Section 13-204 - Records of grain dealers. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-204. Records of grain dealers.
 

(a)  Required records.- A grain dealer shall: 

(1) Keep grain records showing the amount of grain bought, received, exchanged, or stored in the dealer's grain business; 

(2) Keep grain records at each place of business or at a central location within the State; 

(3) Keep grain records for 3 years; and 

(4) Make grain records available to the Secretary upon request. 

(b)  Refusal to make business records available.-  

(1) If the Secretary reasonably believes that a person is acting as a grain dealer, and refuses to make business records available upon request, the Secretary may subpoena the business records of that person. 

(2) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, on petition of the Secretary, a court of competent jurisdiction may compel obedience to the subpoena and the production of business records. 
 

[1986, ch. 210.]