Section 99.23. Grain warehouse keepers; license fees and surcharges.

  A person applying for an annual grain warehouse keeper license under s. 126.26 , Stats., shall pay the following license fees and surcharges, rather than the license fees and surcharges provided in s. 126.26 (3) , Stats.:

(1)  A nonrefundable license processing fee of $25 plus $25 for each grain warehouse identified under s. 126.26 (2) (d) , Stats. If a grain warehouse keeper operates 2 or more grain warehouses located within 0.5 mile of each other, the grain warehouse keeper may treat those grain warehouses as a single grain warehouse for purposes of this subsection and sub. (3) .

(2)  An inspection fee obtained by multiplying the combined grain warehouse capacity reported under s. 126.26 (2) (e) , Stats., by 0.25 cent per bushel, rounding the product to the nearest $1,000, and then subtracting any credit provided under s. 126.26 (5) , Stats., except that the inspection fee may not be less than $1,000 or more than $10,000.

(3)  A supplementary inspection fee of $275 for each grain warehouse, in excess of one grain warehouse, that the applicant operates.

(4)  A surcharge of $500 if, within 365 days before submitting the license application, the applicant operated as a grain warehouse keeper in violation of s. 126.26 (1) , Stats. The applicant shall also pay any license fees, license surcharges and fund assessments that are still due for the license year in which the applicant violated s. 126.26 (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. 126.28 (1) (b) , Stats., by the applicable deadline.

(6)  A surcharge of $100 if the applicant was licensed as a grain warehouse keeper for the last preceding license year but failed to file a license renewal application before the annual license expiration date of August 31.

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