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IA Code § 203C.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.24 - Confidentiality of records.

203C.24 Confidentiality of records.   Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 22, all financial statements of warehouse operators under this chapter shall be kept confidential by the department and its agents and employees and are not subject to disclosure except as follows:   1. Upon waiver by the licensee.   2. In actions or administrative proceedings commenced under this chapter or chapter 203.   3. Disclosure to the Iowa grain indemnity fund board in regard to licensees who present liability to the fund.   4. When required by subpoena or other court orders.   5. Disclosure to law enforcement agencies in regards to the detection and prosecution of public offenses.   6. Where released to a bonding company approved by the department or to the United States department of agriculture or any of their divisions.   7. Where released at the request of the Iowa accountancy examining board for licensee review and discipline in accordance with chapters 272C and 542 and subject to the confidentiality requirements of section 272C.6.   8. Disclosure to the grain industry peer review panel as provided in section 203.11B.  [81 Acts, ch 180, §30]  C83, §543.24  83 Acts, ch 104, §2; 89 Acts, ch 143, §602  C93, §203C.24  99 Acts, ch 106, §14; 2001 Acts, ch 55, §24, 38  Referred to in §203.11B, 203D.4
IA Code § 203C.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.25 - Shrinkage adjustments — disclosures — penalties.

203C.25 Shrinkage adjustments — disclosures — penalties.   1. A person who, in connection with the receipt of corn or soybeans for storage, processing, or sale, adjusts the scale weight of the grain to compensate for the moisture content of the grain shall compute the amount of the adjustment by multiplying the scale weight of the grain by that factor which results in a rate of adjustment of one and eighteen hundredths percent of weight per one percent of moisture content. The use of any rate of weight adjustment for moisture content other than the one prescribed by this subsection is a fraudulent practice. The person shall post on the business premises in a conspicuous place notice of the rate of adjustment for moisture content that is prescribed by this subsection. Failure to make this disclosure is a simple misdemeanor.   2. A person who, in connection with the receipt of grain for storage, processing or sale, adjusts the quantity of the grain received to compensate for losses to be incurred during the handling, processing, or storage of the grain shall post on the business premises in a conspicuous place notice of the rate of adjustment to be made for this shrinkage. Failure to make the required disclosure is a simple misdemeanor.   3. A person who adjusts the scale weight of corn or soybeans both for moisture content and for handling, processing, or storage losses may combine the two adjustment factors into a single factor and may use this resulting factor to compute the amount of weight adjustment in connection with storage, processing, or sale transactions, provided that the person shall post on the business premises in a conspicuous place a notice that discloses the moisture shrinkage factor prescribed by subsection 1, the handling shrinkage factor to be imposed, and the single factor that results from combining these factors. Failure to make the required disclosure is a simple misdemeanor.  [81 Acts, ch 180, §31]  C83, §543.25  C93, §203C.25
IA Code § 203C.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.27 - Discrimination.

203C.27 Discrimination. Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §117.
IA Code § 203C.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.28 - Tariff rates.

203C.28 Tariff rates.   1. A warehouse operator shall, at the time of application for a license, file a tariff with the department which shall contain rates to be charged for receiving, storage, and load-out of grain. The tariff shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the place of business of the licensee in a form prescribed by the department and shall become effective at the time the license becomes effective.   2. Storage charges shall commence on the date of delivery to the warehouse. Storage, receiving, or load-out charges other than those specified in the tariff may be made if the charge is required by the terms of a written contract with the United States government or any of its subdivisions or agencies.   3. Grain deposited with the warehouse for the sole purpose of processing and redelivery to the depositor is subject only to the charges listed under the grain bank section of the tariff. Drying and cleaning of grain shall not be construed as processing.   4. A tariff may be amended at any time and is effective immediately, except that grain in store on the effective date of a storage charge increase does not assume the increased rate until the subsequent anniversary date of deposit. Any decrease in storage rates shall be effective immediately and shall be applicable to all grain in store on the effective date of the decrease.   5. A warehouse operator may file with the department and publish the supplemental tariff applicable only to grain meeting special descriptive standards or characteristics as set forth in the supplemental tariff. A supplemental tariff shall be in a form prescribed by the department and be posted adjacent to the warehouse tariff.   6. All tariff charges shall be nondiscriminatory within classes.  [C24, 27, 31, §9737; C35, §9751-g18; C39, §9751.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.28]  86 Acts, ch 1103, §2  C93, §203C.28  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §42
IA Code § 203C.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.30 - Inspecting and grading.

