AN ACT
ENTITLED, An Act to
revise the requirements regarding the licensing and regulation of public grain
warehouses, to establish a grain warehouse fund, and to make a continuous appropriation from
that fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 49-43-1 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-1. Any grain delivered to a public grain warehouse shall be considered stored at the time of delivery unless an arrangement has been made with the public grain warehouse operator prior to or at the time of delivery to apply the grain on contract, for shipment or consignment, or for cash sale. Grain may be held in open storage, a grain bank account, or placed on a warehouse receipt. The warehouse shall issue a scale ticket for any grain received by the warehouse. The warehouse shall keep sufficient grain inventory to cover all stored grain. Settlement for all grain stored or sold shall be made immediately on demand by the owner.
Section 2. That § 49-43-1.1 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-1.1. Terms used in this chapter mean:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 49-43-1 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-1. Any grain delivered to a public grain warehouse shall be considered stored at the time of delivery unless an arrangement has been made with the public grain warehouse operator prior to or at the time of delivery to apply the grain on contract, for shipment or consignment, or for cash sale. Grain may be held in open storage, a grain bank account, or placed on a warehouse receipt. The warehouse shall issue a scale ticket for any grain received by the warehouse. The warehouse shall keep sufficient grain inventory to cover all stored grain. Settlement for all grain stored or sold shall be made immediately on demand by the owner.
Section 2. That § 49-43-1.1 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-1.1. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)
"Commission," the Public Utilities Commission of this state;
(1A)
"Grain bank," grain which is received by a public grain warehouse from depositors for
storage and is to be withdrawn and processed into feed as needed;
(1B) "Open storage grain," grain received by a public grain warehouse from a depositor for
which a warehouse receipt has not been issued or a purchase made and is not grain bank;
(2)
"Public grain warehouse," any public warehouse where grain, as defined in subdivision
49-45-1.1(2), is received for storage for hire. A public grain warehouse may also
purchase, receive or handle grain in accordance with the provisions of chapter 49-45
relating to grain buyers;
(3)
"Receipt," a warehouse receipt which complies with the requirements of this chapter and
the rules of the commission promulgated pursuant thereto;
(4)
"Scale ticket," a memorandum issued by a public grain warehouse or grain buyer to a
depositor at the time grain is initially delivered, showing the weight of the load, kind of
grain, date of delivery, and indicates whether the grain is to be sold or stored under a
warehouse receipt, in open storage, or in a grain bank account.
Section 3. That § 49-43-2 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-2. If any grain is delivered to any person doing a public grain warehouse business in this state and is held in open storage, in a grain bank account, or placed on a warehouse receipt, the delivery is a bailment and not a sale of the grain.
Section 4. That § 49-43-2.1 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-2.1. The operator of a public grain warehouse shall give a receipt for the grain received by it for storage, except for grain held in open storage or a grain bank account. No receipt form may be used except any form requested and ordered in accordance with the commission's rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.
Section 3. That § 49-43-2 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-2. If any grain is delivered to any person doing a public grain warehouse business in this state and is held in open storage, in a grain bank account, or placed on a warehouse receipt, the delivery is a bailment and not a sale of the grain.
Section 4. That § 49-43-2.1 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-2.1. The operator of a public grain warehouse shall give a receipt for the grain received by it for storage, except for grain held in open storage or a grain bank account. No receipt form may be used except any form requested and ordered in accordance with the commission's rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.
The commission shall determine by rule or order the form and contents of any receipt form,
which shall be uniform.
Any receipt form may be recovered by the commission if the public grain warehouse license is
revoked, suspended, or otherwise terminated.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 5. That § 49-43-3 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-3. In no case is the grain stored under a receipt as required by § 49-43-2.1, open storage grain, or grain bank liable to seizure upon process of any court in any action against the bailee, except an action by the owner of open storage grain, owner of grain bank, or owner or holder of a
Section 5. That § 49-43-3 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-3. In no case is the grain stored under a receipt as required by § 49-43-2.1, open storage grain, or grain bank liable to seizure upon process of any court in any action against the bailee, except an action by the owner of open storage grain, owner of grain bank, or owner or holder of a
warehouse receipt to enforce the terms of the same. In the event of the failure or insolvency of the
bailee, grain on hand in the public grain warehouse shall first be applied to the redemption and
satisfaction of outstanding receipts issued by the warehouse and to owners of open storage grain and
grain bank.
