The Department of Agriculture provides grain inspection, training and grading services to grain mills throughout the state. DDA’s Seed Laboratory examines and issues licenses to operators who inspect grain in Delaware, and all grain mill employees must be licensed and grain testing equipment registered. Grain mills are certified each year.

Seed Laboratory personnel thru Delaware Department of Agriculture provide grain inspection, training, and grading services to grain mills throughout the state. The Seed Laboratory examines and issues licenses to operators who inspect grain in Delaware. All grain mill employees must be licensed and grain testing equipment registered with DDA. Grain mills are certified each year (Title 3 Chapter 16 – Grain Inspection, Certification, and Grain Contracts). These operators are licensed for a two-year period. The license fee is $10.00 per two-year period and the revenues go into the State General Fund.

More Information

https://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/grain-inspection/

Department: Agriculture

Division: Plant Industries

Term

Grain mills are certified each year. Licenses for grain mill employees are for two years. All licenses shall continue in full force and effect until December 31 of the year of expiration, whereupon, they shall become invalid unless renewed. Also this office issues Commercial Grain elevator licenses.

Fee

License fee for Grain Inspectors is $10.

Application Form

Please contact our office for Grain Mills and Employee Forms. Grain Elevator Application: https://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/forms-instructions/

Applicable Laws

http://delcode.delaware.gov/title3/c016/

Applicable Rules and Regulations

http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title3/800/

Contact

Ken Wilkins can be contacted by email at Kenneth.Wilkins@state.de.us and by phone at 302-698-4593.

Notice

This search covers most of the frequently requested licenses, certifications, registrations, and filings that the State of Delaware requires. However, this is not a fully exhaustive list of every possible requirement. Please consult with the appropriate state agencies to find out if there are additional requirements you must fulfill.