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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 203.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 The department may inspect the premises used by any grain 1 4 dealer in the conduct of the dealer's business at any time, 1 5 and the books, accounts, records, and papers of every grain 1 6 dealerwhich pertain to grain purchasesare subject to 1 7 inspection by the department during ordinary business hours. 1 8 The department shall cause the business premises and books, 1 9 accounts, records, and papers of every grain dealer to be 1 10 inspected at least once each eighteen-month period without 1 11 justification. The department shall prioritize inspections 1 12 based on the system provided in section 203.22. The 1 13 department may use a risk rating produced by a statistical 1 14 model provided in section 203.22 as justification to conduct 1 15 an inspection. The transporter of grain in transit shall 1 16 possess bills of lading or other documents covering the grain, 1 17 and shall present them to any law enforcement officer or to a 1 18 person designated as an enforcement officer under section 1 19 203.13 on demand. If there is justification to believe that a 1 20 person is engaged without a license in the business of a grain 1 21 dealer in this state, the department may inspect the books, 1 22 papers, and records of the person which pertain to grain 1 23 purchases. 1 24 Sec. 2. Section 203.15, subsection 7, paragraph c, 1 25 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1997, is amended to read as 1 26 follows: 1 27 A bond filed with the department under this paragraph shall 1 28 not be canceled by the issuer on less than ninety days notice 1 29 by certified mail to the department and the principal, unless 1 30 the bond is being replaced with another bond and evidence of 1 31 the new bond is filed with the department at the time of the 1 32 cancellation of the bond on file. When the department 1 33 receives notice from an issuer that it has canceled the bond, 1 34 the department shall automatically suspend the grain dealer's 1 35 license if a replacement bond is not received by the 2 1 department within sixty days of the issuance of the notice of 2 2 cancellation. The department shall cause an inspection of the 2 3 licensed grain dealer immediately at the end of the sixty-day 2 4 period. If a replacement bond is not filed within another 2 5 thirty days following the suspension, the grain dealer license 2 6 shall be automatically revoked. When a license is revoked, 2 7 the department shall provide notice of the revocation by 2 8 ordinary mail to the last known address of each holder of an 2 9 outstanding credit-sale contract and all known sellers. 2 10 EXPLANATION 2 11 The bill amends chapter 203 providing for the regulation of 2 12 grain dealers required to be licensed by the department of 2 13 agriculture and land stewardship. 2 14 The bill amends a provision allowing the department to 2 15 inspect the records of the grain dealer, by eliminating a 2 16 requirement that the record must pertain to a grain purchase. 2 17 The bill amends a provision requiring the filing of a bond 2 18 by a grain dealer. Specifically, it provides that an issuer 2 19 of the bond is not required to notify the department of the 2 20 cancellation of a bond, if the grain dealer files a 2 21 replacement bond with the department. 2 22 LSB 2479SV 77 2 23 da/sc/14
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