Tex.
Agric. Code Section 41.208
Initiation of Claim
(a)
A grain producer who has delivered grain to a grain buyer may initiate a claim with the board as provided by board rule if:(1)
the grain buyer has suffered a financial failure and:(A)
has failed to pay to a grain producer an amount owed to the grain producer; or(B)
is unable to deliver to the grain producer grain held by the grain buyer for the grain producer as a bailment; and(2)
the grain producer provides to the board:(A)
written documentation showing that the grain was delivered to the grain buyer; and(B)
a copy of the written contract for purchase of the grain signed by the grain producer and the grain buyer and showing:(i)
the agreed price for the grain;(ii)
the amount of grain purchased; and(iii)
any other relevant term required by the board to establish facts related to the claim.(b)
A claim under this section must:(1)
be initiated:(A)
not more than 60 days after the applicable claim initiation date; or(B)
before a date determined by the board to be reasonable, if the board determines such a date; and(2)
be for a loss of grain delivered to the grain buyer not more than one year before the applicable claim initiation date.
Source:
Section 41.208 — Initiation of Claim, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.41.htm#41.208 (accessed May 26, 2025).