203C.30 Inspecting and grading.   Grain or any other fungible agricultural product stored in a warehouse licensed under this chapter for which no separate compartment is provided, and its identity preserved, shall be inspected and graded.  [C24, 27, 31, §9733; C35, §9751-g14; C39, §9751.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.30]  C93, §203C.30  2012 Acts, ch 1095, §115
IA Code § 203C.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.33 - Fees.

203C.33 Fees.   1. The department shall charge the following fees for deposit in the general fund:   a. For the issuance or renewal of a warehouse license, the fee shall be determined on the basis of the storage capacity in bushels of grain as follows:   (1) If the total storage capacity is one hundred thousand bushels or less, the fee is fifty-eight dollars.   (2) If the total storage capacity is more than one hundred thousand bushels, but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand bushels, the fee is one hundred twenty-five dollars.   (3) If the total storage capacity is more than seven hundred fifty thousand bushels, but not more than one million five hundred thousand bushels, the fee is one hundred ninety-one dollars.   (4) If the total storage capacity is more than one million five hundred thousand bushels, but not more than three million bushels, the fee is two hundred forty-nine dollars.   (5) If the total storage capacity is more than three million bushels, but not more than four million seven hundred fifty thousand bushels, the fee is three hundred seven dollars.   (6) If the total storage capacity is more than four million seven hundred fifty thousand bushels, but not more than nine million five hundred thousand bushels, the fee is three hundred seventy-four dollars.   (7) If the total storage capacity is more than nine million five hundred thousand bushels, the fee is four hundred forty dollars.   b. For the issuance or renewal of a warehouse license for the storage of products other than bulk grain, the fee shall be determined as follows:   (1) For intended storage of products of a value of one hundred thousand dollars or less, a fee of sixty dollars.   (2) For intended storage of products of a value greater than one hundred thousand dollars but not greater than three hundred thousand dollars, a fee of one hundred dollars.   (3) For intended storage of products of a value in excess of three hundred thousand dollars, a fee of two hundred dollars.   c. For each inspection of a warehouse or station for the purpose of licensing, a fee of twenty-five dollars, and for each additional warehouse or station under the same license, a fee of ten dollars.   d. For each amendment of a license, a fee of ten dollars.   e. For each amendment of a tariff, a fee of ten dollars.   f. For a duplicate license, a fee of five dollars.   g. For the reinstatement of a license, a fee of fifty dollars.   2. Fees for new licenses issued for less than a year shall be prorated from the date of application.  [C24, 27, 31, §9726; C35, §9751-g9; C39, §9751.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.33; 81 Acts, ch 180, §26, 32]  83 Acts, ch 175, §3, 4; 84 Acts, ch 1100, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §74  C93, §203C.33  2009 Acts, ch 133, §213  Referred to in §203C.37, 203D.3A
IA Code § 203C.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.34 - Display of license.

203C.34 Display of license.   Every warehouse operator’s license issued under this chapter shall be conspicuously displayed in the office of the warehouse for the operation of which the license has been issued.  [C24, 27, 31, §9728; C35, §9751-g10; C39, §9751.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.34]  86 Acts, ch 1152, §29  C93, §203C.34
IA Code § 203C.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.35 - Licensed warehouse operator to keep records.

203C.35 Licensed warehouse operator to keep records. Repealed by  2003 Acts, ch 69, §22  .
IA Code § 203C.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.36 - Penalties — injunction.

203C.36 Penalties — injunction.   1. A person who knowingly withholds information from or knowingly submits false information to the department or any of its employees in a record required to be maintained or submitted to the department under this chapter commits a fraudulent practice as provided in chapter 714.   2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person commits a serious misdemeanor if the person does any of the following:   (1) Engages in business as a warehouse operator without a license as required in section 203C.6.   (2) Obstructs the inspection of the person’s business premises or records required to be kept by a licensed warehouse operator pursuant to section 203C.2.   (3) Uses a scale ticket, warehouse receipt, or other document in violation of this chapter or requirements established by the department under this chapter.   b. A person who commits an offense specified in paragraph “a” after having been found guilty of the same offense commits an aggravated misdemeanor.   3. Except as provided in subsections 1 and 2, a person who violates any provision of this chapter commits a simple misdemeanor. With respect to a continuing violation, each day that the violation continues is a separate offense.   4. A person in violation of this chapter, or in violation of chapter 714 or 715A, which violation involves the business of a warehouse operator, is subject to prosecution by the county attorney in the county where the business is located. However, if the county attorney fails to initiate prosecution within thirty days, and upon request by the department, the attorney general may initiate and carry out the prosecution in cooperation, if possible, with the county attorney. The person in violation may be restrained by injunction in an action brought by the department or the attorney general upon request by the department.  [C24, 27, 31, §9751; C35, §9751-g33; C39, §9751.33; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.36; 81 Acts, ch 180, §27]  92 Acts, ch 1239, §75  C93, §203C.36  2003 Acts, ch 69, §19
IA Code § 203C.36A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.36A - Civil penalties.