Section 6.
That
§
49-43-4
be repealed.
Section 7.
That chapter
49-43
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
The commission may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning:
(1) The procedure for filing grain reports;
(2) The form of a public grain warehouse's bond and application, and the information
required to be included for licensing;
(3) Requirements and procedures for releasing bonds;
(4) Requirements for posting public grain warehouse's licenses;
(5) Procedures and requirements for license suspension, revocation, transfer of ownership,
or insolvency by a public grain warehouse;
(6) Requirements for the form of, procedures for, and the issuance and control of grain
warehouse receipts and scale tickets;
(7) Specifications for the safe storage of grain;
(8) Requirements for filing financial statements with the commission and the financial
standards by which the statements are approved when considering whether to license a
public grain warehouse; and
(9) The rates for receiving, handling, redelivering, and storing grain.
Section 8. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 8. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
No owner, lessee, or manager of any public grain warehouse may transact any business as a
public grain warehouse until a license has been issued by the commission. Any person who does
business as a public grain warehouse without a license is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day
a person conducts the business of a public grain warehouse without a license is a separate offense.
The operation of a public grain warehouse without a license may be enjoined by the commission.
In addition, the commission may assess a civil fine against an unlicensed warehouse operator in the
amount of one thousand dollars a day up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars.
Section 9. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 9. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Before any license is granted to a public grain warehouse, the warehouse operator shall file with
the commission a bond conditioned to secure the faithful performance of the warehouse operator's
obligations as a public warehouse and full and unreserved compliance with the laws of this state and
the rules of the commission, relating to the storage of property for hire by the public warehouse. The
bond shall be in the amount specified by
§
49-43-5.3. Operation as a public grain warehouse without
a bond is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day a person conducts the business of a public grain
warehouse without a bond is a separate offense.
Section 10. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 10. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Upon receipt of an application and sufficient bond, the commission may grant the license applied
for or may, for good cause shown, deny the issuance of the license.
Section 11. That § 49-43-5.3 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-5.3. The bond required by section 9 of this Act for public grain warehouses is for the specific purpose of protecting persons storing grain with the warehouse.
Section 11. That § 49-43-5.3 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-5.3. The bond required by section 9 of this Act for public grain warehouses is for the specific purpose of protecting persons storing grain with the warehouse.
The warehouse operator shall furnish a single bond in an amount equal to one-half of the local
market value of the grain stored in the warehouse, or if multiple warehouses are operated by the
warehouse operator, the bond shall equal one-half of the local market value of the grain stored at all
warehouse locations. However, a warehouse operator shall provide a minimum bond of twenty-five
thousand dollars at any one municipality or location. The minimum bond amounts per municipality
or location does not limit the bond coverage available to depositors at any one warehouse location.
The entire bond, up to the amount on its face, shall provide coverage to a depositor conducting
business at any of the warehouse operator's locations.
The bond shall describe with particularity the exact locations of the warehouses to be covered.
Section 12. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 12. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Each license issued pursuant to section 10 of this Act expires on the next June thirtieth following
the issuance of the license. The commission may at any time for good cause shown revoke or
suspend any grain warehouse license. However, the grain warehouse operator has the right of appeal
from the decision provided by chapter 1-26 for the review of final decisions of the commission.
