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.