; 1983 c 305 § 26.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.080 - Licenses—Denial—Suspension—Revocation.

RCW 22.09.080 Licenses—Denial—Suspension—Revocation.The department is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke a license after a hearing in any case in which it is determined that there has been a violation or refusal to comply with the requirements of this chapter, rules adopted hereunder, or the provisions of Article 7 of Title 62A RCW as enacted or hereafter amended. All hearings for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license shall be subject to chapter 34.05 RCW (Administrative Procedure Act) as enacted or hereafter amended.[ 1979 ex.s. c 238 § 15; 1963 c 124 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 22.09.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.095 - Single bond by multiple applicants.

RCW 22.09.095 Single bond by multiple applicants.(1) Two or more applicants for a warehouse or grain dealer license may provide a single bond to the state of Washington, executed by a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state and designating each of the applicants as a principal on said bond.(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the amount of the bond required under this section. In no event shall that amount be less than ten percent of the aggregate amount of each of the bonds that would be required of the applicants under RCW 22.09.090 or less than the amount that would be required under RCW 22.09.090 for the applicant having the highest bond requirement under that section.[ 1987 c 509 § 3.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 509: See note following RCW 22.09.060.Grain indemnity fund program: See RCW 22.09.405 through 22.09.471.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.100 - Bonds—Duration—Release of surety—Cancellation by surety.

RCW 22.09.100 Bonds—Duration—Release of surety—Cancellation by surety.(1) Every bond filed with and approved by the department shall without the necessity of periodic renewal remain in force and effect until such time as the warehouse operator or grain dealer license of each principal on the bond is revoked or otherwise canceled.(2) The surety on a bond, as provided in this chapter, shall be released and discharged from all liability to the state, as to a principal whose license is revoked or canceled, which liability accrues after the expiration of thirty days from the effective date of the revocation or cancellation of the license. The surety on a bond under this chapter shall be released and discharged from all liability to the state accruing on the bond after the expiration of ninety days from the date upon which the surety lodges with the department a written request to be released and discharged. Nothing in this section shall operate to relieve, release, or discharge the surety from any liability which accrues before the expiration of the respective thirty or ninety-day period. In the event of a cancellation by the surety, the surety shall simultaneously send the notification of cancellation in writing to any other governmental agency requesting it. Upon receiving any such request, the department shall promptly notify the principal or principals who furnished the bond, and unless the principal or principals file a new bond on or before the expiration of the respective thirty or ninety-day period, the department shall forthwith cancel the license of the principal or principals whose bond has been canceled.[ 2011 c 336 § 605; 1987 c 509 § 4; 1983 c 305 § 28; 1963 c 124 § 10.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 509: See note following RCW 22.09.060.Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.110 - Casualty insurance required—Certificate to be filed.

RCW 22.09.110 Casualty insurance required—Certificate to be filed.All commodities in storage in a warehouse shall be kept fully insured for the current market value of the commodity for the license period against loss by fire, lightning, internal explosion, windstorm, cyclone, and tornado. Evidence of the insurance coverage in the form of a certificate of insurance approved by the department shall be filed by the warehouse operator with the department at the time of making application for an annual license to operate a warehouse as required by this chapter. The department shall not issue a license until the certificate of insurance is received.[ 2011 c 336 § 606; 1983 c 305 § 29; 1963 c 124 § 11.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.120 - Insurance—Cancellation procedure—Suspension of license.

RCW 22.09.120 Insurance—Cancellation procedure—Suspension of license.(1) Upon the existence of an effective policy of insurance as required in RCW 22.09.110, the insurance company involved shall be required to give thirty days' advance notice to the department by registered mail or certified mail return receipt requested of any cancellation of the policy. In the event of any cancellation, the department, without hearing, shall immediately suspend the license of such person, and the suspension shall not be removed until satisfactory evidence of the existence of an effective policy of insurance, conditioned as above set out, has been submitted to the department.[ 1963 c 124 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 22.09.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.130 - Rights and duties of warehouse operator—Duty to serve—Receipts—Special binning—Unsuitable commodities—Put through commodities.

RCW 22.09.130 Rights and duties of warehouse operator—Duty to serve—Receipts—Special binning—Unsuitable commodities—Put through commodities.(1) Every warehouse operator shall receive for handling, conditioning, storage, or shipment, so far as the capacity and facilities of his or her warehouse will permit, all commodities included in the provisions of this chapter, in suitable condition for storage, tendered him or her in the usual course of business from historical depositors and shall issue therefor a warehouse receipt or receipts in a form prescribed by the department as provided in this chapter or a scale weight ticket. Warehouse operators may accept agricultural commodities from new depositors who qualify to the extent of the capacity of that warehouse. The deposit for handling, conditioning, storage, or shipment of the commodity must be credited to the depositor in the books of the warehouse operator as soon as possible, but in no event later than seven days from the date of the deposit. If the commodity has been graded a warehouse receipt shall be issued within ten days after demand by the owner.(2) If requested by the depositor, each lot of his or her commodity shall be kept in a special pile or special bin, if available, but in the case of a bulk commodity, if the lot or any portion of it does not equal the capacity of any available bin, the depositor may exercise his or her option to require the commodity to be specially binned only on agreement to pay charges based on the capacity of the available bin most nearly approximating the required capacity.(3) A warehouse operator may refuse to accept for storage, commodities that are wet, damaged, insect-infested, or in other ways unsuitable for storage.(4) Terminal and subterminal warehouse operators shall receive put through agricultural commodities to the extent satisfactory transportation arrangements can be made, but may not be required to receive agricultural commodities for storage.[ 2011 c 336 § 607; 1983 c 305 § 30; 1981 c 296 § 38; 1979 ex.s. c 238 § 16; 1963 c 124 § 13.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.Severability—1981 c 296: See note following RCW 15.08.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.140 - Rights and duties of licensees—Partial withdrawal—Adjustment or substitution of receipt—Liability to third parties.

