203.8 - PAYMENT. - Iowa Statutes

203.8 PAYMENT. 1. a. A grain dealer licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to section 203.3 shall pay the purchase price to the seller for grain upon delivery or demand by the seller, but not later than thirty days after delivery by the seller unless in accordance with the terms of a credit-sale contract that satisfies the requirements of this chapter. The department shall adopt rules for payment by check and electronic funds transfer. b. A grain dealer licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to section 203.3 shall not hold a check for the purchase of grain more than five days after the grain dealer issues a check to the seller. After that date, the grain dealer shall deliver the check in person or by mail to the seller's last known address. 2. As used in this section: a. "Delivery" means the transfer of title to and possession of grain by a seller to a grain dealer or to another person in accordance with the agreement of the seller and the grain dealer. b. "Payment" means the actual payment or tender of payment by a grain dealer to a seller of the agreed purchase price, or in the case of disputes as to sales of grain, the undisputed portion of the purchase price without reduction for any separate claim of the grain dealer against the seller.          Section History: Early Form [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 542.8; 81 Acts, ch 180, § 9]          Section History: Recent Form C93, § 203.8 96 Acts, ch 1030, § 1; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §4 Referred to in § 203.12B See § 203.15