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NC Gen Stat § 106-601 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-601 - Definitions.

 106-601. Definitions.(a) "Cash buyer" means any grain dealer who pays the producer, or his representative at the time of obtaining title, possession or control of grain, the full agreed price of such grain in coin or currency, lawful money of the United States, certified checks, cashier's checks or drafts issued by a bank.(b) "Commissioner" means the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.(c) "Department" means the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(d) "Grain" as used herein shall be construed to include, but not by way of limitation, corn, wheat, rye, oats, sorghum, barley, mixed grain and soybeans.(e) "Grain dealer" means any person owning, controlling or operating an elevator, mill, warehouse or other similar structure or truck or tractor-trailer unit or both who buys, solicits for sale or resale, processes for sale or resale, contracts for storage or exchange, or transfers grain of a North Carolina producer. The term "grain dealer" shall exclude producers or groups of producers buying grain for consumption on their farms.(f) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, syndicate or other legal entity.(g) "Producer" means the owner, tenant or operator of land in this State who has an interest in and receives all or any part of the proceeds from the sale of the grain produced thereon. (1973, c. 665, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-602 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-602 - License required.

 106-602. License required.No person shall act or hold himself out as a grain dealer without first having obtained a license as herein provided. (1973, c. 665, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-603 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-603 - Application for license or renewal thereof.

 106-603. Application for license or renewal thereof.Every grain dealer before transacting business within the State of North Carolina shall on or before July 1, 1974, and annually on or before June 15 of each year thereafter, file a written application for a license or for the renewal of a license with the Commissioner. The application shall be on a form furnished by the Commissioner and shall contain the following information:(1) The name and address of the applicant and that of its local agent or agents, if any, and the location of its principal place of business within this State.(2) The kinds of grain the applicant proposes to handle.(3) The type of grain business proposed to be conducted. (1973, c. 665, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-604 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-604 - License fee; bond required; exemption.

 106-604. License fee; bond required; exemption.All applications shall be accompanied by an initial or renewal license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) plus thirty dollars ($30.00) per certificate or decal for each separate buying station or truck and a good and sufficient bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to satisfy the initial license application. A fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be charged for each duplicate license, certificate or decal. "Cash buyers" upon written request to the Commissioner showing proof satisfactory to the Commissioner that the person is a "cash buyer" under this Article shall be exempted from the bonding requirements of this section. The exemption shall be granted within 20 days of the receipt of the exemption request or unless the Commissioner requests the dealer to provide additional necessary information or unless the request is denied.  (1973, c. 665, s. 4; 1989, c. 544, s. 1; 2013-102, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-605 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-605 - Execution, terms and form of bond; action on bond.

 106-605. Execution, terms and form of bond; action on bond.(a) Such bond shall be signed by the grain dealer and by a company authorized to execute surety bonds in North Carolina and shall be made payable to the State of North Carolina. The bond shall be conditioned on the grain dealer's faithful performance of his duties as a grain dealer and his compliance with this Article, and shall be for the use and benefit of any person from whom the grain dealer has purchased grain and who has not been paid by the grain dealer. The bond shall be given for the period for which the grain dealer's license is issued.(b) Any person claiming to be injured by nonpayment, fraud, deceit, negligence or other misconduct of a grain dealer may institute a suit or suits against said grain dealer and his sureties upon the bond in the name of the State, without any assignment thereof. (1973, c. 665, s. 5; 1979, c. 589, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-606 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-606 - Posting of license; decal on truck, etc.

 106-606. Posting of license; decal on truck, etc.The grain dealer license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business. In the case of a licensee operating a truck or tractor-trailer unit, the licensee is required to have a decal that the license is in effect and that a bond has been filed, such decal to be carried in each truck or tractor-trailer unit used in connection with the purchase of grain from producers. (1973, c. 665, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-607 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-607 - Renewal of license.

 106-607. Renewal of license.Licenses shall be renewed upon application and payment of renewal fees on or before the fifteenth day of June following the date of expiration of any license hereunder issued. Applications received after June 15 of any year shall be subject to a late filing fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) in addition to other applicable fees. (1973, c. 665, s. 7; 1989, c. 544, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-608 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-608 - Disposition of fees.

