State law requires that grain warehouses and grain buyers be licensed and bonded. The Licensing Division oversees the licensing and bonding of all grain warehouses, facility-based grain processors and brokers and roving grain buyers. These entities serve as the initial market for much of the grain produced by North Dakota farmers. Regulation of these entities is intended to protect the people who sell grain to, or store grain in, the warehouses and is enforced within a framework that minimizes negative economic impacts on related industries and individual entities.
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- Grain Warehouse & Grain Buyer Examination Manual (96kb pdf)
- Bonds and Credit Sale Contract Indemnity Fund Presentation February 2009 (90kb pdf)
- Credit-Sale Contract Indemnity Fund Frequently Asked Questions (101kb pdf)
- August 1 Historic Grain Elevators Statistics (56kb pdf)
- Indemnity Fund Workshop Presentation Spring 2004 (PowerPoint)
- Roving Grain Buyer Presentation Fall 2006 (PowerPoint)
- Selling Grain? (263kb pdf)
- Grain Insolvencies 1975 - 2003
- Grain Insolvencies 2007-Present
- Licensed Entities - Includes all public grain warehouses (state facilities), all facility-based grain buyers (federal facilities) and roving grain buyers
- Roving Grain Buyers Licensed in North Dakota
- NDSU Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute - North Dakota Dry Bean Stock Report
GRAIN WAREHOUSE FORMS
Certificate of Insurance on Grain SFN 16698 (*Please call the Department regarding the Certificate of Insurance Filing)
GRAIN BUYER FORMS
REPORT FORMS
MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
Laws governing the Department's regulation of grain and hay are contained in the North Dakota Century Code in:
- Chapter 32-25 - Conversion of Grain by Public Warehouse
- Chapter 41-07 - Documents of Title
- Chapter 4.1-58 - Grain and Seed Warehouses
- Chapter 4.1-59 - Grain Buyers
- Chapter 4.1-60 - Uniform Accounting for Public Elevators and Warehouses
- Chapter 60-06 - Public Warehouses on Railroad Right of Way
- Chapter 4.1-61 - Credit-Sale Contract Indemnity
Rules implementing the Department's jurisdiction over grain warehouses and grain buyers:
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Article 7-18 - Grain Warehouse and Grain Buyers
Complaint Form - Grain Jurisdiction (23kb pdf)
Submit a Grain Complaint Contacts
Shaun Quissell
Grain & Livestock Licensing Division Director
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-4761
701-328-4567
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Grain Inspection Contacts
Shaun Quissell
Grain & Livestock Licensing Division Director
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-4761
701-328-4567
Les Gasal
Grain & Livestock Specialist
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-4766
701-328-4567