203C.36A Civil penalties.   1. The department shall establish, by rule, civil penalties which may be administratively or judicially assessed against a warehouse operator for a violation of this chapter.   2. The amount of a civil penalty shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. The amount of the civil penalty that may be assessed in an administrative case shall not exceed the amount recommended by the grain industry peer review panel established pursuant to section 203.11B. Moneys collected in civil penalties by the department or the attorney general shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.   3. A civil penalty may be administratively assessed only after an opportunity for a contested case hearing under chapter 17A. The department may be represented in an administrative hearing or judicial proceeding by the attorney general. A civil penalty shall be paid within thirty days from the date that an order or judgment for the penalty becomes final. When a person against whom a civil penalty is administratively assessed under this section seeks timely judicial review of an order imposing the penalty as provided under chapter 17A, the order is not final until all judicial review processes are completed. When a person against whom a civil penalty is judicially assessed under this section seeks a timely appeal of judgment, the judgment is not final until the right of appeal is exhausted.   4. A person who fails to timely pay a civil penalty as provided in this section shall pay, in addition to the penalty, interest at the rate of one and one-half percent of the unpaid balance of the assessed penalty for each month or part of a month that the penalty remains unpaid.  99 Acts, ch 106, §15  Referred to in §203.11B
IA Code § 203C.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.37 - Issuance of a license and payment of fees.

203C.37 Issuance of a license and payment of fees.   1. a. Upon the filing of an application pursuant to section 203C.7 and compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter including rules of the department, the department shall issue the applicant a warehouse operator’s license. The license expires at the end of the third calendar month following the close of the warehouse operator’s fiscal year. A warehouse operator’s license may be renewed annually by the filing of a renewal application on a form prescribed by the department pursuant to section 203C.7. An application for renewal must be received by the department on or before the end of the third calendar month following the close of the warehouse operator’s fiscal year.   b. The department shall not approve an application for the issuance or renewal of a warehouse operator’s license unless the applicant pays all of the following fees:   (1) For the issuance of a license, all of the following:   (a) A license fee imposed under section 203C.33.   (b) A participation fee imposed under section 203D.3A, and any delinquent participation fee imposed under a previous license as provided in that section.   (2) For the renewal of a license, all of the following:   (a) A renewal fee imposed under section 203C.33.   (b) A participation fee imposed under section 203D.3A, and any delinquent participation fee as provided in that section.   2. The failure of a warehouse operator to file a renewal application and to pay a renewal fee as provided for in section 203C.33 and any delinquent participation fee as provided in section 203D.3A, on or before the end of the third calendar month following the close of the licensee’s fiscal year shall cause a license to expire.   3. A warehouse license that has expired may be reinstated by the department upon receipt of a proper renewal application, the renewal fee and the reinstatement fee as provided for in section 203C.33, and any delinquent participation fee as provided in section 203D.3A. The applicant must file the renewal application and pay the fees to the department within thirty days from the date that the warehouse license expires.   4. The department may cancel the license upon request of the licensee unless a complaint or information is filed against the licensee alleging a violation of a provision of this chapter.   5. a. The department shall refund a fee paid by a person to the department under this section if the department does not issue the person a license or renew the person’s license.   b. The department shall prorate a fee paid by a person to the department under this section for the issuance or renewal of a license for less than a full year.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.37; 81 Acts, ch 180, §28]  84 Acts, ch 1100, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §76  C93, §203C.37  2010 Acts, ch 1082, §4; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §159, 170  Referred to in §203C.10, 203D.3A, 203D.5
IA Code § 203C.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.38 - No obligation of state.

203C.38 No obligation of state.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to imply any guarantee or obligation on the part of the state of Iowa, or any of its agencies, employees or officials, either elective or appointive, in respect of any agreement or undertaking to which the provisions of this chapter relate.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.38]  C93, §203C.38
IA Code § 203C.39 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.39 - Grain stored in another warehouse.

