§ 13-204. Records of grain dealers

MD Agric Code § 13-204 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A grain dealer shall:

(1)    Keep grain records showing the amount of grain bought, received, exchanged, or stored in the dealer’s grain business;

(2)    Keep grain records at each place of business or at a central location within the State;

(3)    Keep grain records for 3 years; and

(4)    Make grain records available to the Secretary upon request.

(b)    (1)    If the Secretary reasonably believes that a person is acting as a grain dealer, and refuses to make business records available upon request, the Secretary may subpoena the business records of that person.

(2)    If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, on petition of the Secretary, a court of competent jurisdiction may compel obedience to the subpoena and the production of business records.