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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2006 Minnesota Statutes
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CHAPTER 233. PUBLIC TERMINAL WAREHOUSES
| Section | Headnote |
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| 233.01 | DEFINITIONS. |
| 233.015 | EXCLUSION. |
| 233.017 | RECEIPT ISSUANCE. |
| 233.02 | RULES. |
| 233.03 | DUTIES OF A WAREHOUSE OPERATOR. |
| 233.04 | GRAIN REDELIVERED ON WAREHOUSE RECEIPT. |
| 233.05 | WAREHOUSE OPERATOR NOT TO SELL WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM OWNER. |
| 233.06 | GRAIN STORED IN SEPARATE BINS. |
| 233.07 | INSPECTION AT PUBLIC TERMINAL WAREHOUSE. |
| 233.08 | LICENSE. |
| 233.09 | STATEMENT OF GRAIN IN WAREHOUSE; REPORTS. |
| 233.10 | PUBLICATION OF RATES; CHARGES FOR HANDLING AND STORING GRAIN. |
| 233.11 | INSPECTION. |
| 233.12 | RIGHTS OF OWNER AND SHIPPER EXTENDED TO OTHERS. |
| 233.13 | Repealed, 1943 c 84 s 5 |
| 233.135 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.136 | Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 10 subd 2 |
| 233.137 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.17 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.18 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.19 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.20 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.21 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.22 | WITHHOLDING GRAIN. |
| 233.23 | UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE. |
| 233.24 | INSPECT SCALES. |
| 233.25 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.26 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.27 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.28 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.29 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.30 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.31 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.32 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.33 | POLICE PROTECTION. |
| 233.34 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.35 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.36 | Repealed, 1961 c 561 s 17 |
| 233.37 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.38 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.39 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
| 233.40 | Repealed, 1974 c 548 s 32 |
233.01 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 1a. Department. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
Subd. 2. Warehouse operator. "Warehouse operator" means the party, copartnership,
association, or corporation engaged in the operation of a public terminal warehouse.
Subd. 3. Public terminal warehouse. "Public terminal warehouse" means an elevator or
warehouse designated as a terminal point in which grain not belonging to the warehouse operator
is received for storage, whether for hire or without charge. The term includes warehouses where
grain stored for different owners is mixed with the grain of other owners and where the identity of
the different lots or parcels is not preserved and warehouses where grain other than that of the
warehouse operator is stored in separate bins and its identity preserved.
Subd. 4.[Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1]
History: (5016, 5017) 1923 c 201 s 1,2; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 73; 1986 c
444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 1a. Department. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
Subd. 2. Warehouse operator. "Warehouse operator" means the party, copartnership,
association, or corporation engaged in the operation of a public terminal warehouse.
Subd. 3. Public terminal warehouse. "Public terminal warehouse" means an elevator or
warehouse designated as a terminal point in which grain not belonging to the warehouse operator
is received for storage, whether for hire or without charge. The term includes warehouses where
grain stored for different owners is mixed with the grain of other owners and where the identity of
the different lots or parcels is not preserved and warehouses where grain other than that of the
warehouse operator is stored in separate bins and its identity preserved.
Subd. 4.[Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1]
History: (5016, 5017) 1923 c 201 s 1,2; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 73; 1986 c
444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.015 EXCLUSION.
Provisions of sections 233.03, 233.04, 233.06, and 233.09 that relate to grade and dockage
do not apply to a public terminal warehouse if:
(1) the warehouse is used and operated exclusively for cleaning, drying, cooling, mixing,
and conditioning for the market of grain belonging to others and storing that grain until it is
disposed of by its owner; and
(2) in that warehouse, the grain of each owner or depositor is stored in separate bins or tanks
and is kept separate from the grain of every other owner or depositor, and no grain belonging to
that warehouse operator is received, handled, or stored.
History: 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
Provisions of sections 233.03, 233.04, 233.06, and 233.09 that relate to grade and dockage
do not apply to a public terminal warehouse if:
(1) the warehouse is used and operated exclusively for cleaning, drying, cooling, mixing,
and conditioning for the market of grain belonging to others and storing that grain until it is
disposed of by its owner; and
(2) in that warehouse, the grain of each owner or depositor is stored in separate bins or tanks
and is kept separate from the grain of every other owner or depositor, and no grain belonging to
that warehouse operator is received, handled, or stored.
