1998 Minnesota Statutes

     231.03 Department; may inspect books, property, and 
  examine agents of warehouse operators.  

    The department, each commissioner, and each officer and 
 person employed by the department, has the right, at any and at 
 all times, to inspect the papers, books, accounts and documents, 
 plant, equipment, or other property of any warehouse operator; 
 and the department, each commissioner, and any officer of the 
 department authorized to administer oaths, shall have the power 
 to examine, under oath, any officer, agent, or employee of such 
 warehouse operator in relation to any matter within the 
 jurisdiction of the department; provided, that any person, other 
 than a commissioner, demanding such inspection shall produce, 
 under the seal of the department, the authority to make such 
 inspection; and, provided, that a written record of the 
 testimony or statement so given, under oath, shall be made and 
 filed with the department.  Information so obtained shall be not 
 admitted in evidence or used in any proceedings except in 
 proceedings provided for in this chapter.  

    HIST: (5175) 1915 c 210 s 4; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1986 c 444