2005 Minnesota Statutes

     17B.02 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  As used in sections 17B.01 to 
 17B.29, the terms defined in this section have the meanings 
 given them.  

    Subd. 2.    Department.  "Department" means the 
 Minnesota Department of Agriculture.  

    Subd. 3.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's authorized 
 representative.  

    Subd. 3a.    Discount.  "Discount" means an offer or 
 purchase price for grain that is lower than the base or standard 
 price offered by a buyer at a certain time and at a specified 
 location.  A discount price represents the lower than normal 
 value of the grain because of inferior quality as determined by 
 measurement of grade, dockage, test weight, or other factors. 

    Subd. 4.    Person.  "Person" means any individual, 
 firm, copartnership, cooperative, company, association, and 
 corporation, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers.  

    Subd. 5.    Premium.  "Premium" means an offer or a 
 purchase price for corn, soybeans, or wheat that exceeds the 
 base or standard price offered by a buyer at a certain time and 
 at a specified location.  A premium price represents the higher 
 than normal value of the grain because of superior quality as 
 determined by measurement of grade, dockage, test weight, or 
 other factors. 

    Subd. 6.    Test equipment.  "Test equipment" means the 
 mechanical and electronic devices commonly used in measurement 
 of grain qualities including protein content, moisture content, 
 and test weight. 

    Subd. 7.    Test equipment operator.  "Test equipment 
 operator" means a person assigned by the management of an 
 elevator or grain storage facility who is chiefly responsible 
 for the preparation and analysis of grain samples for protein 
 content, test weight, moisture content, and other qualities upon 
 which price is determined. 

    HIST: 1974 c 548 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 688 art 6 s 1