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MT Code § 80-4-537 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Warehouse Operators|80-4-537. Examination of stored agricultural commodities

  80-4-537. Examination of stored agricultural commodities. A department inspector may examine at any reasonable time during ordinary business hours any stored agricultural commodity and all parts of any warehouse if the warehouse or the agricultural commodities stored in the warehouse are not endangered by the inspections. Each warehouse operator or the operator's agent shall furnish safe and reasonable access to facilities for the examination.   History: En. Sec. 44, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 452, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2587, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-4-539 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Warehouse Operators|80-4-539. Inspection by department

  80-4-539. Inspection by department. (1) The department may investigate any warehouse operator who has applied for or who had previously been issued a license and may inspect the operator's warehouse for purposes of determining compliance with this part and rules of the department.   (2) The department may investigate any warehouse operator or inspect any warehouse that it has reasonable cause to believe is operating in violation of this part and rules of the department.   History: En. Sec. 46, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 452, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2588, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-4-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-602. License fees

  80-4-602. License fees. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the department shall collect an annual fee of $232 per facility for each commodity dealer license.   (2) If, after evaluation of the commodity dealer/public warehouse operator program, the department determines that revenue from license fees is inadequate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the department may by rule increase the license fees, but the fee may not exceed $500 for a facility.   (3) The license fee for a commodity dealer who is licensed as a seed dealer under 80-5-130(4) is $100 a year if the majority of the dealer's annual expenditures for agricultural commodities is for agricultural seed intended for resale as agricultural seed.   (4) All fees collected under this section must be placed in the commodity dealer/public warehouse operators account.   History: En. Sec. 48, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 620, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 452, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-603. License issuance -- renewal -- expiration

  80-4-603. License issuance -- renewal -- expiration. (1) The department shall issue a license when the applicant has filed the application and complied with the terms and conditions of this part and the rules of the department.   (2) A commodity dealer's license may be renewed annually by submitting all required licensing documents.   (3) A commodity dealer's license that has expired may be reinstated by the department upon receipt of all licensing documents required and a penalty fee in the amount of $50 if the document is filed within 30 days from the date of expiration of the commodity dealer's license. At no time during the 30-day period or thereafter may the person act as a commodity dealer. All license applications received after the 30-day penalty period must be considered original applications.   (4) A commodity dealer's license is not transferable.   (5) Any partnership with a partner or any corporation that has an officer, director, or majority stockholder owning at least 10% of issued stock who has had a license revoked under this part or the United States Warehouse Act is subject to the provisions of 80-4-421.   History: En. Sec. 49, Ch. 539, L. 1983.
MT Code § 80-4-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-604. Bonding requirement amounts -- cancellation

  80-4-604. Bonding requirement amounts -- cancellation. (1) An applicant for a license to operate as a commodity dealer shall, before a license may be issued, file with the department a surety bond or its equivalent, as established by department rule, payable to the state.   (2) Except as provided in 80-4-601(5)(b) and subsection (3) of this section:   (a) the bond for a commodity dealer may not exceed 2% of the value of the agricultural commodities purchased by the commodity dealer from the producer during the previous 12-month period;   (b) the bond for all new applicants is 2% of the estimated value of all agricultural commodities to be purchased during the coming 12-month period; and   (c) the minimum amount of bond required by any commodity dealer is $20,000 and the maximum is prescribed in 80-4-405.   (3) (a) A commodity dealer acting as a broker and contracting or otherwise conducting business with a commodity dealer licensed in Montana shall post the minimum amount of bond pursuant to subsection (2)(c).   (b) A commodity dealer acting as a broker and contracting or otherwise conducting business with a buyer not licensed as a commodity dealer in Montana shall:   (i) post the maximum amount of bond required by 80-4-405; and   (ii) be held jointly liable with the buyer for failure to comply with terms of a written contract or failure to pay for a commodity purchase under an oral agreement pursuant to 80-4-612.   (4) A surety shall notify the commodity dealer and the department by certified mail at least 60 days prior to the cancellation of the bond. A commodity dealer's bond filed with the department is continuous until canceled by the surety upon 60 days' notice; however, cancellation does not terminate any liability of the surety incurred prior to the date of cancellation.   History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 578, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 299, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 452, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 175, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 302, L. 2019.
MT Code § 80-4-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-605. Posting of license

  80-4-605. Posting of license. The commodity dealer's license must be posted in a conspicuous location at the dealer's place of business. A duplicate commodity dealer's license must be posted at each location at which records are maintained for transactions of the commodity dealer and also within each truck operated by the dealer in the state.   History: En. Sec. 51, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2589, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-4-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-606. Inspection of premises, books, and records

