(1) No person shall operate a public grain warehouse or issue a warehouse receipt without first having obtained a license under this subchapter, unless the public grain warehouse is licensed under the provisions of the United States Warehouse Act, as amended.
(2) All public grain warehouses licensed under the United States Warehouse Act, as amended, shall file with the State Plant Board copies of their current licenses and copies of all subsequent licenses or renewals so as to always have copies of current licenses on file with the board.