History: 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.017 RECEIPT ISSUANCE.
If grain is delivered to a public terminal warehouse, the receipt must be issued in the name of
the owner or owner's agent unless otherwise ordered in writing.
History: 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
If grain is delivered to a public terminal warehouse, the receipt must be issued in the name of
the owner or owner's agent unless otherwise ordered in writing.
History: 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.02 RULES.
The department shall make necessary rules in regard to the receipt, care, and delivery of
grain, the issuance, cancellation, division, and consolidation of warehouse receipts, and other
matters relative to the management of the business of public terminal warehouses the department
considers proper, consistent with this chapter.
History: (5024) 1923 c 201 s 9; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
The department shall make necessary rules in regard to the receipt, care, and delivery of
grain, the issuance, cancellation, division, and consolidation of warehouse receipts, and other
matters relative to the management of the business of public terminal warehouses the department
considers proper, consistent with this chapter.
History: (5024) 1923 c 201 s 9; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.03 DUTIES OF A WAREHOUSE OPERATOR.
Subdivision 1. Receipt of grain; inspection. A warehouse operator shall receive for storage
and shipment, to the extent of warehouse capacity, all grain in suitable condition for storage
tendered in the usual course of business, without discrimination of any kind. Grain must be
inspected on receipt and stored with other grain of the same grade subject to other provisions
of this chapter.
Subd. 2. Warehouse receipt; form. At the time of receipt of the grain, the warehouse
operator shall issue and deliver to the owner or consignee a warehouse receipt, authorized by the
department, in the following form:
Subd. 3. Other duties regarding receipts. The receipts must be consecutively numbered
and delivered to the owner immediately upon receipt of each lot or parcel of grain, giving the
grain's correct grade and weight. The manner of receipt of the grain must be stated in the receipt,
along with the number and distinctive mark of each car, and the name of each barge or other
vessel. The failure to issue a receipt as directed or the issuance of a warehouse receipt that does
not comply with this section is a misdemeanor. A warehouse receipt may, at the request of the
owner or consignee, provide for delivery of the grain it represents to the depositor or another
specified person, and may have printed or stamped on it the words "nonnegotiable."
History: (5019) 1923 c 201 s 4; 1939 c 285 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 74; 1981
c 261 s 16; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107
Subdivision 1. Receipt of grain; inspection. A warehouse operator shall receive for storage
and shipment, to the extent of warehouse capacity, all grain in suitable condition for storage
tendered in the usual course of business, without discrimination of any kind. Grain must be
inspected on receipt and stored with other grain of the same grade subject to other provisions
of this chapter.
Subd. 2. Warehouse receipt; form. At the time of receipt of the grain, the warehouse
operator shall issue and deliver to the owner or consignee a warehouse receipt, authorized by the
department, in the following form:
| Warehouse Receipt No. ....................................................... |
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Elevator Co. |
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, Minn., ............... ............ The Elevator Company has received in store in its elevator known as .................................................................situated at .................................................................... Minnesota, for storage from ......................................... owner, bushels of which has been duly inspected by a duly authorized inspector of grain appointed by the Department of Agriculture of Minnesota, or licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, and has been graded by the inspector as No. ......................................... and is that grade. This grain, or an equal amount of grain of the same kind and grade, is deliverable upon the return of this receipt properly endorsed by the owner above named and the payment of all lawful charges; in case of grain stored separately in a special bin, at the request of the owner or consignee, the identity of the grain will be preserved while in store and the grain will be delivered as a separate lot or parcel, in accordance with the law, upon surrender of the receipt. Loss by fire, heating or the elements is at the owner's risk. |
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| The .......................................................... Elevator Company conducts this elevator as a public terminal warehouse and receives and stores therein grain of others for hire. |
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| ..................................... bushels .......................... grade. |
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Car No. Bushels |
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| Receipt No.............. ....... Received in store from ............................................................... Bushels....... Lbs........ Grade....... |
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Bushels |
Car No. |
Bushels |
and delivered to the owner immediately upon receipt of each lot or parcel of grain, giving the
grain's correct grade and weight. The manner of receipt of the grain must be stated in the receipt,
along with the number and distinctive mark of each car, and the name of each barge or other
vessel. The failure to issue a receipt as directed or the issuance of a warehouse receipt that does
not comply with this section is a misdemeanor. A warehouse receipt may, at the request of the
owner or consignee, provide for delivery of the grain it represents to the depositor or another
specified person, and may have printed or stamped on it the words "nonnegotiable."