  80-4-606. Inspection of premises, books, and records. (1) The department may at any reasonable time inspect the premises and records of any commodity dealer used in the conduct of the commodity dealer's business. A commodity dealer shall, upon request of the director, furnish to the department at any reasonable time and place all books, accounts, records, and papers relating to agricultural commodity transactions within the state, including those pertaining to the collecting, reporting, and paying of authorized assessments pursuant to Title 80, chapter 4 or 11.   (2) A commodity dealer shall retain and maintain the records provided for in subsection (1) for a period of 5 years from the date of the transaction.   (3) If there exists good cause to believe that a person is doing business as a commodity dealer without a license, the department may inspect the books, papers, and records of the person that pertain to agricultural commodity purchases.   History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 131, L. 2005.
MT Code § 80-4-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-607. Insufficient checks -- prohibition

  80-4-607. Insufficient checks -- prohibition. No person engaged in business as a commodity dealer may draw or deliver any check, draft, or order for payment of money upon any bank for the purchase of agricultural commodities when at the time of drawing or delivery the maker or drawer does not have sufficient funds or has failed to arrange for credit with the bank or depository for payment in full upon presentation of the check, draft, or order for payment of money. The word "credit" as used in this section means an arrangement or understanding with the bank or depository for payment of the check, draft, or order.   History: En. Sec. 53, Ch. 539, L. 1983.
MT Code § 80-4-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-608. Payment of purchase price -- definitions

  80-4-608. Payment of purchase price -- definitions. (1) A person required to be licensed as a commodity dealer shall pay 90% of the purchase price to the owner or the owner's agent for agricultural commodities upon delivery and demand by the owner or agent and the remaining 10% not later than 30 days after delivery by the owner or agent unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties. Title to agricultural commodities sold to a commodity dealer under this section transfers to the commodity dealer upon physical delivery of the commodity.   (2) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Delivery" means the transfer by the seller of title to and possession of agricultural commodities to the commodity dealer or to another person in accordance with the agreement between the seller and the commodity dealer.   (b) "Payment" means the actual payment or tender of payment of the agreed purchase price by the commodity dealer to the seller.   History: En. Sec. 54, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 452, L. 1993.
MT Code § 80-4-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-609. through 80-4-611 reserved

  80-4-609 through 80-4-611 reserved.
MT Code § 80-4-612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-612. Commodity dealer defaults -- remedies

  80-4-612. Commodity dealer defaults -- remedies. (1) If the department finds that a commodity dealer has failed to comply with the terms of a written contract or has failed to pay for a commodity purchase under an oral agreement in the manner and within the time provided in 80-4-608, the department may petition the district court of the first judicial district, Lewis and Clark County, for an order authorizing the department to seize and take possession of:   (a) any agricultural commodities in the facilities owned, operated, or controlled by the commodity dealer;   (b) all books, papers, and property used in connection with the operation of the commodity dealer business; and   (c) any material that pertains in any way to that business.   (2) If during or after an audit or at any other time the department has evidence that the commodity dealer is insolvent or is unable to satisfy the claims of all commodity dealer creditors covered by the bond, the department may petition the district court of the first judicial district, Lewis and Clark County, for the appointment of the department to operate or liquidate the business of the commodity dealer.   (3) All necessary expenses incurred by the department in carrying out the provisions of this part may be recovered at the discretion of the department from:   (a) the bond;   (b) the assets of the licensee;   (c) the agricultural commodities delivered for purchase but not yet paid for; or   (d) in a separate civil action brought by the department in the first judicial district court.   (4) The department is authorized to include as part of the recoverable expenses the cost of adequate liability insurance necessary to protect the department, its officers, and others engaged in carrying out the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 299, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 452, L. 1993.
MT Code § 80-4-613 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-613. Records

  80-4-613. Records. (1) A commodity dealer shall provide evidence of delivery, such as scale tickets, for all agricultural commodities purchased from a producer.   (2) A commodity dealer shall keep daily position records or their equivalent showing purchases, deliveries, or payments to producers.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 299, L. 1991.
MT Code § 80-4-614 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 6. Agricultural Commodity Dealers|80-4-614. Claims on bond by injured person

  80-4-614. Claims on bond by injured person. A person injured by the breach of an obligation for which the bond is given may file a claim with the department. Claims will be accepted only from producers and for agricultural commodities grown in Montana.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 299, L. 1991.
MT Code § 80-4-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-701. Official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers -- designation of seasonal inspection points -- assignment of inspectors

  80-4-701. Official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers -- designation of seasonal inspection points -- assignment of inspectors. (1) The department shall provide inspectors, samplers, and weighers to enforce this part. At all inspection points designated by the department, the department shall provide sufficient official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers to inspect and weigh all agricultural commodities subject to state inspection.   (2) The department may, during the grain-marketing season, appoint inspectors to visit the grain-growing districts to investigate the grading, dockage, and weighing of grain and to enforce the rules of the department.   (3) Expenditures for the inspection and weighing at the points designated by the department may not exceed total fee receipts at those points.   History: En. Sec. 55, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-702. Qualifications of official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers

  80-4-702. Qualifications of official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers. Official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers must be qualified in accordance with the Grain Standards Act. Official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers may not be directly or indirectly interested in the handling, sorting, shipping, purchasing, or selling of agricultural commodities, grain, or grain commodities.   History: En. Sec. 56, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-703. Penalty for misconduct

  80-4-703. Penalty for misconduct. (1) An official agricultural commodity inspector, sampler, or weigher who is guilty of neglect of duty, who knowingly or carelessly inspects, samples, or weighs agricultural commodities improperly, or who directly or indirectly accepts any money or other consideration for neglect of duty or improper performance of duty is guilty of official misconduct and is punishable as provided in 45-7-401.   (2) A person who improperly influences or attempts to improperly influence an official agricultural commodity inspector, sampler, or weigher in the performance of the inspector's, sampler's, or weigher's duties is guilty of bribery and is punishable as provided in 45-7-101.   (3) Upon conviction of an offense described in subsection (1), an official agricultural commodity inspector, sampler, or weigher must be removed by the department pursuant to procedures established by department rule.   History: En. Sec. 57, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-704. Establishment of standard agricultural commodity grades

  80-4-704. Establishment of standard agricultural commodity grades. (1) The department may by rule establish standard grades to apply to all agricultural commodities for which a United States department of agriculture grade has not been established and that are bought by commodity dealers and stored or handled by warehouses in this state. The department shall adopt as state grade and dockage standards all grades for agricultural commodities established by the United States department of agriculture. For purposes of this chapter, any reference to a grade also includes a reference to a protein analysis or any other factor provided by department rule if the analysis affects the purchase price.   (2) Agricultural commodity standards adopted by the department do not apply to agricultural commodities contracted for before the effective date of the adoption of the standards.   History: En. Sec. 58, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-705. Rules governing dockage -- sample inspection

  80-4-705. Rules governing dockage -- sample inspection. The department shall adopt rules governing the dockage on inferior grades, which shall apply in all executory contracts entered into after their adoption. If the purchase price depends on terminal weight or grade, the rules control the dockage insofar as dockage affects the purchase price. The department shall also provide for sample inspection of agricultural commodities, adopt rules governing sample inspection, and provide that the sample inspection, when made, is final.   History: En. Sec. 59, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-706. Special inspection of agricultural commodities

  80-4-706. Special inspection of agricultural commodities. (1) If agricultural commodities are sold based on Montana grade and are to be shipped from places not provided with state inspection, the buyer, seller, or person making the delivery may have the agricultural commodities inspected by notifying an inspector, who shall have them inspected. After inspection, the inspector shall issue, on request of the buyer, seller, or person delivering the agricultural commodity, an inspector's certificate showing the grade of the agricultural commodity. The person calling for the inspection shall pay a reasonable fee fixed by department rule.   (2) An agricultural commodity that is shipped to points in this state where no inspection is maintained may be inspected on request of either the buyer or seller, and a certificate may be issued showing the grade of the agricultural commodity. The charge for the service must at least equal the entire cost of providing it and must be paid by the party calling for the inspection.   History: En. Sec. 60, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-707. Repealed

  80-4-707. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 76, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 61, Ch. 539, L. 1983.
MT Code § 80-4-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-708. Examination of agricultural commodity cars or trucks at destination

  80-4-708. Examination of agricultural commodity cars or trucks at destination. (1) An official agricultural commodity inspector, sampler, or weigher, before opening the doors or lids of a car or truck containing agricultural commodities upon its arrival at any of the places designated by the department for inspection, shall first ascertain the condition of the car or truck and determine whether any leakages have occurred while the car or truck was in transit, determine whether the doors or lids were properly secured and sealed at the point of shipment, and make a record of those facts in all cases, giving seal numbers.   (2) After examinations have been made, the official agricultural commodity inspector, sampler, or weigher shall securely close and reseal the opened doors or lids, using the special seal of the department.   (3) A record must be kept by the official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, or weighers of all original seals broken, the number of seals, and the date when broken. An official agricultural commodity inspector, sampler, or weigher shall break the seal, weigh, and superintend the loading of all cars or trucks of agricultural commodities subject to inspection. Any other person who breaks the seal or officially weighs the cars or trucks of agricultural commodities is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 62, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-4-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-709. Protein testing laboratory

  80-4-709. Protein testing laboratory. (1) The department shall maintain an official protein testing laboratory so designated by the Grain Standards Act.   (2) No other laboratory may officially certify the grade or protein content of grain unless the laboratory is licensed by the department under rules adopted by the department.   (3) The department shall by rule determine the standards of analysis controlling all other official protein testing laboratories in this state.   (4) The department may by rule determine the form of protein certificates issued by it.   History: En. Sec. 63, Ch. 539, L. 1983.
MT Code § 80-4-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-710. Repealed

  80-4-710. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 76, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 64, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 452, L. 1993.
MT Code § 80-4-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities|Part 7. Inspection and Grading|80-4-712. through 80-4-720 reserved

  80-4-712 through 80-4-720 reserved.