203C.39 Grain stored in another warehouse.   A licensed warehouse operator may store grain in an alternative warehouse located in Iowa or another state as provided in this section.   1. a. The alternative warehouse located in Iowa must be another licensed warehouse or a warehouse licensed pursuant to the United States Warehouse Act.   b. The alternative warehouse located in another state must be licensed pursuant to the applicable laws of the state in which the alternative warehouse is located or the United States Warehouse Act. A warehouse operator shall not store grain in an alternative warehouse located in another state, unless approved in writing by the department in a manner required by the department.   2. In storing grain in an alternative warehouse under subsection 1, all of the following requirements apply:   a. The warehouse operator must obtain from such warehouse operator a nonnegotiable warehouse receipt and such receipt must show clearly the following notation:   Held in trust for depositors of (name of original receiving warehouse).   b. When the licensed warehouse operator begins to use the alternative warehouse, the licensed warehouse operator must have sufficient net worth under section 203C.6 or provide a deficiency bond or an irrevocable letter of credit to cover the increase in the licensed warehouse operator’s gross capacity.   3. A licensed warehouse operator may transfer grain for storage to another licensed warehouse operator while the warehouse operator receiving such grain has grain stored elsewhere under the provisions of this section.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.39]  86 Acts, ch 1152, §30; 89 Acts, ch 143, §1102  C93, §203C.39  2003 Acts, ch 69, §20; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §116
IA Code § 203C.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203C - WAREHOUSES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|Section 203C.40 - Prioritization of inspections of warehouse operators.

203C.40 Prioritization of inspections of warehouse operators.   The department shall develop a system to prioritize the inspections of warehouse operators provided in section 203C.2. The system of prioritization shall be computed each year based on the risk of loss to the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund caused by the possible insolvency of the warehouse operator. The department shall compute the risk by utilizing an available statistical model to measure the financial condition of warehouse operators. Procedures for utilizing the statistical model shall be adopted by department rules. The statistical model shall be used to provide risk ratings. A risk rating shall be used as a factor by the department to prioritize its inspection schedule. The department may inspect a warehouse operator at any time based on a risk of loss to the fund according to the risk rating. A substantial risk of loss to the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund caused by the possible insolvency of the warehouse operator based on the statistical model shall be good cause.  92 Acts, ch 1239, §77  Referred to in §203C.1, 203C.2
IA Code § 203D.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203D - GRAIN DEPOSITORS AND SELLERS INDEMNIFICATION|Section 203D.2 - Persons participating in fund.

203D.2 Persons participating in fund.   All licensed grain dealers and licensed warehouse operators shall participate in the fund.  86 Acts, ch 1152, §32  C87, §543A.2  87 Acts, ch 147, §11  C93, §203D.2
IA Code § 203D.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203D - GRAIN DEPOSITORS AND SELLERS INDEMNIFICATION|Section 203D.3 - Grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund.

203D.3 Grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund.   1. The grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund is created in the state treasury as a separate account. The general fund of the state is not liable for claims presented against the fund under section 203D.6.   2. The fund consists of all of the following:   a. Participation fees paid to the department by licensed grain dealers and persons applying to be issued a grain dealer’s license as provided in section 203D.3A.   b. Participation fees paid to the department by licensed warehouse operators and persons applying to be issued a warehouse operator’s license as provided in section 203D.3A.   c. Per-bushel fees paid to the department by licensed grain dealers as provided in section 203D.3A.   d. Delinquency penalties.   e. Amounts collected by the state pursuant to legal action on behalf of the fund.   f. Interest, earnings on investments, property, or securities acquired through the use of moneys in the fund.   3. The fiscal year of the fund begins July 1 and ends on June 30. Fiscal quarters of the fund begin July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1. The finances of the fund shall be calculated on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.   4. The moneys collected under this section and deposited in the fund shall be used exclusively to indemnify depositors and sellers as provided in section 203D.6 and to pay the administrative costs of this chapter.   5. All disbursements from the fund shall be paid by the treasurer of state pursuant to vouchers authorized by the department.   6. The administrative costs of this chapter shall be paid from the fund after approval of the costs by the board.  86 Acts, ch 1152, §33  C87, §543A.3  87 Acts, ch 147, §12 – 15; 88 Acts, ch 1148, §3; 89 Acts, ch 143, §903 – 905  C93, §203D.3  2008 Acts, ch 1083, §15; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §79; 2010 Acts, ch 1082, §6, 7  Referred to in §203.2A, 203D.1, 203D.3A, 203D.5
IA Code § 203D.5A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203D - GRAIN DEPOSITORS AND SELLERS INDEMNIFICATION|Section 203D.5A - Lien on licensee’s assets.

203D.5A Lien on licensee’s assets.   The board may enforce a lien attached to assets held by a licensee under chapter 203 or 203C. The lien shall be perfected and enforced pursuant to section 203.12A or 203C.12A.  92 Acts, ch 1239, §78