A trucking brokerage based in Minden, Neb., has agreed to pay a $2,000 penalty for purchasing grain in South Dakota without a South Dakota license.
BK Commoditiesdid have a Nebraska grain-buying license at the time, co-owner Kirk Frecks told the South DakotaPublic Utilities Commissionon Friday.
Several South Dakota-licensed entities reportedly told the commission’s grain-warehouse staff that BK Commodities was buying grain in South Dakota without a South Dakota license.
Cody Chambliss, the grain-warehouse program’s manager, contacted BK Commodities. The company stopped buying grain in South Dakota until after it was licensed and also agreed to a $2,000 fine.
According tothe stipulation, BK Commodities purchased at least 30 truckloads in South Dakota prior to receiving the license September 21, 2021. The company could have faced penalties of $1,000 per load up to the maximum $20,000 in state law.