History: (5019) 1923 c 201 s 4; 1939 c 285 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 74; 1981
c 261 s 16; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107
233.04 GRAIN REDELIVERED ON WAREHOUSE RECEIPT.
Upon return of the receipt for grain not stored in separate bins to the proper warehouse
operator, properly endorsed, and upon payment or tender of all advances and legal charges, grain
of the same grade and quantity named in the receipt must be delivered to the holder of the receipt
within 24 hours after facilities for receiving the grain have been provided. The identical grain, if
stored in separate bins, must be delivered. A warehouse operator who fails to deliver it is liable to
the owner in damages at the rate of one cent a bushel for each day's delay, unless the property is
delivered to the several owners in the order of demand as rapidly as it can be done by ordinary
diligence. If the warehouse operator fails to deliver the grain, the person entitled to it may recover
it if it is kept in separate bins, the same amount of grain of the same grade if it is stored with other
grain, or the value of the grain in a civil action. A warehouse operator who fails to deliver grain
to the person entitled to it is guilty of theft.
History: (5020) 1923 c 201 s 5; 1965 c 35 s 8; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
Upon return of the receipt for grain not stored in separate bins to the proper warehouse
operator, properly endorsed, and upon payment or tender of all advances and legal charges, grain
of the same grade and quantity named in the receipt must be delivered to the holder of the receipt
within 24 hours after facilities for receiving the grain have been provided. The identical grain, if
stored in separate bins, must be delivered. A warehouse operator who fails to deliver it is liable to
the owner in damages at the rate of one cent a bushel for each day's delay, unless the property is
delivered to the several owners in the order of demand as rapidly as it can be done by ordinary
diligence. If the warehouse operator fails to deliver the grain, the person entitled to it may recover
it if it is kept in separate bins, the same amount of grain of the same grade if it is stored with other
grain, or the value of the grain in a civil action. A warehouse operator who fails to deliver grain
to the person entitled to it is guilty of theft.
History: (5020) 1923 c 201 s 5; 1965 c 35 s 8; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.05 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR NOT TO SELL WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM
OWNER.
A warehouse operator may not, in violation of this chapter, sell or otherwise dispose of or
deliver out of store any grain stored in the warehouse without the express authority of its owner
and the return of the storage receipt, mix together grain of different grades in store, select grain of
different qualities but of the same grade for storage or delivery, tamper with grain of others while
in the operator's possession or custody with the purpose of securing personal profit or a profit for
another person, or attempt to deliver grain of one grade for that of another. A person who violates
this section must be punished by a fine of not more than $3,000 or imprisonment in the Minnesota
Correctional Facility-Stillwater for not more than five years, or both.
History: (5021) 1923 c 201 s 6; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1989
c 197 art 3 s 1
OWNER.
A warehouse operator may not, in violation of this chapter, sell or otherwise dispose of or
deliver out of store any grain stored in the warehouse without the express authority of its owner
and the return of the storage receipt, mix together grain of different grades in store, select grain of
different qualities but of the same grade for storage or delivery, tamper with grain of others while
in the operator's possession or custody with the purpose of securing personal profit or a profit for
another person, or attempt to deliver grain of one grade for that of another. A person who violates
this section must be punished by a fine of not more than $3,000 or imprisonment in the Minnesota
Correctional Facility-Stillwater for not more than five years, or both.
