# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 13. Grain

### Subtitle 2. Grain Dealers Licensing

#### Section 13-204

(a) 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)

  (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.

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Md. Code Ann., Agric. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)