 106-608. Disposition of fees.All fees payable under this Article shall be collected by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the administration of this Article. (1973, c. 665, s. 8; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-609 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-609 - Records to be kept by dealers; uniform scale ticket.

 106-609. Records to be kept by dealers; uniform scale ticket.It shall be the duty of every person doing business as a grain dealer in this State to keep records of grain transactions for reasonable periods of time and in accordance with good business practices.The Board of Agriculture may, by regulation, require the use of, and prescribe the form of a uniform scale ticket by all grain dealers. (1973, c. 665, s. 9; 1983, c. 482.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-610 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-610 - Grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of license.

 106-610. Grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of license.The Commissioner may refuse to grant or renew any license, may suspend or may revoke any license upon a showing by substantial and competent evidence of any of the following:(1) The dealer has suffered a final money judgment to be entered against him and such judgment remains unsatisfied.(2) The dealer has failed to promptly and properly account and pay for grain.(3) The dealer has failed to keep and maintain business records of his grain transactions as required by this Article.(4) The dealer has engaged in fraudulent or deceptive practices in the transaction of his business as a dealer.(5) The dealer has failed to collect from a producer and remit to the Commissioner of Agriculture such assessments as have been approved by the producers and are required to be collected under the provisions of Article 50 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes.(6) The dealer or applicant has been convicted, pled guilty or nolo contendere within three years in any state or federal court of a crime involving moral turpitude.(7) The dealer has failed either to file the required bond or to keep such bond in force.(8) The applicant has acted or held himself or herself out as a grain dealer without first having obtained a license under the provisions of this Article.(9) The dealer has hired a person who has been convicted of a crime involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in any capacity involving the buying or selling of grain, or the handling of payments for grain.(10) The dealer or applicant has violated any provision of this Article or rules adopted pursuant to this Article.  (1973, c. 665, s. 10; 1979, c. 589, s. 2; 2013-102, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-611 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-611 - Procedure for denial, suspension, or revocation of license; effect of revocation.

 106-611. Procedure for denial, suspension, or revocation of license; effect of revocation.(a) A denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this Article shall be made in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.(b) A license may not be suspended for more than one year. A person whose license is revoked may not obtain another license under this Article until at least two years have elapsed from the date of the final decision revoking the license or, if the decision is appealed, from the date of the final judgment sustaining the revocation. (1973, c. 611, s. 11; c. 1331, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 38.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-612 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-612 - Commissioner's authority to investigate.

 106-612. Commissioner's authority to investigate.In furtherance of any such investigation, inspection or hearing, the Commissioner or his duly authorized agent shall have full authority to make any and all necessary investigations relative to the complaint or matter being investigated; and they shall have free and unimpeded access during normal business hours to all buildings, yards, warehouses, storage and transportation facilities in which grain is kept, stored, handled, or transported, or where records of grain transactions are kept. (1973, c. 665, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-613 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-613 - Rules and regulations.

 106-613. Rules and regulations.The Board of Agriculture may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the administration and enforcement of this Article. (1973, c. 665, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-614 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-614 - Violation a misdemeanor.

 106-614. Violation a misdemeanor.Any person who violates any provision of this Article or any rule or regulation of the Board of Agriculture promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. In case of a continuing violation or violations, each day and each violation occurring constitutes a separate and distinct offense. (1973, c. 665, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 808; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-615 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 53 - Grain Dealers.|§ 106-615 - Operation without license unlawful; injunction for violation.

 106-615. Operation without license unlawful; injunction for violation.It shall be unlawful for any person to be a grain dealer without securing a license as herein provided. In addition to the criminal penalties provided for herein, the Commissioner of Agriculture may apply to any superior court judge and the court may temporarily restrain or preliminarily or permanently enjoin any violation of this Article. (1973, c. 665, s. 15.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-621 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-621 - Definitions.