History: (5021) 1923 c 201 s 6; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1989
c 197 art 3 s 1
233.06 GRAIN STORED IN SEPARATE BINS.
At the request of the owner or consignee, a warehouse operator shall store grain of an owner
or consignee in separate bins bearing the name of the owner or consignee. The warehouse operator
shall issue to the owner or consignee, distinguishing whether owner or consignee, a warehouse
receipt or receipts for all or any part of the grain. Every warehouse receipt must contain the name
of the owner or consignee and state the amount, kind, and grade of grain for which the receipt
is issued and that the grain of the owner or consignee is stored separately from the grain of any
other owner or consignee. The warehouse operator shall, on presentation and surrender of the
warehouse receipt bearing the proper endorsement of the person to whom it was issued, deliver
to the person surrendering the receipt the amounts of the same grain demanded and of the same
grade as called for by receipt. The warehouse operator, at the request of the owner or consignee,
shall clean, dry, mix or otherwise improve the condition or value of the grain, and it must be
delivered separately from the grain of any other owner or consignee upon the order of the owner
or consignee, in accordance with the terms of the warehouse receipt issued for it and endorsed
by the owner or consignee. A special bin receipt, at the request of the owner or consignee, may
have printed or stamped on it the words "nonnegotiable" and the delivery of the identical grain
described in it must be a sufficient delivery and satisfaction of the receipt.
History: (5022) 1923 c 201 s 7; 1939 c 285 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
At the request of the owner or consignee, a warehouse operator shall store grain of an owner
or consignee in separate bins bearing the name of the owner or consignee. The warehouse operator
shall issue to the owner or consignee, distinguishing whether owner or consignee, a warehouse
receipt or receipts for all or any part of the grain. Every warehouse receipt must contain the name
of the owner or consignee and state the amount, kind, and grade of grain for which the receipt
is issued and that the grain of the owner or consignee is stored separately from the grain of any
other owner or consignee. The warehouse operator shall, on presentation and surrender of the
warehouse receipt bearing the proper endorsement of the person to whom it was issued, deliver
to the person surrendering the receipt the amounts of the same grain demanded and of the same
grade as called for by receipt. The warehouse operator, at the request of the owner or consignee,
shall clean, dry, mix or otherwise improve the condition or value of the grain, and it must be
delivered separately from the grain of any other owner or consignee upon the order of the owner
or consignee, in accordance with the terms of the warehouse receipt issued for it and endorsed
by the owner or consignee. A special bin receipt, at the request of the owner or consignee, may
have printed or stamped on it the words "nonnegotiable" and the delivery of the identical grain
described in it must be a sufficient delivery and satisfaction of the receipt.
History: (5022) 1923 c 201 s 7; 1939 c 285 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.07 INSPECTION AT PUBLIC TERMINAL WAREHOUSE.
Grain received at a public terminal warehouse must be inspected and graded at the time of its
receipt by an inspector licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture under the United
States Grain Standards Act if the grain has not previously been inspected by a licensed inspector.
No inspection is required of grain being moved between elevators owned or operated by the same
person, firm, or corporation. Interested parties have the right of reinspection and appeal.
History: (5023) 1923 c 201 s 8; 1929 c 175 s 1; 1967 c 881 s 1; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
Grain received at a public terminal warehouse must be inspected and graded at the time of its
receipt by an inspector licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture under the United
States Grain Standards Act if the grain has not previously been inspected by a licensed inspector.
No inspection is required of grain being moved between elevators owned or operated by the same
person, firm, or corporation. Interested parties have the right of reinspection and appeal.
History: (5023) 1923 c 201 s 8; 1929 c 175 s 1; 1967 c 881 s 1; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.08 LICENSE.
No public terminal warehouse may be operated or receive grain for storage until the owners
or parties in charge and operating the warehouse obtain a license from the department authorizing
the warehouse operator to operate a warehouse under this chapter. Licenses issued or renewed
annually expire at midnight on June 30 following the date of issuance or renewal. Before a license
may be issued, written application must be made to the department for a license specifying the
kind of warehouse, the nature of its construction, its capacity and location, the name of the firm or
corporation operating it, each member of the firm or officer of the corporation, and other facts the
department requires. The department shall act on the application with reasonable dispatch. If no
reason exists for refusing the application, a license must be issued upon the payment of the fee
set by the commissioner. The amount of the fee must be set to cover the costs of administering
and enforcing this chapter.
