{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-363.440","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 363.440","heading":"Dealer's duties and liabilities.","body":"Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of grain buying, custom grain\nstorage and/or grain banking, resale of grain, and grain used for feed manufacturing and\nwho purchases or makes sales based on moisture content must show moisture conten ts of\nthese commodities as determined on an approved moisture measuring testing device. In\nthe case of grain storage and/or grain banking, moisture content must be determined both\nwhen the grain is put in storage and when it is taken out and the same disco unt schedule\nused when grain is put into storage must be used when grain is taken out. When small\ngrain, corn and soybeans is bought and the seller is discounted according to the moisture\ncontent, this moisture content must be determined by a moisture meas uring device\napproved by the Department of Agriculture. Any person who, by himself or by his agent\nor as agent of another person, uses in determining moisture content any grain moisture\nmeasuring device which has not been tested and approved for use by the  Kentucky\nDepartment of Agriculture shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; except that the use of a\nnewly purchased grain moisture measuring device prior to regular inspection and\napproval shall not be considered a misdemeanor if the user of such device has giv en\nnotice to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture of the purchase and intended use of\nsuch new device. Such notice shall be given by either certified or registered mail not later\nthan ten (10) days prior to the date of such intended use. In an emergency situation, a\nperson may substitute an untested moisture measuring device in place of an approved\ndevice for a period of not more than twenty -four (24) hours before notifying the\ndepartment of its emergency use and making arrangements for its inspection.","path":["KRS Chapter 363"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=34672","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:59Z","sha256":"5bc68e6294f1f5ea3919de698e1e71d67ba768db6b0eef87ecca2b556cd16f1f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-363.430","next":"us-ky/krs-363.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}