R58-7-5. Dealers

  A. Dealer Licensing and Bonding:

  No person shall operate as a livestock dealer in the state without a license and bond in accordance with Title 4, Chapter 7.

  1. Upon receipt of a proper application and payment of a license fee in the amount of $25.00 and meeting current bonding requirements the Department will issue a license allowing the applicant to operate as a livestock dealer through December 31 of each year.

  2. The Department, after due notice and opportunity for hearing to the dealer involved, may deny an application for license, suspend or cancel the license when the Department is satisfied that the applicant or dealer has:

  a. Violated state statutes or rules governing the interstate or intrastate movement, shipment, or transportation of livestock, or

  b. Made false or misleading statements in their application for licensing, or false or misleading statements as to the health or physical conditions of livestock regarding official test results or status of the herd of origin, or

  c. Knowingly sold for dairy or breeding purposes cattle which were affected with a communicable disease, or

  d. Demonstrated their inability or unwillingness to carry out the record keeping requirements contained in this rule, or

  e. Failed to comply with any law or rule pertaining to livestock health or movement, or

  f. Operated as a dealer without meeting proper licensing and bonding requirements.

  B. Record Keeping.

  1. All livestock dealers must keep adequate records to allow accurate trace back of all livestock to the prior owner Section 4-7-109.

  2. Dealers shall permit the Department or its authorized representative to review all phases of the livestock dealer operations including, but not limited to, records of origin and destination of livestock handled by the livestock dealer.

  3. Dealers shall retain above records for a period of two years.