Section 13. That § 49-43-5.6 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-5.6. The commission may immediately suspend the license of a warehouse operator and the warehouse operator shall surrender the license to the commission if:
Section 13. That § 49-43-5.6 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-5.6. The commission may immediately suspend the license of a warehouse operator and the warehouse operator shall surrender the license to the commission if:
(1) The warehouse operator, whether licensed or unlicensed, refuses, neglects, or is unable,
upon proper demand, to redeem any warehouse receipt or scale ticket for grain in open
storage or in grain bank issued by the warehouse operator, through redelivery or cash
payment;
(2) The warehouse operator refuses, neglects, or is unable to provide a bond in an amount
required by the commission; or
(3) The commission has knowledge of any act of insolvency, including the filing of a petition
in bankruptcy naming the warehouse as debtor.
Within fifteen days the warehouse operator may request a hearing pursuant to chapter 1-26 to
determine if the license should be revoked. If no request is made within fifteen days, the commission
shall revoke the license. If the commission determines it is necessary, the commission may apply to
the circuit court in the county in which the warehouse operator operates for that court to appoint a
receiver. The receiver shall have such powers and duties as the court may direct.
Section 14. That § 49-43-5.8 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-5.8. If the commission becomes aware of any act by any warehouse operator as described in § 49-43-5.6, the commission may:
Section 14. That § 49-43-5.8 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-5.8. If the commission becomes aware of any act by any warehouse operator as described in § 49-43-5.6, the commission may:
(1)
Take immediate possession of the warehouse facility, and undertake an immediate audit
and verify the names and addresses of all outstanding warehouse receipt holders and scale
ticket holders as revealed by the audit, and audit and certify the quantity and class or
classes of grain therein;
(2)
Immediately notify the surety named in both the warehouse's and grain buyer's bonds, if
any, held by the warehouse.
Section 15. That § 49-43-9 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-9. The operator of each public grain warehouse shall, on or before the tenth day of each month and at such additional times as the commission requires, furnish the commission on forms prepared by the commission, reports showing the facts and information required by the commission. The reports are not for public inspection, but the commission may, upon request, furnish the total of the figures shown on the reports if the figures requested are for not less than four public grain warehouses. Nothing in this section prohibits the commission from providing the reports to state or federal governmental agencies who may not release information on individual reports to the public. A violation of this section by an operator is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 16. That § 49-43-10 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-10. Each public grain warehouse shall obtain a yearly measurement of all the grain in its facility and shall provide the results of the measurement to the commission along with a daily position report as of the time of the measurement. The measurement shall be performed by a qualified person independent of the warehouse. If the commission finds the person performing the measurement is not qualified or independent, the commission may require a different person to perform the measurement.
Section 15. That § 49-43-9 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-9. The operator of each public grain warehouse shall, on or before the tenth day of each month and at such additional times as the commission requires, furnish the commission on forms prepared by the commission, reports showing the facts and information required by the commission. The reports are not for public inspection, but the commission may, upon request, furnish the total of the figures shown on the reports if the figures requested are for not less than four public grain warehouses. Nothing in this section prohibits the commission from providing the reports to state or federal governmental agencies who may not release information on individual reports to the public. A violation of this section by an operator is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 16. That § 49-43-10 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-10. Each public grain warehouse shall obtain a yearly measurement of all the grain in its facility and shall provide the results of the measurement to the commission along with a daily position report as of the time of the measurement. The measurement shall be performed by a qualified person independent of the warehouse. If the commission finds the person performing the measurement is not qualified or independent, the commission may require a different person to perform the measurement.
The commission may also require the operator of a public grain warehouse to furnish under oath,
a written report showing the condition and management of the business, the total number of bushels
of each kind and grade of grain purchased and in store, the number delivered out, the number
remaining in store at the date of the report, and any other information regarding the business of the
public grain warehouse which the commission requires. A violation of this section is a Class 1
misdemeanor.
No warehouse need weigh the grain on hand more than once in each year, unless the commission
requires an additional measurement as part of an investigation of the warehouse. If required by the
commission, a warehouse shall measure its grain inventory at its expense. The commission shall
designate a person who is qualified to perform the measurement, which may be an agent or employee
of the warehouse or a third party as appropriate under the circumstances of the investigation.
