1st Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to agriculture; providing rulemaking 1.3 authority in the warehouse and grain storage laws; 1.4 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.5 chapters 231; and 232. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [231.40] [RULES.] 1.8 The commissioner may adopt rules on the following topics 1.9 relating to warehouses: 1.10 (1) warehouse receipts; 1.11 (2) liability limitations for goods; 1.12 (3) tenders for storage and labeling; 1.13 (4) rates and charges; 1.14 (5) fire protection; 1.15 (6) floor load; 1.16 (7) opening and abandonment; 1.17 (8) storage conditions; and 1.18 (9) surety bonds. 1.19 Sec. 2. [232.26] [RULES.] 1.20 The commissioner may adopt rules on the following topics 1.21 relating to grain storage warehouses: 1.22 (1) licensing requirements, including termination of 1.23 licenses; 1.24 (2) bonds, claims against bonds, and bond coverages; 1.25 (3) fees; 2.1 (4) statements of grain in storage; 2.2 (5) voluntary extension of credit contracts; 2.3 (6) warehouse examinations; 2.4 (7) receipts and scale tickets, including lost, stolen, or 2.5 destroyed receipts; 2.6 (8) determination of grade; 2.7 (9) charges and rates; 2.8 (10) shortages; and 2.9 (11) movement of encumbered grain.