Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to update
the description of operation and contact information for the Grain Inspection
and Warehousing Division, a unit of the Missouri Department of
Agriculture.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this rule is to comply with
section
536.023,
RSMo which requires each agency to adopt as a rule a description of its
operation and the methods where the public may obtain information or make
submissions or requests.
(1)
The Division of Grain Inspection and Warehousing is a unit of the Department of
Agriculture, state of Missouri.
(A) One (1)
responsibility of the division is the Grain Inspection Program, an inspection
agency designated by the United States Department of Agriculture, which
provides services pertaining to grain inspection as set out in The United
States Grain Standards Act. As a disinterested third party, this program
ensures the buyer and seller of a fair market value of their grain. The duties
consist of official sampling, inspection, weighing, and chemical analysis of
grain and official processed commodities supervision.
(B) A second responsibility of the division
is the Grain Regulatory Program that provides regulatory oversight to the grain
warehouse and merchandising industry. This oversight ensures a financially
stable grain marketing system in Missouri where grain farmers can both store
and merchandise their grain production. The duties consist of reviewing
financial statements in the licensing process and periodic on-site audits of
the licensees' facilities.
(C) A
third responsibility of the division is the Commodity Services Program which is
responsible for checkoff collections of nine Missouri commodities: beef, corn,
soybeans, rice, sheep and wool, wine, aquaculture, peaches, and apples. This
program is responsible for conducting seven (7) annual merchandising council
elections on behalf of the director: beef, corn, soybean, rice, sheep,
aquaculture, and wine.
(2) The address of the main division office
is-PO Box 630, 1616 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, MO 65102, (573)
751-4112.
*Original authority: 536.023, RSMo 1975, amended 1976,
1997.
