Section 99.125. Grain dealers; license fees and surcharges.

  A person applying for an annual grain dealer license under s. 126.11 , Stats., shall pay all of the following license fees and surcharges, rather than the license fees and surcharges provided in s. 126.11 (4) , Stats.:

(1)  A nonrefundable license processing fee of $25.

(2)  A fee obtained by multiplying the number of bushels reported under s. ATCP 99.11 by 0.1 cent per bushel, and rounding the product to the nearest $100, except that the fee may not be less than $100 or more than $10,000.

(3)  A fee of $100 per business location in excess of one business location.

(4)  A surcharge of $500 if, within 365 days before submitting the license application, the applicant operated as a grain dealer without a license in violation of s. 126.11 (1) , Stats. The applicant shall also pay any license fees, license surcharges, and fund assessments that are still due for any license year in which the applicant violated s. 126.11 (1) , Stats.

(5)  A surcharge of $100 if, within 365 days before submitting the license application, the applicant failed to file an annual financial statement required under s. 126.13 (1) (b) , Stats., by the deadline specified in s. 126.13 (1) (c) , Stats.

(6)  A surcharge of $100 if the applicant was licensed as a grain dealer for the last preceding license year but failed to file a license renewal application before the annual license expiration date of August 31. This subsection does not apply to a grain dealer who is exempt from licensing under s. 126.11 (2) , Stats., but is voluntarily licensed.

CR 07-073 : cr. Register December 2008 No. 636 , eff. 1-1-09.