FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PSC Moves Forward With Complaint Against Organic Grain Dealer
Lincoln, February 19, 2020 –The Nebraska Public Service
Commission (PSC) today, Wednesday, February 19, voted to
move forward with a Complaint requiring Organic Producers
Iowa Nebraska South Dakota (OPINS) Cooperative of North
Bend to cease and desist all operations as a Grain Dealer in
Nebraska.
In August 2019, OPINS Cooperative filed a renewal
application for a Grain Dealers license, but failed to comply
with Nebraska Revised Statute §75-903 or Commission
Rules and Regulations. As a result, the Grain Dealer license
for OPINS Cooperative was allowed to expire as of
October 1, 2019.
In December 2019, the Cooperative management received
additional correspondence from the PSC informing them they
no longer held a Grain Dealer license. In January 2020, PSC
Grain Department examiners visited the North Bend facility
and reviewed company records indicating grain purchases
had been made without an active Grain Dealer License.
A formal complaint will be opened and an Order setting a
hearing date for OPINS Cooperative will be issued at a later
time. Once a hearing is set, the Cooperative will be required
to show cause as to why it should not be assessed civil
penalties for operating as a Grain Dealer without a license.
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Contact:
Deb Collins- Media & Communications Mgr.
(402) 471-0226
deb.collins@nebraska.gov
