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IA Code § 202C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 202C - FEEDER PIG DEALERS|Section 202C.2 - Evidence of financial responsibility — requirements.

202C.2 Evidence of financial responsibility — requirements.   1. A dealer shall provide the department with evidence of financial responsibility as required by the department. The evidence of financial responsibility shall consist of a surety bond furnished by a surety or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution.   2. The evidence of financial responsibility shall be provided to the department before the dealer’s license is issued or renewed pursuant to section 163.30.   3. The amount of the evidence of financial responsibility shall be established by rules which shall be adopted by the department. Unless the department otherwise has good cause, the rules shall be based upon the volume of sales reported by the dealer to the United States department of agriculture grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration. However, the evidence of financial responsibility shall not be for less than five thousand dollars or for more than twenty-five thousand dollars. The department may increase the amount of the evidence of financial responsibility for a dealer upon a showing of good cause.   4. The evidence of financial responsibility must be conditioned upon the dealer’s faithful performance of the terms and conditions of the sales agreement. The surety’s or issuer’s liability extends to each such sales agreement executed while the surety bond or letter of credit is in force and until performance or the rescission of the sales agreement.   5. The evidence of financial responsibility shall be continuous in nature until canceled by the surety or issuer. The surety or issuer shall provide at least ninety days’ notice in writing to the dealer and the department indicating the surety’s or issuer’s intent to cancel the surety bond or letter of credit and the effective date of the cancellation. The dealer shall have sixty days from the date of receipt of the surety’s or issuer’s notice of cancellation to file a replacement. However, the surety or issuer remains liable for damages arising from sales agreements which were executed during the effective period of the evidence of financial responsibility.  2003 Acts, ch 90, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1095, §3, 6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §163.30
IA Code § 202C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 202C - FEEDER PIG DEALERS|Section 202C.3 - Surety or issuer — liability.

202C.3 Surety or issuer — liability.   1. The purchaser may bring a legal action arising from the breach of a sales agreement against the surety on the bond or issuer on the irrevocable letter of credit in the purchaser’s own name in district court to recover any damages as allowed by law. The purchaser may also be awarded interest as determined pursuant to section 668.13, beginning from the date that the sales agreement was executed. The purchaser may also be awarded court costs and reasonable attorney fees, which shall be taxed as part of the costs of the legal action.   2. The aggregate liability of the surety or issuer due to a breach of a sales agreement shall not exceed the amount of the evidence of financial responsibility.   3. A legal action brought by a purchaser against the surety on the bond or the issuer of the irrevocable letter of credit shall be brought not later than one hundred eighty days after the date that the dealer delivers the feeder pigs to the purchaser pursuant to the sales agreement.  2003 Acts, ch 90, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1095, §4, 6
IA Code § 202C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 202C - FEEDER PIG DEALERS|Section 202C.4 - Departmental rules.

202C.4 Departmental rules.   The department shall adopt rules as required to administer this chapter, including but not limited to rules providing for amounts of evidence of financial responsibility, qualifications for a surety or financial institution, procedures for filing evidence of financial responsibility, including replacement bonds or letters of credit, requirements for the cancellation of the evidence of financial responsibility, and the liability of a surety or issuer after cancellation.  2003 Acts, ch 90, §5
IA Code § 203.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.2 - Powers and duties of the department.

203.2 Powers and duties of the department.   The department may exercise general supervision over the business operations of grain dealers. The supervisory and regulatory powers authorized by this chapter shall be the responsibility of the warehouse bureau of the department. The department may inspect or cause to be inspected any grain dealer operating in this state and may require the filing of reports pertaining to the operation of the dealer’s business. The department shall adopt rules to provide for the efficient administration and regulation of the provisions of this chapter, and may designate an employee of the department to act for the department in any details connected with such administration, including the issuance of licenses and approval of grain dealers’ bonds in the name of the department.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.2]  89 Acts, ch 143, §101  C93, §203.2
IA Code § 203.2A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.2A - Grain purchasers who are not licensed grain dealers — special notice requirements.

203.2A Grain purchasers who are not licensed grain dealers — special notice requirements.   1. This section applies to a person who is not required to be issued a license as a grain dealer pursuant to section 203.3. The person shall not purchase grain from a producer for purposes of resale, milling, feeding, or processing.   2. Subsection 1 does not apply to any of the following:   a. A person who purchases less than fifty thousand bushels of grain from all producers in the twelve months prior to purchasing grain from the producer.   b. A person who provides notice to the producer as provided in subsection 3.   3. a. The notice must be in the following form:  ATTENTION TO PRODUCERS:   The person purchasing this grain is not a licensed grain dealer and this is not a covered transaction eligible for indemnification from the grain dealers and sellers indemnity fund as provided in Iowa Code section 203D.3   b. The notice must be provided to the producer prior to or at the time of the purchase. The notice may appear on a separate statement or as part of a document received by the producer, including a contract or receipt, as required by the department.   c. The notice must appear in a printed boldface font in at least ten point type.  99 Acts, ch 106, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §87
IA Code § 203.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.4 - Participation in indemnity fund required.

