Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-9-25: Reports by warehouseman - Right of entry and audit -
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Commodity open storage records - Inspection fees.
A. When requested by the State Board of Agriculture, any
warehouseman, who stores or handles for storage commodities shall
make a report to the Board concerning the condition, conduct,
operation, and business of each public warehouse the warehouseman
operates and the commodities stored at each location.
B. Any warehouseman who stores or handles for storage
commodities shall permit any authorized agent to enter and audit
each warehouse, its contents, examine all warehouse receipts and
scale tickets, examine all deferred price and deferred payment
contracts, examine all records involving the sale or purchase of
commodities to or from other warehouses or persons, verify all
records related to forwarded grain or grain in transit, and the
storage and financial records. The public warehouseman shall render
any assistance required by the Board in checking any condition or
books in connection with each location or warehouse.
C. The authority granted the Board in this section shall
include all warehouse receipts, scale tickets, deferred price and
deferred payment contracts, forwarded grain or grain in transit,
sales or purchases of commodities to or from other warehouses or
persons, commodities and open storage records. The Board shall
verify the accuracy of commodity open storage records when
commodities are stored at other locations.
D. 1. The Board shall make at least one inspection or
examination annually of each state chartered warehouse. The Board
shall charge a fee, that when used in conjunction with available
appropriated funds is sufficient to pay the cost of each examination
or inspection. A warehouseman may request an additional inspection
or examination at a fee commensurate with the actual cost. All
inspection or examination fees collected shall be deposited in the
State Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund.
2. The Board may enter cooperative agreements with the United
States Department of Agriculture for warehouse inspections.
3. No provisions of this section shall apply to warehouses
licensed under the U.S. Warehouse Act, Title 7, U.S.C., Section 241
et seq.
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