1.    If an applicant or licensee fails to file a surety bond or other security within the time fixed by section 4.1-25-09 or fails to comply with a demand for additional security, the department shall publish in newspapers having circulation in the areas where the producers whose milk is sold or delivered to the applicant or licensee reside, a notice stating:

a.    The department made a demand for additional security from the applicant or licensee; b.    The applicant or licensee has failed to comply; c.    The department does not have on file a surety bond or other security as demanded; and

d.    Adequate security to protect producers may not be available to them.

2.    In addition to a published notice to producers, the department shall send, by registered mail, a copy of the notice to each producer delivering milk to the applicant or licensee as determined from available records. The notice must be addressed to the producer’s last-known address.