§ 203.9 — Inspection of premises and records — reconstruction of records

Iowa § 203.9

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 203: GRAIN DEALERS

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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 appropriated 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.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §542.9; 81 Acts, ch 180, §10]