Chapter ATCP 99

Chapter ATCP 99

GRAIN DEALERS AND GRAIN WAREHOUSE KEEPERS

Subchapter I — General Provisions

ATCP 99.01   Definitions.

Subchapter II — Grain Dealers

ATCP 99.10   General requirements.

ATCP 99.11   Grain dealer; annual report of grain purchases.

ATCP 99.12   Grain dealer; financial statement.

ATCP 99.125   Grain dealers; license fees and surcharges.

ATCP 99.126   Contributing grain dealers; fund assessments.

ATCP 99.13   Fund assessment temporarily affected by merger or acquisition; partial refund.

ATCP 99.135   Reduced fund assessment for contributing grain dealers who also maintain security.

ATCP 99.14   Grain dealer; disclosure to producers.

ATCP 99.16   Grain dealers; receipts for grain.

Subchapter III — Grain Warehouse Keepers

ATCP 99.20   General requirements.

ATCP 99.22   Grain warehouse keeper licensing.

ATCP 99.23   Grain warehouse keepers; license fees and surcharges.

ATCP 99.235   Contributing grain warehouse keepers; fund assessments.

ATCP 99.24   Grain warehouse keeper; financial statement.

ATCP 99.25   Fund assessment temporarily affected by merger or acquisition; partial refund.

ATCP 99.255   Reduced fund assessment for contributing grain warehouse keepers who also maintain security.

ATCP 99.26   Grain warehouse keeper; disclosure to depositors.

ATCP 99.27   Warehouse keepers; daily position record.

ATCP 99.28   Grain storage receipts.

Ch. ATCP 99 Note Note: Chapter ATCP 99 as it existed on April 30, 2003 was repealed and a new ch. ATCP 99 was created effective May 1, 2003.

Ch. ATCP 99 Note Note: This chapter is adopted under authority of ss. 93.07 (1), 126.49, 126.51 and 126.81, Stats., and interprets ch. 126, Stats. The Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may enforce this chapter under subch. VIII of ch. 126, Stats.

subch. I of ch. ATCP 99 Subchapter I — General Provisions

ATCP 99.01 ATCP 99.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

ATCP 99.01(1) (1) “Affiliate” has the meaning given in s. 126.01 (1), Stats. “Affiliate” includes a person who has significant control or influence over the contractor.

ATCP 99.01(2) (2) “Audited financial statement” has the meaning given in s. 126.01 (3), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(3) (3) “Balance sheet” has the meaning given in s. 126.01 (4), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(4) (4) “Capacity” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (1), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(4m) (4m) “Contingent financial backing amount” means the amount of contingent financial backing, if any, which the department holds under s. 126.06, Stats.

ATCP 99.01(5) (5) “Contributing grain dealer” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (3), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(6) (6) “Contributing grain warehouse keeper” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (2), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(7) (7) “Deferred payment contract” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (6), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(8) (8) “Depositor” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (5), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(8m) (8m) “Estimated default exposure” has the meaning given in s. 126.16 (1) (c) 1., Stats., for a grain dealer, and in s. 126.31 (1) (b) 1., Stats., for a grain warehouse keeper.

ATCP 99.01(9) (9) “Fund” has the meaning given in s. 126.01 (11), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(10) (10) “Grain” has the meaning given in s. 126.01 (13), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(11) (11) “Grain dealer” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (9), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(12) (12) “Grain producer” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (10), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(13) (13) “Grain warehouse” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (8), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(14) (14) “Grain warehouse keeper” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (9), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(14m) (14m) “Maximum fund reimbursement” means the deductible amount specified in s. 126.72, Stats.

ATCP 99.01(15) (15) “Producer agent” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (13), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(16) (16) “Procure grain” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (11), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(17) (17) “Procure producer grain in this state” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (12), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(18) (18) “Producer grain” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (14), Stats. “Producer grain” does not include grain that a producer has purchased from another person, or represents as grain purchased from another person.

ATCP 99.01(19) (19) “Reviewed financial statement” has the meaning given in s. 126.01 (20), Stats.

ATCP 99.01(20) (20) “Warehouse receipt” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (11), Stats.