A license may be revoked by the department for violation of the law or a rule of the
department, but may only be revoked upon a written notice or complaint specifying the charges
and after a hearing before the department. A license may be refused to a warehouse operator
whose license has been revoked within the preceding year.
Fees collected under this chapter must be paid into the grain buyers and storage account
established in section 232.22.
History: (5018) 1923 c 201 s 3; 1951 c 282 s 1; 1967 c 881 s 2; 1969 c 9 s 58; 1971 c 25
s 67; 1981 c 356 s 335; 1982 c 508 s 8; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1;
1991 c 326 s 7; 1999 c 231 s 172
No public terminal warehouse may be operated or receive grain for storage until the owners
or parties in charge and operating the warehouse obtain a license from the department authorizing
the warehouse operator to operate a warehouse under this chapter. Licenses issued or renewed
annually expire at midnight on June 30 following the date of issuance or renewal. Before a license
may be issued, written application must be made to the department for a license specifying the
kind of warehouse, the nature of its construction, its capacity and location, the name of the firm or
corporation operating it, each member of the firm or officer of the corporation, and other facts the
department requires. The department shall act on the application with reasonable dispatch. If no
reason exists for refusing the application, a license must be issued upon the payment of the fee
set by the commissioner. The amount of the fee must be set to cover the costs of administering
and enforcing this chapter.
A license may be revoked by the department for violation of the law or a rule of the
department, but may only be revoked upon a written notice or complaint specifying the charges
and after a hearing before the department. A license may be refused to a warehouse operator
whose license has been revoked within the preceding year.
Fees collected under this chapter must be paid into the grain buyers and storage account
established in section 232.22.
History: (5018) 1923 c 201 s 3; 1951 c 282 s 1; 1967 c 881 s 2; 1969 c 9 s 58; 1971 c 25
s 67; 1981 c 356 s 335; 1982 c 508 s 8; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1;
1991 c 326 s 7; 1999 c 231 s 172
233.09 STATEMENT OF GRAIN IN WAREHOUSE; REPORTS.
A warehouse operator shall post conspicuously in the operator's business office by Tuesday
morning of each week a statement of the amount of grain of each kind and grade in store in the
warehouse at the close of business on the preceding Saturday and send a similar statement,
verified by the operator or a bookkeeper having personal knowledge of the facts, to the warehouse
registrar of the department. The operator shall also make a daily statement to the registrar of:
(1) the amount of each kind and grade of grain received in store in the warehouse the
preceding day;
(2) the amount shipped or delivered, and the warehouse receipt canceled on the delivery,
stating the number of each receipt and the amount, kind, and grade of grain shipped or delivered
on it;
(3) the amount, kind, and grade of grain delivered for which no warehouse receipt was
issued and how and when the grain was received, the aggregate of reported cancellation and
delivery of unreceipted grain corresponding in amount, grade, and kind with the shipments and
deliveries reported; and
(4) the receipts canceled upon issue of new ones, with the number of each canceled receipt
and the one issued in its place.
The operator shall furnish the registrar further information regarding receipts issued or canceled
necessary for a correct record of the receipts and of grain received and delivered. The operator
shall send a verified statement to the department of the condition and management of each terminal
warehouse under the operator's control at the times and in the form the department requires.
History: (5025) 1923 c 201 s 10; 1941 c 430; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
A warehouse operator shall post conspicuously in the operator's business office by Tuesday
morning of each week a statement of the amount of grain of each kind and grade in store in the
warehouse at the close of business on the preceding Saturday and send a similar statement,
verified by the operator or a bookkeeper having personal knowledge of the facts, to the warehouse
registrar of the department. The operator shall also make a daily statement to the registrar of:
(1) the amount of each kind and grade of grain received in store in the warehouse the
preceding day;
(2) the amount shipped or delivered, and the warehouse receipt canceled on the delivery,
stating the number of each receipt and the amount, kind, and grade of grain shipped or delivered
on it;
(3) the amount, kind, and grade of grain delivered for which no warehouse receipt was
issued and how and when the grain was received, the aggregate of reported cancellation and
delivery of unreceipted grain corresponding in amount, grade, and kind with the shipments and
deliveries reported; and
(4) the receipts canceled upon issue of new ones, with the number of each canceled receipt
and the one issued in its place.