203.4 Participation in indemnity fund required.   A grain dealer licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to section 203.3 shall participate in and comply with the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund provided in chapter 203D.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.4; 81 Acts, ch 180, §5]  86 Acts, ch 1006, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1152, §5  C93, §203.4  2003 Acts, ch 69, §3
IA Code § 203.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.6 - Fees.

203.6 Fees.   The department shall charge the following fees for deposit in the general fund:   1. a. For the issuance or renewal of a license required under section 203.3, and for any inspection of a grain dealer, the fee shall be determined on the basis of all bushels of grain purchased during the grain dealer’s previous fiscal year according to the grain dealer’s financial statement required in section 203.3. The fee shall be calculated according to the following schedule:   (1) If the total number of bushels purchased is thirty-five thousand or less, the license fee is sixty-six dollars and the inspection fee is eighty-three dollars.   (2) If the total number of bushels purchased is more than thirty-five thousand, but not more than two hundred fifty thousand, the license fee is one hundred sixteen dollars and the inspection fee is one hundred twenty-five dollars.   (3) If the total number of bushels purchased is more than two hundred fifty thousand, but not more than five hundred thousand, the license fee is one hundred sixty-six dollars and the inspection fee is one hundred ninety-one dollars.   (4) If the total number of bushels purchased is more than five hundred thousand, but not more than one million, the license fee is two hundred ninety-one dollars and the inspection fee is two hundred forty-nine dollars.   (5) If the total number of bushels purchased is more than one million, but not more than one million eight hundred fifty thousand, the license fee is four hundred ninety-eight dollars and the inspection fee is three hundred seven dollars.   (6) If the total number of bushels purchased is more than one million eight hundred fifty thousand, but not more than three million two hundred thousand, the license fee is seven hundred six dollars and the inspection fee is three hundred seventy-four dollars.   (7) If the total number of bushels purchased is more than three million two hundred thousand, the license fee is nine hundred fifty-five dollars and the inspection fee is four hundred forty dollars.   b. If the applicant did not purchase grain in the applicant’s previous fiscal year, the applicant shall pay the fee specified in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1). If during the licensee’s fiscal year the number of bushels of grain actually purchased exceeds thirty-five thousand, the licensee shall notify the department and the license and inspection fee shall be adjusted accordingly. Subsequent adjustments shall be made as necessary. An applicant may elect licensing in any category of this subsection. Fees for new licenses issued for less than a full year shall be prorated from the date of application.   2. For an amendment to a license, the fee is ten dollars.   3. For a duplicate license, the fee is five dollars.   4. For reinstatement of a license the fee is fifty dollars.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.6; 81 Acts, ch 180, §7, 32]  83 Acts, ch 18, §2; 83 Acts, ch 175, §3, 4; 84 Acts, ch 1100, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §59  C93, §203.6  2009 Acts, ch 41, §215  Referred to in §203.5
IA Code § 203.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.7 - Posting of license.

203.7 Posting of license.   The grain dealer’s license shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the place of business. A grain dealer’s license is not transferable.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.7; 81 Acts, ch 180, §8]  83 Acts, ch 18, §3  C93, §203.7
IA Code § 203.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.8 - Payment.

203.8 Payment.   1. a. A grain dealer licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to section 203.3 shall pay the purchase price to the seller for grain upon delivery or demand by the seller, but not later than thirty days after delivery by the seller unless in accordance with the terms of a credit-sale contract that satisfies the requirements of this chapter. The department shall adopt rules for payment by check and electronic funds transfer.   b. A grain dealer licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to section 203.3 shall not hold a check for the purchase of grain more than five days after the grain dealer issues a check to the seller. After that date, the grain dealer shall deliver the check in person or by mail to the seller’s last known address.   2. As used in this section:   a. “Delivery” means the transfer of title to and possession of grain by a seller to a grain dealer or to another person in accordance with the agreement of the seller and the grain dealer.   b. “Payment” means the actual payment or tender of payment by a grain dealer to a seller of the agreed purchase price, or in the case of disputes as to sales of grain, the undisputed portion of the purchase price without reduction for any separate claim of the grain dealer against the seller.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.8; 81 Acts, ch 180, §9]  C93, §203.8  96 Acts, ch 1030, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §4  Referred to in §203.12B  See §203.15
IA Code § 203.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.9 - Inspection of premises and records — reconstruction of records.