Section 17. That § 49-43-11 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-11. The lessee, owner, or manager of a public grain warehouse which has furnished a bond and received a public grain warehouse license, shall receive for storage all grain offered for storage at the warehouse, which at the time of the offer are in suitable condition for storage, and which are tendered in the usual course of business. However, a warehouse operator may refuse to store grain if the capacity of the warehouse is exhausted or for other good cause. If requested, a warehouse
Section 17. That § 49-43-11 be amended to read as follows:
49-43-11. The lessee, owner, or manager of a public grain warehouse which has furnished a bond and received a public grain warehouse license, shall receive for storage all grain offered for storage at the warehouse, which at the time of the offer are in suitable condition for storage, and which are tendered in the usual course of business. However, a warehouse operator may refuse to store grain if the capacity of the warehouse is exhausted or for other good cause. If requested, a warehouse
operator that refuses to store grain shall provide the person requesting storage with the reason for the
refusal in writing. The written notice of refusal shall state that the person being refused storage may
file a complaint with the commission contesting the refusal. A violation of this section is a Class 1
misdemeanor.
Section 18.
That
§
49-43-13
be amended to read as follows:
49-43-13.
By June thirtieth of each year, each warehouse operator shall provide written notice
to each current depositor of all outstanding warehouse receipts, grain in open storage, and grain in
a grain bank account. The notice shall state the market value of the grain and any accrued storage
charges. Copies of the notices shall be kept and made available for inspection by the commission.
Section 19.
That
§
49-43-15
be amended to read as follows:
49-43-15.
No warehouse receipt may be issued by a public grain warehouse except upon actual
delivery of grain into the warehouse; nor may a receipt be issued for a greater quantity of grain than
was actually received; nor may more than one receipt be issued for the same lot of grain, unless
receipt for part of a lot is desired, and then the aggregate receipts for a particular lot shall cover that
lot and no more. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 20.
That
§
49-43-22
be amended to read as follows:
49-43-22.
Upon the return of any storage receipt by a receipt holder, a scale ticket for open
storage grain, or a scale ticket for grain in a grain bank account, to the public grain warehouse issuing
the receipt or scale ticket, and the tender of all proper charges on the grain represented by the receipt
or scale ticket, the grain or an equal quantity of the same grade, kind and quality shall immediately
be delivered to the holder of the receipt or scale ticket as rapidly as due diligence, care, and prudence
justify.
Section 21.
That
§
49-43-23
be amended to read as follows:
49-43-23.
Nothing in § 49-43-22 means the delivery of the identical grain specified in the receipt
or scale ticket. A warehouse may instead deliver an equal amount of the same grade, kind and
quality. If the grain delivered has not been cleaned by the warehouse, there shall be added to the
amount delivered the amount originally deducted from the grain stored for dockage and foreign
material. If the grain is to be delivered from some terminal market point, the public grain warehouse
issuing the storage receipts or scale tickets shall guarantee weight, grade, and quality.
Section 22.
That
§
49-43-27
be repealed.
Section 23.
That
§
49-43-28
be repealed.
Section 24.
That chapter
49-43
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Open storage grain is considered stored grain and is covered by the warehouse bond required
pursuant to
§
49-43-5.3.
Section 25. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 25. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
A public grain warehouse shall keep all grain in the warehouse insured at current market value
against loss by fire, windstorm, and extended coverage risks. The warehouse operator shall furnish
the commission with proof of the insurance when the operator applies for a license. A violation of
this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 26. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 26. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
A public grain warehouse shall keep all records of grain purchased and stored and all receipts,
scale tickets, and contracts issued and canceled in a safe place. The records shall be kept current and
open for inspection by the commission. Each record shall be retained for a period of six years.
Section 27. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 27. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
The operator of a public grain warehouse shall notify the commission, within twenty-four hours,
if the public grain warehouse is destroyed or substantially damaged.
