Kaufman Grain Co. v. Director of the Department of Agriculture

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• finding a rule unpromulgated because it extended the Department of Agriculture’s authority to adjudicate disputes regarding the quality of grain
• finding a rule unpromulgated because it extended the Department of Agriculture's authority to adjudicate disputes regarding the quality of grain
• agency’s adoption of a policy whereby it adjudicated grain quality disputes among producers, dealers, and warehouses constituted an invalid rule and, therefore, complaining party was entitled to reasonable attorney fees
• “When an administrative agency interprets statutory language as it applies to a particular set of facts, adjudicated cases are a proper alternative method of announcing agency policies”
• agency's adoption of a policy whereby it adjudicated grain quality disputes among producers, dealers, and warehouses constituted an invalid rule and, therefore, complaining party was entitled to reasonable attorney fees
• adjudicated cases are a proper alternative method of announcing agency policies

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