ATCP 99.01 History History: CR 02-113: cr. Register April 2003 No. 568, eff. 5-1-03; CR 05-068: am. (1), cr. (4m), (6m), (8m) and (14m) Register April 2006 No. 604, eff. 5-1-06; CR 07-073: r. (6m), am. (14m) Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09.

subch. II of ch. ATCP 99 Subchapter II — Grain Dealers

ATCP 99.10 ATCP 99.10 General requirements. A grain dealer shall comply with applicable requirements in ch. 126, Stats.

ATCP 99.10 History History: CR 02-113: cr. Register April 2003 No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.

ATCP 99.11 ATCP 99.11 Grain dealer; annual report of grain purchases. A grain dealer applying for an annual license under s. 126.11, Stats., shall include in the sworn and notarized statement under s. 126.11 (9), Stats., the total number of bushels of producer grain, procured in this state, for which the grain dealer paid during the grain dealer’s most recently completed fiscal year. If a license applicant has not yet operated as a grain dealer, the statement shall estimate the total number of bushels of producer grain, procured in this state, for which the applicant will pay during the applicant’s first full fiscal year of operation as a grain dealer.

ATCP 99.11 History History: CR 07-073: cr. Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09.

ATCP 99.12 ATCP 99.12 Grain dealer; financial statement.

ATCP 99.12(1) (1) General. A grain dealer’s financial statement filed under s. 126.13, Stats., shall comply with this section and s. 126.13, Stats.

ATCP 99.12(2) (2) Liability disclosures. A financial statement filed under s. 126.13, Stats., shall include a detailed description of all notes, mortgages and other long-term liabilities not due or payable within one year. The description shall be included in the financial statement notes, or as an attachment to the financial statement. The description shall indicate the nature of the liabilities, the due dates and the payment terms.

ATCP 99.12(3) (3) Liability classification. A financial statement filed under s. 126.13, Stats., shall classify, as current liabilities, notes payable that do not have specific due dates.

ATCP 99.12(4) (4) Asset disclosures.

ATCP 99.12(4)(a) (a) A financial statement filed under s. 126.13, Stats., shall specifically identify and explain, in the financial statement notes or as an attachment to the financial statement, the following assets:

ATCP 99.12(4)(a)1. 1. Every non-trade note or account receivable from an officer, director, employee, partner, or stockholder, or from a member of the family of any of those individuals.

ATCP 99.12(4)(a)2. 2. Every note or account receivable from a parent organization, a subsidiary, or an affiliate, other than an employee.

ATCP 99.12 Note Note: “Affiliate” as defined in s. 99.01 (1) means a person who has significant control or influence. Significant control or influence is a phrase used under generally accepted accounting principals to describe a related party that has sufficient ownership interest to influence the operating and financial policies of an entity.

ATCP 99.12(4)(a)3. 3. Every note or account that has been receivable for more than one year, unless the grain dealer has established an offsetting reserve for uncollectible notes and accounts receivable.

ATCP 99.12(4)(b) (b) A financial statement filed under s. 126.13, Stats., shall include at least one of the following:

ATCP 99.12(4)(b)1. 1. An allowance for doubtful or uncollectible receivables. The notes to the financial statement shall describe the method used to account for doubtful or uncollectible receivables.

ATCP 99.12(4)(b)2. 2. A summary classifying the age of all notes and accounts receivable.

ATCP 99.12(5) (5) Grain payment information. A grain dealer shall provide the following information in an attachment to every financial statement filed under s. 126.13, Stats.:

ATCP 99.12(5)(a) (a) The total amount that the grain dealer paid during the grain dealer’s last completed fiscal year, and during each month of that fiscal year, for producer grain procured in this state.

ATCP 99.12(5)(b) (b) The total amount that the grain dealer paid during the grain dealer’s last completed fiscal year, and during each month of that fiscal year, for producer grain procured in this state using deferred payment contracts.

ATCP 99.12(5)(c) (c) The total number of bushels of producer grain, procured in this state, for which the grain dealer paid during each of the following periods:

ATCP 99.12(5)(c)1. 1. The grain dealer’s most recently completed fiscal year.

ATCP 99.12(5)(c)2. 2. Each month of the grain dealer’s most recently completed fiscal year.