The operator shall furnish the registrar further information regarding receipts issued or canceled
necessary for a correct record of the receipts and of grain received and delivered. The operator
shall send a verified statement to the department of the condition and management of each terminal
warehouse under the operator's control at the times and in the form the department requires.
History: (5025) 1923 c 201 s 10; 1941 c 430; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.10 PUBLICATION OF RATES; CHARGES FOR HANDLING AND STORING
GRAIN.
A warehouse operator operating a public terminal warehouse located within the switching
limits of St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, or other terminal points under section233.01, subdivision
3 , shall annually publish a schedule of storage rates for the ensuing year. The schedule must be
published during the first week in July in a newspaper published in the place where the warehouse
is situated. The newspaper in which the rates are published must be a daily, if there is one. The
rates may not be increased during the year and the warehouse operator may not discriminate in
applying rates. The charges for receiving, handling, and delivering grain at a warehouse and the
charges for storing grain in a warehouse must be fixed by the department, subject to Minnesota
Statutes 1969, chapter 15.
History: (5026) 1923 c 201 s 11; 1949 c 234 s 1; 1951 c 581 s 1; 1957 c 578; 1963 c 705 s
1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1971 c 624 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
GRAIN.
A warehouse operator operating a public terminal warehouse located within the switching
limits of St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, or other terminal points under section
3
published during the first week in July in a newspaper published in the place where the warehouse
is situated. The newspaper in which the rates are published must be a daily, if there is one. The
rates may not be increased during the year and the warehouse operator may not discriminate in
applying rates. The charges for receiving, handling, and delivering grain at a warehouse and the
charges for storing grain in a warehouse must be fixed by the department, subject to Minnesota
Statutes 1969, chapter 15.
History: (5026) 1923 c 201 s 11; 1949 c 234 s 1; 1951 c 581 s 1; 1957 c 578; 1963 c 705 s
1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1971 c 624 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.11 INSPECTION.
A person who has an interest in grain stored in a public terminal warehouse and a state grain
inspector have the right to examine stored grain and all parts of the warehouse at all times during
ordinary business hours. The warehouse operator and the operator's agents shall furnish proper
facilities for an examination under this section.
History: (5027) 1923 c 201 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
A person who has an interest in grain stored in a public terminal warehouse and a state grain
inspector have the right to examine stored grain and all parts of the warehouse at all times during
ordinary business hours. The warehouse operator and the operator's agents shall furnish proper
facilities for an examination under this section.
History: (5027) 1923 c 201 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.12 RIGHTS OF OWNER AND SHIPPER EXTENDED TO OTHERS.
A right or privilege granted by this chapter to the owner or shipper of grain for storage
in a public terminal warehouse and a right granted to that owner while the grain remains in
and is removed from the warehouse, is extended to and may be exercised by an individual or
association of individuals, copartners, cooperative company or association, or corporation. A right
or privilege granted by this chapter to citizens, associations, or corporations in this state may be
exercised by a citizen, association, or corporation of another state who may exercise the same
rights and privileges as citizens, associations, or corporations of this state and be subject to
the same restrictions and liabilities.
History: (5029) 1923 c 201 s 14; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
A right or privilege granted by this chapter to the owner or shipper of grain for storage
in a public terminal warehouse and a right granted to that owner while the grain remains in
and is removed from the warehouse, is extended to and may be exercised by an individual or
association of individuals, copartners, cooperative company or association, or corporation. A right
or privilege granted by this chapter to citizens, associations, or corporations in this state may be
exercised by a citizen, association, or corporation of another state who may exercise the same
rights and privileges as citizens, associations, or corporations of this state and be subject to
the same restrictions and liabilities.
History: (5029) 1923 c 201 s 14; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.22 WITHHOLDING GRAIN.
The owner or consignee of grain consigned to a public terminal warehouse may have the
grain withheld from storage and delivered to or at the direction of the owner or consignee by
giving notice to the carrier who possesses the grain and to the warehouse operator to whom the
grain was consigned, and paying all charges that may be a lien on the grain. The grain must be
removed within 24 hours after the car or boat containing it is placed in a proper and convenient
place for unloading. If the grain is delivered contrary to the notice, the warehouse operator and
the carrier delivering the grain are jointly and severally liable to the owner for double its value.
