South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 45 - Grain Buyers
Section 49-45-7 - Application for license--Contents--Issuance or denial--Multiple warehouses of licensee.

49-45-7. Application for license--Contents--Issuance or denial--Multiple warehouses of licensee.
An application for a grain buyer license shall be filed with the commission and shall be in a form prescribed by the commission. The application shall set forth the name of each owner or principal in the management of the business and shall contain financial information depicting the financial condition of the business at the time of application. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall include the name of the president, secretary, and treasurer of the corporation. The application shall also include the location of the principal office or place of business and any additional place of business of the applicant. The application shall contain the affirmation statement set forth in §22-29-9.1. The application shall be signed by the owner, managing partner, or chief executive officer of the applicant and shall be notarized.
Upon receipt of an application and sufficient bond as required by §49-45-9, the commission may grant the license applied for or may, for good cause shown and after notice and an opportunity for hearing, deny the issuance of the license.
If a grain buyer has more than one grain buying facility in the same municipality, only one license is required for all the grain buying facilities.

Source: SL 1985, ch 376, §72; SL 1994, ch 359, §7; SL 2008, ch 251, §5; SL 2013, ch 238, §10, eff. Apr. 1, 2013; SL 2017, ch 200, §5.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 45 - Grain Buyers

Section 49-45-1 - Grain buyer's license--Penalty--Civil fine.

Section 49-45-1.1 - Definitions.

Section 49-45-3 - Expiration, revocation, and suspension of license--Appeal.

Section 49-45-6 - Supervision of grain buyers--Promulgation of rules.

Section 49-45-7 - Application for license--Contents--Issuance or denial--Multiple warehouses of licensee.

Section 49-45-7.1 - Classes of grain buyer's license.

Section 49-45-8 - Fee for license application--Waiver.

Section 49-45-9 - Bond requirements--Violation as misdemeanor--Amount.

Section 49-45-9.1 - Filing of financial documents in lieu of bond.

Section 49-45-10 - Payment for grain by buyer.

Section 49-45-10.1 - Uniform scale tickets or receipts.

Section 49-45-11 - Voluntary credit sales.

Section 49-45-13 - Inspection of buyers' facilities--Examination of books--Subpoena power.

Section 49-45-13.1 - Memorandum of adjustments--Civil fine for failure to comply.

Section 49-45-14 - Reports by buyers--Public inspection not permitted--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 49-45-16 - Grounds for suspension of grain buyer's license--Hearing--Revocation.

Section 49-45-16.1 - Receiver--Powers and duties.

Section 49-45-17 - Recovery of damages for breach of obligation under bond--Notice to commission--Time for commission response.

Section 49-45-18 - Audit of scale tickets--Certification of quantity and class of grain.

Section 49-45-19 - Grain buyer license—Revocation—Filing of claims.

Section 49-45-21 - Commission authorized to contract for inspection of grain buyers' assessment and checkoff records.

Section 49-45-22 - Class A license requirements--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 49-45-23 - Records of grain purchased and contracts.

Section 49-45-24 - Notice of destruction of or damage to facility.

Section 49-45-25 - Grain buyer's financial condition--Notice to commission--Penalty--Civil fine.

Section 49-45-26 - Provision of requested records--Penalty--Civil fine.

Section 49-45-27 - Owner, manager, or chief executive officer responsible for violation is subject to criminal penalty.

Section 49-45-28 - Parent company furnishing financial statements responsible for financial obligations of licensed entity.

Section 49-45-29 - Grain broker--Prohibited activities--Penalty--Civil fine.