Wisconsin Code § 126.17

Grain dealers; records
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(1) RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS; GENERAL. A grain dealer shall keep records and accounts of all grain procured and all grain sold or marketed by the
grain dealer. A grain dealer shall keep records that are complete,
accurate, current, well-organized, and accessible, so that the grain
dealer and the department can readily determine all of the
following:
(a) The kinds and amounts of grain procured, the procurement dates, the procurement terms, and the persons from whom
the grain dealer procured the grain.
(b) The kinds and amounts of grain sold or marketed, the sale
or marketing dates, the sale or marketing terms, and the persons
to whom the grain dealer sold or marketed the grain.
(c) The kinds and amounts of grain, received from others, that
the grain dealer has used for feed, seed, milling, manufacturing,
processing, or other purposes.
(d) The kinds and amounts of grain, received from others, that
the grain dealer has on hand, including the kinds and amounts of
grain owned by the grain dealer, and the kinds and amounts of
grain held for others.
(e) The nature and amount of the grain dealer’s obligations to
grain producers and producer agents, including obligations under
deferred payment contracts. The grain dealer shall keep a daily
record of obligations under priced contracts and a separate daily
record of obligations under deferred price contracts that have not
yet been priced.
(f) The nature and amount of the grain dealer’s obligations to
depositors, as defined in s. 126.25 (5), under agreements for the
storage of grain, if any.
(g) The grain dealer’s accounts receivable from the sale or
marketing of grain, including the names of the account debtors,
the amount receivable from each account debtor, and the dates on
which payment is due.
(2) RECORDS OF GRAIN PROCURED. A grain dealer shall keep
records all of the following related to each shipment of grain procured by the grain dealer:
(a) The kind and weight of grain procured.
(b) The grade and quality of the grain if determined.
(c) The date on which the grain dealer procured the grain.
(d) The name and address of the person from whom the grain
dealer procured the grain.
(e) Whether the grain dealer purchased the grain, holds it under an agreement for storage, or is marketing the grain as a producer agent.
(f) The terms of purchase, storage, or marketing.
(g) If the grain dealer procured the grain under a deferred payment contract, the terms of that contract.
(3) RECORDS RETENTION; INSPECTION. (a) A grain dealer
shall keep copies of all records required under this section and s.
126.18 (2) for at least 6 years after the records are created.
(b) A grain dealer shall make records required under this section available to the department for inspection and copying upon
request.

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