In regard to claims by a depositor or seller arising against a
grain dealer or warehouse operator, a claim against the grain depositors and
sellers indemnity fund may be filed with the Grain Warehouse Bureau (the
bureau), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Henry A. Wallace
Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. The bureau shall create and provide a claim
form. Use of the claim form shall be the exclusive manner of filing a claim
against the fund. The claim shall include the following information:
1. The name and address of the grain dealer
or warehouse operator against whom the claim arose;
2. The name, address, telephone number, and
social security or tax identification number of the person making the
claim;
3. The type and amount of
grain involved;
4. The type of
transaction involved;
5. Evidence
of ownership;
6. Documentation of a
demand on the obligation and a failure to honor the demand; and
7. A notarized signature by each person
making the claim.