RCW 22.09.140 Rights and duties of licensees—Partial withdrawal—Adjustment or substitution of receipt—Liability to third parties.When partial withdrawal of his or her commodity is made by a depositor, the warehouse operator shall make appropriate notation thereof on the depositor's nonnegotiable receipt or on other records, or, if the warehouse operator has issued a negotiable receipt to the depositor, he or she shall claim, cancel, and replace it with a negotiable receipt showing the amount of such depositor's commodity remaining in the warehouse, and for his or her failure to claim and cancel, upon delivery to the owner of a commodity stored in his or her warehouse, a negotiable receipt issued by him or her, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to possession of such commodity, a warehouse operator shall be liable to anyone who purchases such receipt for value and in good faith, for failure to deliver to him or her all the commodity specified in the receipt, whether such purchaser acquired title to the negotiable receipt before or after delivery of any part of the commodity by the warehouse operator.[ 2011 c 336 § 608; 1963 c 124 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 22.09.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.150 - Rights and duties of warehouse operator—Delivery of stored commodities—Damages.

RCW 22.09.150 Rights and duties of warehouse operator—Delivery of stored commodities—Damages.(1) The duty of the warehouse operator to deliver the commodities in storage is governed by the provisions of this chapter and the requirements of Article 7 of Title 62A RCW. Upon the return of the receipt to the proper warehouse operator, properly endorsed, and upon payment or tender of all advances and legal charges, the warehouse operator shall deliver commodities of the grade and quantity named upon the receipt to the holder of the receipt, except as provided by Article 7 of Title 62A RCW.(2) A warehouse operator's duty to deliver any commodity is fulfilled if delivery is made pursuant to the contract with the depositor or if no contract exists, then to the several owners in the order of demand as rapidly as it can be done by ordinary diligence. Where delivery is made within forty-eight hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after facilities for receiving the commodity are provided, the delivery is deemed to comply with this subsection.(3) No warehouse operator may fail to deliver a commodity as provided in this section, and delivery shall be made at the warehouse or station where the commodity was received unless the warehouse operator and depositor otherwise agree in writing.(4) In addition to being subject to penalties provided in this chapter for a violation of this section, if a warehouse operator unreasonably fails to deliver commodities within the time as provided in this section, the person entitled to delivery of the commodity may maintain an action against the warehouse operator for any damages resulting from the warehouse operator's unreasonable failure to so deliver. In any such action the person entitled to delivery of the commodity has the option to seek recovery of his or her actual damages or liquidated damages of one-half of one percent of the value for each day's delay after the forty-eight hour period.[ 2011 c 336 § 609; 1983 c 305 § 31; 1979 ex.s. c 238 § 17; 1963 c 124 § 15.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
WA Rev Code § 22.09.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 22 - Warehousing and Deposits|Chapter 22.09 - Agricultural Commodities.|22.09.160 - Rights and duties of licensees—Disposition of hazardous commodities.

RCW 22.09.160 Rights and duties of licensees—Disposition of hazardous commodities.(1) If a warehouse operator discovers that as a result of a quality or condition of a certain commodity placed in his or her warehouse, including identity preserved commodities as provided for in RCW 22.09.130(2), of which he or she had no notice at the time of deposit, such commodity is a hazard to other commodities or to persons or to the warehouse he or she may notify the depositor that it will be removed. If the depositor does not accept delivery of such commodity upon removal the warehouse operator may sell the commodity at public or private sale without advertisement but with reasonable notification of the sale to all persons known to claim an interest in the commodity. If the warehouse operator after a reasonable effort is unable to sell the commodity, he or she may dispose of it in any other lawful manner and shall incur no liability by reason of such disposition.(2) At any time prior to sale or disposition as authorized in this section, the warehouse operator shall deliver the commodity to any person entitled to it, upon proper demand and payment of charges.(3) From the proceeds of sale or other disposition of the commodity the warehouse operator may satisfy his or her charges for which otherwise he or she would have a lien, and shall hold the balance thereof for delivery on the demand of any person to whom he or she would have been required to deliver the commodity.[ 2011 c 336 § 610; 1963 c 124 § 16.]