History: (5043) RL s 2070; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
The owner or consignee of grain consigned to a public terminal warehouse may have the
grain withheld from storage and delivered to or at the direction of the owner or consignee by
giving notice to the carrier who possesses the grain and to the warehouse operator to whom the
grain was consigned, and paying all charges that may be a lien on the grain. The grain must be
removed within 24 hours after the car or boat containing it is placed in a proper and convenient
place for unloading. If the grain is delivered contrary to the notice, the warehouse operator and
the carrier delivering the grain are jointly and severally liable to the owner for double its value.
History: (5043) RL s 2070; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.23 UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE.
No contract, agreement, understanding, or combination may be entered into between a
warehouse operator and a common carrier or other person for the delivery of grain at a public
terminal warehouse contrary to the direction of the owner. No grain may be delivered or received
contrary to the direction of the owner.
History: (5044) RL s 2071; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
No contract, agreement, understanding, or combination may be entered into between a
warehouse operator and a common carrier or other person for the delivery of grain at a public
terminal warehouse contrary to the direction of the owner. No grain may be delivered or received
contrary to the direction of the owner.
History: (5044) RL s 2071; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.24 INSPECT SCALES.
Scales in public terminal warehouses or scales used for weighing grain in railroad yards at
terminal points are under the control of the Department of Agriculture and subject to inspection
by it and are exempt from the jurisdiction of sealers of weights and measures. They must be
inspected at the request of a person interested in grain weighed or to be weighed on them.
If scales are found to be incorrect, the cost of inspection must be paid by their owner or by
the person requesting inspection. No scales found to be incorrect may be used until they are
reexamined and found correct.
History: (5028) 1923 c 201 s 13; 1971 c 73 s 12; 1980 c 442 s 5; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
Scales in public terminal warehouses or scales used for weighing grain in railroad yards at
terminal points are under the control of the Department of Agriculture and subject to inspection
by it and are exempt from the jurisdiction of sealers of weights and measures. They must be
inspected at the request of a person interested in grain weighed or to be weighed on them.
If scales are found to be incorrect, the cost of inspection must be paid by their owner or by
the person requesting inspection. No scales found to be incorrect may be used until they are
reexamined and found correct.
History: (5028) 1923 c 201 s 13; 1971 c 73 s 12; 1980 c 442 s 5; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
233.33 POLICE PROTECTION.
Subdivision 1. Protection to grain. Railroad companies, warehouse operators, and millers
operating at the terminal points of this state shall furnish sufficient police protection at their
terminal yards and on their terminal tracks to securely protect all cars containing grain while in
their possession, shall prohibit and restrain all unauthorized persons from entering or loitering
in or about their respective railroad yards or tracks and from entering any cars of grain under
their control or removing grain from the cars, and shall employ and detail security guards as
necessary to carry out this section.
Subd. 2. Violations and penalties. A railroad company, warehouse operator, or miller
operating at a terminal point of this state who fails to comply with this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor. An unauthorized person who removes grain from a car before the car is unloaded
or who sweeps or removes grain from a car after it is unloaded at a terminal point in this state,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: (5058) RL s 2083; 1945 c 550 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
Subdivision 1. Protection to grain. Railroad companies, warehouse operators, and millers
operating at the terminal points of this state shall furnish sufficient police protection at their
terminal yards and on their terminal tracks to securely protect all cars containing grain while in
their possession, shall prohibit and restrain all unauthorized persons from entering or loitering
in or about their respective railroad yards or tracks and from entering any cars of grain under
their control or removing grain from the cars, and shall employ and detail security guards as
necessary to carry out this section.
Subd. 2. Violations and penalties. A railroad company, warehouse operator, or miller
operating at a terminal point of this state who fails to comply with this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor. An unauthorized person who removes grain from a car before the car is unloaded
or who sweeps or removes grain from a car after it is unloaded at a terminal point in this state,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: (5058) RL s 2083; 1945 c 550 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 3 s 1
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