203.9 Inspection of premises and records — reconstruction of records.   1. The department may inspect the premises used by any grain dealer in the conduct of the dealer’s business at any time. The department may inspect a grain dealer’s records that pertain to grain transactions during ordinary business hours. The department shall inspect a grain dealer’s records at least once each eighteen-month period without justification. The department shall prioritize inspections based on the system provided in section 203.22. The department may use a risk rating produced by a statistical model provided in section 203.22 as justification to conduct an inspection. A transporter of grain in transit shall possess bills of lading or other documents covering the grain, and shall present them to any law enforcement officer on demand. If there is justification to believe that a grain dealer is engaged without a license as required pursuant to section 203.3, the department may inspect the grain dealer’s records which pertain to grain transactions at any time.   2. If a grain dealer does not maintain a place of business in this state, the department is not required to inspect the grain dealer’s records. A grain dealer shall submit the grain dealer’s records relating to grain transactions occurring within this state to the department for purposes of an inspection as provided in this section at any reasonable time and place, including the offices of the department during regular business hours, as ordered by the department.   3. A grain dealer shall keep complete and accurate records. A grain dealer shall keep records for the previous six years. If the grain dealer’s records are incomplete or inaccurate, the department may reconstruct the grain dealer’s records in order to determine whether the grain dealer is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The department may charge the grain dealer the actual cost for reconstructing the grain dealer’s records, which shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2.   4. The department may suspend or revoke the license of a grain dealer for failing to consent to a departmental inspection or cooperate with the department during an inspection as provided in this chapter.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.9; 81 Acts, ch 180, §10]  84 Acts, ch 1224, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1152, §6; 89 Acts, ch 143, §101; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §60  C93, §203.9  2003 Acts, ch 69, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §89  Referred to in §203.11, 203.15, 203.22
IA Code § 203.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.10 - Action affecting a license.

203.10 Action affecting a license.   1. The cessation of a grain dealer’s license occurs from any of the following:   a. The revocation of the license by the department as provided in subsection 2.   b. The cancellation of the license as provided in section 203.5.   c. The expiration of the license according to the terms of the license as provided in this chapter, including a rule adopted in accordance with this chapter pursuant to chapter 17A.   2. The department may issue an order to suspend or revoke the license of a grain dealer who violates a provision of this chapter, including a rule adopted in accordance with this chapter pursuant to chapter 17A.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.10]  86 Acts, ch 1152, §7; 89 Acts, ch 143, §101  C93, §203.10  2003 Acts, ch 69, §6; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §90; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §33; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §36  Referred to in §203.12B, 203D.6
IA Code § 203.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.11 - Penalties — injunctions.

203.11 Penalties — injunctions.   1. A person who knowingly submits false information to or knowingly withholds information from the department or any of its employees when required to be submitted or maintained under this chapter, commits a fraudulent practice.   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 grain dealer without a license as required in section 203.3.   (2) Obstructs an inspection of the person’s business premises or records required to be kept by a grain dealer pursuant to section 203.9.   (3) Uses a scale ticket or credit-sale contract in violation of this chapter or a requirement 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 grain dealer, 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 an injunction in an action brought by the department or the attorney general upon request by the department.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.11; 81 Acts, ch 180, §11]  92 Acts, ch 1239, §61  C93, §203.11  2003 Acts, ch 69, §7
IA Code § 203.11A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.11A - Civil penalties.

203.11A Civil penalties.   1. The department shall establish, by rule, civil penalties which may be administratively or judicially assessed against a grain dealer 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 a 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, §5  Referred to in §203.11B
IA Code § 203.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.12 - Claims — cessation of a license and notice of license revocation.

203.12 Claims — cessation of a license and notice of license revocation.   1. Upon the cessation of a grain dealer license by revocation, cancellation, or expiration, any claim for the purchase price of grain against the grain dealer shall be made in writing and filed with the grain dealer and with the issuer of a deficiency bond or of an irrevocable letter of credit and with the department within one hundred twenty days after the date of the cessation. A failure to make this timely claim relieves the issuer and the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund provided in chapter 203D of all obligations to the claimant.   2. Upon the revocation of a grain dealer license, the department shall cause notice of the revocation to be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the state of Iowa and in a newspaper of general circulation within the county of the grain dealer’s principal place of business when that dealer’s principal place of business is located in the state of Iowa. The notice shall state the name and address of the grain dealer and the effective date of revocation. The notice shall also state that any claims against the grain dealer shall be made in writing and sent by ordinary mail or delivered personally within one hundred twenty days after revocation to the grain dealer, to the issuer of a deficiency bond or of an irrevocable letter of credit, and to the department, and the notice shall state that the failure to make a timely claim does not relieve the grain dealer from liability to the claimant.  [C79, 81, §542.12]  86 Acts, ch 1152, §8  C93, §203.12  2012 Acts, ch 1095, §91  Referred to in §203D.6
IA Code § 203.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.13 - Enforcement officers.

203.13 Enforcement officers. Repealed by  2003 Acts, ch 69, §21  .
IA Code § 203.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.14 - No obligation of state.

203.14 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 to any agreement or undertaking to which the provisions of this chapter relate.  [C79, 81, §542.14]  C93, §203.14
IA Code § 203.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 203 - GRAIN DEALERS|Section 203.16 - Confidentiality of records.

203.16 Confidentiality of records.   Notwithstanding chapter 22, all financial statements of grain dealers 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 203C.   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 court order.   5. Disclosure to law enforcement agencies in regard to the detection and prosecution of public offenses.   6. When released to a bonding company approved by the department, or released to the United States department of agriculture or any of its 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, §13]  C83, §542.16  83 Acts, ch 101, §1; 89 Acts, ch 143, §601  C93, §203.16  99 Acts, ch 106, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 55, §23, 38  Referred to in §203.11B, 203D.4