This section defines key terms used in the Grain Dealer Act, including commission, grain, grain dealer, and producer.
For purposes of the Grain Dealer Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the Public Service Commission; (2) Direct delivery grain has the same meaning as in section 88-526; (3) Direct delivery obligation has the same meaning as in section 88-526; (4)(a) Grain means, but is not limited to, all unprocessed beans, whole corn, milo and other sorghum, wheat, rye, barley, oats, millet, safflower seed and processed plant pellets, alfalfa pellets, and any other bulk pelleted agricultural storable commodity, except grain which has been processed or packaged for distribution as seed. (b) Grain includes all commodities described in subdivision (4)(a) of this section whether grown and marketed as fungible commodities or within segregated marketing channels, including, but not limited to, certified organic commodities; (5)(a) Grain dealer means any person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association that (i) buys grain from the producer of the grain within this state for purposes of selling such grain or (ii) acts as an employee or agent of a buyer or seller for purposes of collective bargaining in the marketing of grain. (b) Grain dealer does not include a feeder or custom feeder of livestock or poultry; (6) In-store transfer has the same meaning as in section 88-526; (7) Post-direct delivery storage position has the same meaning as in section 88-526; and (8) Producer means the owner, tenant, or operator of land in this state who has an interest in and receives all or part of the proceeds from the sale of grain produced on that land. History: Laws 1985, LB 389, § 4; Laws 1987, LB 507, § 2; Laws 1996, LB 1123, § 1; Laws 2003, LB 735, § 3; Laws 2005, LB 439, § 1; Laws 2015, LB183, § 1; Laws 2024, LB262, § 24; Laws 2026, LB894, § 2.