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Before any license is effective for any grain buyer under this chapter, the applicant for the license shall file a bond with the commissioner which must:
1. Be in a sum not less than ten thousand dollars.
2. Be continuous, unless the corporate surety by certified mail notifies the licensee and the commissioner the surety bond will be canceled ninety days after receipt of the notice of cancellation.
3. Run to the state of North Dakota for the benefit of all persons selling grain to or through the grain buyer.
4. Be conditioned:
a. For the faithful performance of the licensee's duties as a grain buyer.
b. For compliance with the provisions of law and the rules of the commissioner relating to the purchase of grain by such grain buyer.
5. For facility-based grain buyers, specify the location of each facility intended to be covered by the bond.
6. Be for the specific purpose of:
a. Protecting the sellers of grain.
b. Covering the costs incurred by the commissioner in the administration of the licensee's insolvency.
7. Not accrue to the benefit of any person entering a credit-sale contract with a grain buyer.
8. The aggregate liability of the surety under a bond does not accumulate for each successive annual license renewal period during which the bond is in force but, for losses during any annual license renewal period, is limited in the aggregate to the bond amount stated or changed by appropriate endorsement or rider.
The commissioner may require an increase in the amount of any bond as the commissioner deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. The surety on the bond must be a corporate surety company, approved by the commissioner, and authorized to do business within the state. The commissioner may accept cash, a negotiable instrument, or a bond executed by personal sureties in lieu of a surety bond when, in the commissioner's judgment, cash, a negotiable instrument, or a personal surety bond properly will protect the holders of outstanding receipts. Only one bond may be required for any series of facilities operated by a facility-based grain buyer, and the bond must be construed to cover those facilities as a whole and not a specific amount for each.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 60. Warehousing and Deposits § 60-02.1-08. Bond filed by grain buyer - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-60-warehousing-and-deposits/nd-cent-code-sect-60-02-1-08/
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