The department may inspect the premises used by any grain dealer in the conduct of the dealer's business at any time, and the books, accounts, records, and papers of every grain dealer which pertain to grain purchases are subject to inspection by the department during ordinary business hours. The department shall cause the business premises and books, accounts, records, and papers of every grain dealer to be inspected 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. The 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 or to a person designated as an enforcement officer under section 203.13 on demand. If there is justification to believe that a person is engaged without a license in the business of a grain dealer in this state, the department may inspect the books, papers, and records of the person which pertain to grain purchases.
If the grain dealer does not maintain a place of business in this state, the department is not required to inspect the business premises of the grain dealer, and the grain dealer shall submit all books, records and papers relating to grain transactions occurring within this state to the department for purposes of an inspection required or permitted under this section at any reasonable time and place, including the offices of the department during regular business hours, as ordered by the department or the administrator of the warehouse bureau.
[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 ~IC93, § 203.9
Referred to in § 203.15, 203.22
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