With a view to normalizing the order of the grain purchase market, protecting the enthusiasm of grain producers, promoting the production of grain, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of grain dealers, and according to the relevant provisions of the “Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation” (Decree No.407 of the State Council), any dealer who is engaged in the activity of grain purchase in this Municipality shall fulfil the following requirements:

Ⅰ. Ability to Raise the Operating Funds

1. Legal entities and other organizations are able to raise the operating funds amounting to not less than 500,000 yuan.

2. Individual industrialists and merchants are able to raise the operating funds amounting to not less than 30,000 yuan.

Ⅱ. Necessary facilities for grain storage

Legal entities, other organizations and Individual industrialists and merchants shall have or use by renting the granary with an area of not less than 300 square meters, which shall meet the following requirements:

1. Meeting the basic requirements of defending against typhoon and flood and protecting safety from fire accidents.

2. Having the proper externally conditions for coordination on power supply, water supply, transportation and communication.

3. Being located at least 500 meters away from the pollutant source and the places that may easily cause fire or explosion.

Ⅲ. Corresponding capability of Quality Testing and Safekeeping for Grain

1. The metrological apparatuses used in grain purchase shall meet the requirements of laws, rules and regulations.

2. Being equipped with grain testing and safekeeping apparatuses such as probe, moisture content tester, testing husker, test weight tester, sieve, scale, and grain temperature detector, and having the capability of examining the quality index for grain purchase, such as grade setting, moisture analyzing, impurities testing.3. Legal entitles and other economic organizations shall have at least one each of grain examiner and grain safekeeper who have received professional training, and individual industrialists and merchants shall have at least one professionally trained person to take charge of the examination and safekeeping of grain..