(1) Checking of

all reports for errors in bushels of wheat or hundredweights of barley, amount of assessment paid, failure to make payment of assessment on all first purchases of wheat or barley, lack of signature, or lack of notary seal will be handled in the

following manner:

(a) A telephone call shall be made to the purchaser to try to correct the error.

(b) A corrected report shall be requested if the error cannot be corrected over the telephone.

(c) A visit by the department of agriculture inspector shall be made if the error cannot be corrected over the telephone and if a corrected report cannot be obtained.

(d) Any person failing to comply with the request for corrections will be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 or more than $500 upon conviction.