2009 Minnesota Statutes

219.55 LOADING PLATFORM.

When required by the commissioner of transportation, a railroad company shall construct and maintain at each station and siding a suitable platform for loading grain, livestock, and other commodities into its cars for shipment. The commissioner may require the enlargement of the platform or the construction of additional platforms at a station or siding, when it deems it necessary for that purpose. A company that fails to construct the platform within 60 days after service of the commissioner's order requiring construction, shall forfeit to the state $25 for each day that the platform remains unconstructed.

History:

(4763) RL s 2004; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1976 c 166 s 46; 1980 c 534 s 45; 1985 c 265 art 4 s 1; 1998 c 403 s 29