(a) When a petition is filed by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner under § 2-17-402, the clerk of court shall set a date for hearing on the commissioner's proposed plan of disposition at a time not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days after the date the petition is filed.
(b)
(1) Copies of the petition, the notice of hearing, and the commissioner's plan of disposition shall be served upon the licensee and upon the surety company issuing the licensee's bond in the manner required for service of an original notice.
(2) A delay in effecting service upon the licensee or surety shall not be cause for denying the appointment of a receiver and shall not be grounds for invalidating any action or proceeding in connection therewith.