2007 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.
History: 1974 c 548 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 688 art 6 s 1