Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 90 - State Licensed Warehouses and Warehouse Operators › Rule 21-90.16 - Tariffs

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each warehouse operator, at the time of making application for
				a warehouse operator license, shall file a tariff with the bureau. The tariff
				shall be on a form prescribed by the bureau and furnished to the applicant upon
				request. The tariff shall contain rates to be charged for storage, receiving,
				and loadout of stored products. After being properly numbered and dated by the
				bureau, the tariff shall be returned to the licensee for posting in a
				conspicuous location. A copy of the tariff shall be posted in each location
				where grain is weighed and delivered.
(1)
Application of tariff.
The tariff rates applicable to stored products shall be those as contained in
			 the tariff on file with the bureau at the time the product is received for
			 storage. The tariff rates shall be applicable on an annual basis from date of
			 deposit. If a tariff is amended, the charges shall be applied in accordance
			 with subrule 90.16(3). Tariff charges shall cease upon cancellation,
			 expiration, or revocation of a warehouse operator license. Tariff charges shall
			 continue in accordance with the rates as filed by the successor warehouse
			 operator In the determination of the applicable rates to be applied under the
			 successor warehouse operator's tariff, the date of deposit under the new tariff
			 shall be the actual date of deposit. No charges shall apply to grain held for
			 less than 30 days and for which no warehouse receipt has been issued unless the
			 warehouse operator has a posted policy which provides for a shorter time
			 period.
(2)
Supplemental
			 tariff.
The warehouse operator may file with the bureau a supplemental
			 tariff that sets tariff rates for grain meeting special descriptive standards
			 or characteristics. The supplemental tariff shall include the special
			 descriptive standards or characteristics and the rates that will apply to grain
			 meeting those standards or characteristics. The supplemental tariff shall be
			 posted next to the regular warehouse tariff
(3)
Amending tariff.
The
			 warehouse operator may amend a tariff by filing a new tariff with the bureau,
			 including all supplemental tariffs. The amended tariff shall contain rates as
			 specified by the warehouse operator. The previous tariff shall be posted and
			 continue to apply on all products that are received prior to the effective date
			 of the amended tariff until the anniversary date of deposit unless the new
			 tariff is lower, in which case the amended tariff shall beCorne effective
			 immediately. The amended tariff shall apply to any products received after the
			 effective date of the amendment. The amended tariff shall apply to any products
			 stored under the previous tariff on the anniversary date of the storage period.
			 The effective date of the amended tariff will be the date on which the tariff
			 is received by the bureau or a specified later date.
(4)
Documentation of tariff
			 charges.
Documents on which storage is billed, including bushels and
			 type of Cornmodity, must contain a reference to each warehouse receipt or
			 storage document. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
			 203C.2,
			 203C.7,
			 203C.27 and
			 203C.28.