Section 28. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 28. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
The commission shall cause every public grain warehouse to be inspected at such times as the
commission considers necessary. The inspector shall report in writing to the commission the result
of the inspection. The inspector may at any time during ordinary business hours enter any public
grain warehouse or any office in which the books and accounts of any public warehouse are kept,
and may examine all the books relating to the transaction of business in such public grain warehouse
either within or without the state. The commission may in all matters arising under chapters 49-43
to 49-44, inclusive, exercise the power of subpoena and examine witnesses in accordance with
chapter 1-26.
Section 29. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 29. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any public grain warehouse operator in the state who refuses access to the warehouse's books
and accounts or hinders and delays the commission or any of its employees or agents in examining
the books and accounts, may be punished by a civil fine not exceeding two thousand dollars. In
addition, the commission may revoke the license of the public warehouse.
Section 30. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 30. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Upon completing an inspection an inspector may issue a memorandum of adjustments. The
commission may assess a civil fine in the amount of two hundred dollars for failure to comply with
the memorandum of adjustments within thirty days. After thirty days, each day that the memorandum
goes uncorrected may be considered a separate offense.
Section 31. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 31. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Unless otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, the provisions regarding uniform
warehouse receipts in chapter 57A-7 apply to the receipts and contracts of public grain warehouses
operating within this state.
Section 32. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 32. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any public grain warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or employee, who issues a receipt
knowing that the goods for which the receipt is issued have not been actually received by the
warehouse, or are not under the warehouse's actual control at the time of issuing the receipt, is guilty
of a Class 5 felony.
Section 33. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 33. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any grain warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or employee who fraudulently issues a
receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 34. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 34. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any grain warehouse operator, or any officer, agent or employee, who issues a duplicate or
additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods
or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the
word, duplicate, except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for
in subdivision 57A-7-601(1), is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Section 35. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 35. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
If there are deposited with or held by a warehouse goods of which the warehouse is owner, either
solely or jointly or in common with others, the warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or
employee, who, knowing this ownership, issues or aids in issuing a negotiable receipt for such goods
which does not state the ownership, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 36. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 36. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any grain warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or employee, who delivers goods out of the
possession of the grain warehouse, knowing that a negotiable receipt, the negotiation of which would
transfer the right to the possession of such goods, is outstanding and uncanceled, without obtaining
the possession of the receipt at or before the time of the delivery, except in the cases provided for
in subdivisions 57A-7-206(1) to (3), inclusive, subdivisions 57A-7-210(1) and (2), and subdivision
57A-7-601(1), is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 37. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 37. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any person who deposits goods to which the person does not have title, or upon which there is
a lien or mortgage, and who takes for the goods a negotiable receipt which the person afterwards
negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the person's lack of title or the
existence of the lien or mortgage is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 38. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 38. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
An aggrieved party may appeal any decision of the commission made in the course of
administration of this chapter in accordance with chapter 1-26.
Section 39. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 39. That chapter 49-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to falsely weigh any grain or any other agricultural
product.
Section 40. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 40. That chapter 49-43 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any money collected by the commission pursuant to chapters 49-43 and 49-45 shall be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the grain and warehouse fund which is hereby established in the
state treasury. Any money credited in the fund and any interest earned on the fund are continuously
appropriated to the commission for the implementation of the provisions of chapters 49-43 and 49-
45.
Section 41. The balance of funds in the grain and warehouse fund as established by § 49-42-8 shall be transferred to the grain and warehouse fund established by this Act.
An Act to revise the requirements regarding the licensing and regulation of public grain warehouses, to establish a grain warehouse fund, and to make a continuous appropriation from that fund.
Section 41. The balance of funds in the grain and warehouse fund as established by § 49-42-8 shall be transferred to the grain and warehouse fund established by this Act.
An Act to revise the requirements regarding the licensing and regulation of public grain warehouses, to establish a grain warehouse fund, and to make a continuous appropriation from that fund.
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