 106-621. Definitions.For purposes of this Article, the following words or terms shall mean as follows:(1) Adulterated grain: Grain which contains any substance, such as, but not limited to, Captan, carbon tetrachloride, Malathion, Parathion, DDT, Dieldrin, Thiram, Endrin, Heptachlor, Maneb, Methoxychlor, 2, 6-dichloro, 4-nitroaniline, pentachloronitrobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, Demeton, Phorate, Carbophenothion, in excess of the tolerance for human or animal consumption established for such substances by the laws of the State or the regulations of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or both the State and the Department.(2) Commissioner: North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.(3) Grain: Corn, soybeans, milo, barley, oats, rye, and mixtures of them.(4) Grain dealer: Any person owning, controlling or operating an elevator, mill, warehouse or other similar structure or truck or tractor-trailer unit or both who buys, solicits for sale or resale, processes for sale or resale, contracts for storage or exchange or transfers grain after obtaining title to the grain of a North Carolina producer. The term "grain dealer" shall exclude producers, groups of producers, or contract feeders buying grain for consumption in their operations.(5) Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, syndicate or other legal entity. (1975, c. 659, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-622 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-622 - Prohibited acts.

 106-622. Prohibited acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to commit a prohibited act under G.S. 106-122 with adulterated grain as defined in this Article and as the particular grain qualifies as adulterated food under G.S. 106-129. (1975, c. 659, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-623 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-623 - Penalty.

 106-623. Penalty.Any person violating the provisions of this Article shall be subject to the provisions of G.S. 106-123, 106-124 and 106-125. (1975, c. 659, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-624 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-624 - Sign furnished by Commissioner.

 106-624. Sign furnished by Commissioner.It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to cause to be prepared and furnished for a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each to all grain dealers, as defined in this Article, in the State a sign not less than 11 x 15 inches, which shall contain information that it is a violation of law for any person to sell, offer for sale or deliver adulterated grain. Said sign shall also set out the penalties for violation of this Article. Duplicate signs, and replacement for signs lost, stolen, worn or otherwise unusable, shall be purchased from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a fee of five dollars ($5.00) per sign. (1975, c. 659, s. 4; 1989, c. 544, s. 2; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-625 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-625 - Posting of sign.

 106-625. Posting of sign.It shall be the duty of the owner, manager, or person in charge of the elevator, mill, warehouse or other similar structure to post in a conspicuous place, in view of the public, a sign or signs furnished to the grain dealer by the Commissioner pursuant to this Article. (1975, c. 659, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-626 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-626 - Nonposting not a defense.

 106-626. Nonposting not a defense.It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this Article that the sign required to be posted by G.S. 106-625 hereof was not posted on the date of the alleged violation. (1975, c. 659, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-627 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-627 - Determination of adulteration.

 106-627. Determination of adulteration.For purposes of evidence under this Article, the grain dealer or his agent, upon receipt or pending receipt of suspected adulterated grain, may, at his discretion, call any law-enforcement officer to verify the sampling technique, [and] origin of sampled grain and subsequently send or request the law-enforcement officer to send the sample of grain in a sealed package to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for inspection and analysis in order to protect only the chain of evidence.Upon [a] finding by the Department that said sample is adulterated grain, the Department shall notify the grain dealer of the results and return the sample to the original sender in a sealed package. (1975, c. 659, s. 7; 1997-261, s. 66.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-628 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 54 - Adulteration of Grains.|§ 106-628 - Applicability of Article.

 106-628. Applicability of Article.The terms of this Article shall not apply to grain sold, offered for sale or delivered for purposes of planting. (1975, c. 659, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-634 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 55 - North Carolina Bee and Honey Act of 1977.|§ 106-634 - Declaration of policy.

