Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 420-H. F. No. 345
A BILL

FOR AN ACT to amend Mason's
Minnesota Statutes of 1927, Sec
tions 624S-2. 6248-3 and 624S-9
relating to determinations in the
purchase of farm products.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 6248-2,
be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
"6248-2. (a) The term person"
means an individual, firm, copart-
nership, corporation or association.
CD The term farm products" as
used in this act shall mean and in
clude butter, milk, cream. butter
fat, cheese and other dairy prod
ucts, honey, eggs, poultry and all
livestock and products of livestock
such as wool, mohair, hides and
meats.
Co The term bona fide COM
petitor" means a duly licensed deal
err in farm products maintaining a
place of business in the same trade
territory"
Section 2. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section
6248-3, be amended so as to read
as follows:
"6248-3. Any person engaged in
the business Of buying any such
farm products for manufacture or
sale thereof. who shall discriminate
between different sections, localities,
communities, cities or villages, or
between persons in the same COM
munity, of this state, by purchasing
any such farm products at higher
price or rate in one locality or from
one person than is paid for such
farm products of the same kind,
quality and grade by such person
in another section, locality, COM
munity, city or village, or than is
paid to another person Of the same
community, after making due allow
ance for the difference, if any, in
the actual cost of transportation
from the locality Of purchase to the
locality of manufacture or sale, or
who shall fail to deduct full trans
portation costs from the purchase
price paid; or who shall fail to de-
duct the actual costs of hauling
when such products are gathered by
wagon or truck; or who shall pay
or offer to pay in trade or in eX-
change for goods, wares or mer-
chandise a higher price for such
farm products than the cash price
paid or offered to be paid for such
farm products, shall be deemed
guilty Of unfair discrimination
which is hereby prohibited and de-
clared to be unlawful. Providing,
however, that wherever the trans
portation costs actually charged for
hauling cream shall be two cents or
more per pound for butterfat there
in contained, and Is cents per 100
pounds for transportation of whole
milk, such charge shall be deemed
compliance with the terms Of this
act. It shall not be unfair dis
elimination for any person to pay,
in any section, locality, community,
city, or village, a price equal to that
actually paid on the same day by
any bona fide competitor in such
place for farm products of the same
kind and grade, provided such price
is paid in good faith effort to meet
such competition, and the burden
Of proving such facts shall be upon
the defendants"
Section 3. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 6248-9,
be amended so as to read as follows:
"6248-9. Nothing in this act shall
be construed as repeating any other
act or part Of any other act, unless
inconsistent herewith, but the rene
dies herein provided shall be cumu-
lative to all other remedies provided
by law. If any section, subdivision,
sentence or clause in this act shall,
for any reason, be held to be UNI
constitutional or void, such judg-
ment shall not affect the validity
Of any other portion Of this act"
Approved April "a, 1887.