 106-634. Declaration of policy.The General Assembly hereby declares that it is in the public interest to promote and protect the bee and honey industry in North Carolina and to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Board of Agriculture to perform services and conduct activities to promote, improve, and enhance the bee and honey industry in North Carolina particularly relative to small beekeepers; to regulate all bees of the superfamily Apoidea in any stage of development; the causal agents of their disease or disorders, and their pests; to protect the bee and honey industry in North Carolina from bee diseases and disorders and to provide regulatory services in the areas of pollination of plants, honeybee poisonings, thefts, bee management and marketing. (1977, c. 238, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-636 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 55 - North Carolina Bee and Honey Act of 1977.|§ 106-636 - Powers and duties of Commissioner generally.

 106-636. Powers and duties of Commissioner generally.The Commissioner shall promote the bee and honey industry in North Carolina. The Commissioner may perform services, cooperate in research activities, conduct investigations, publish information and cooperate with the beekeeping industry to protect and improve beekeeping in North Carolina. He may work toward enhancing honey plants and improving honeybees. He may investigate thefts of honeybees, equipment or products; cooperate in preventative measures; and assist in prosecution of suspects. (1977, c. 238, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-637 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 55 - North Carolina Bee and Honey Act of 1977.|§ 106-637 - Authority of Board to accept gifts, enter contracts, etc.

 106-637. Authority of Board to accept gifts, enter contracts, etc.The Board is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source for the purpose of promoting and protecting the bee and honey industry. The Board is authorized to issue grants or enter contracts or agreements for the furtherance of the purpose of this Article. (1977, c. 238, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-638 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 55 - North Carolina Bee and Honey Act of 1977.|§ 106-638 - Authority of Board to adopt regulations, standards, etc.

 106-638. Authority of Board to adopt regulations, standards, etc.The Board may adopt regulations and set procedures for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article. The Board may adopt minimum standards for colony strength and disease tolerance levels for hives rented for pollination of crops, and the Commissioner shall certify hives meeting those standards. The Board may adopt regulations to regulate or prohibit entrance into North Carolina of bees or regulated articles to protect the bee and honey industry from bee diseases, disorders, overcrowding of honey pasture, or other encroachments deemed by the Board not to be in the best interest of the beekeepers of North Carolina. The Board may adopt regulations relating to, but shall not be limited to, providing for inspection of bees; and surveying and developing regulations to control, eradicate, abate, prevent exposure to, or prevent the introduction of or movement into or within North Carolina of bee diseases, disorders, pests or enemies of bees; or products that are a threat to beekeeping in North Carolina. The diseases, disorders, and products regulated shall include, but not be confined to bee diseases, poisons, bee pests, pollen, causal agents of disease, bee parasites and predators and toxic substances. The Board may regulate undesirable species or strains of bees including but not limited to Brazilian or African strains of bees. Regulations may include articles, exposed to infection or infestation, bees, honey, honeycomb, beeswax, beeswax refuse, royal jelly, containers, and beekeeping equipment to include sale, exposure and shipment of said and like items. The Board may adopt regulations governing beeyards or sites of commercial beekeepers. The Board is authorized to adopt regulations and set fees for extra or special inspections, issuance of certificates, permits, registrations, and regulatory activities. (1977, c. 238, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-639 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 55 - North Carolina Bee and Honey Act of 1977.|§ 106-639 - Regulations for control and prevention of diseases and disorders.

 106-639. Regulations for control and prevention of diseases and disorders.The Board may adopt regulations and procedures for the disposition of bees infected or infested with diseases or disorders, beekeeping equipment, and other regulated articles kept or moved in violation of this Article and pursuant regulations. Such regulations may authorize the Commissioner to quarantine, destroy, confiscate, or otherwise dispose of, eradicate, establish cleanup areas, and require owners to disinfect, fumigate, treat with drugs, or destroy bees or articles at their own expense or to take measures to eradicate bee diseases or disorders.The Board shall have authority to either allow, require, or forbid use of drugs in the control of bee diseases or disorders, and may define as infested or infected symptomless carriers of a disease or disorder, declare bees that have been treated with disease-masking drugs to be infested or infected, and consider bees or articles which have been exposed to a disease or disorder to be infected or infested.The Board may also adopt regulations governing beeswax salvage operations and honey house sanitation for disease prevention. (1977, c. 238, s. 6.)