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MN Stat § 231.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.14 — Discrimination In Rates; Storing Household Goods.

231.14 DISCRIMINATION IN RATES; STORING HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Except as herein otherwise specified, no household goods warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof, shall, directly or indirectly, by remittance, rebate, or any device, inducement, or other means, permit any corporation or person to obtain any service or the storage of any household goods at less than the rates then established and in force as shown by the schedule of rates filed and in effect at the time. No person or corporation shall, directly or indirectly, by any device, inducement, or means, either with or without the consent or connivance of a household goods warehouse operator, or any of the officers, agents, or employees thereof, obtain, or seek to obtain, any service, or the storage of any household goods at less than the rates then established and in force therefor. Any household goods warehouse operator, or the officers, agents, or employees thereof, or any person acting for or employed by it or transacting business with it, or any other person, who violates this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and is, upon conviction, subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding $3,000, or both. History:  (5187) 1915 c 210 s 16; 1965 c 412 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 212 s 5; 1999 c 110 s 9
MN Stat § 231.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.15 — Rates For Storage Of Household Goods.

231.15 RATES FOR STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS. If the department after a hearing upon its own motion, or upon complaint finds that the rates demanded, observed, charged, or collected by a household goods warehouse operator for or in connection with any service or storage of goods, wares, or merchandise are unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, preferential, or otherwise illegal, the department shall determine the just and reasonable rates to be thereafter effective and in force for that household goods warehouse operator and fix the rates by an order, which shall determine when the rates go into effect. Before an order is issued under this section, the household goods warehouse operator shall have an opportunity to be heard upon reasonable notice to be determined by the department. History:  (5188) 1915 c 210 s 17; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 10,22; 2000 c 260 s 84,85
MN Stat § 231.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.16 — Warehouse Operator Or Household Goods Warehouse Operator License.

231.16 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR OR HOUSEHOLD GOODS WAREHOUSE OPERATOR LICENSE. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator must be licensed annually by the department. The department shall prescribe the form of the written application. If the department approves the license application and the applicant files with the department the necessary bond, in the case of household goods warehouse operators, or proof of warehouse operators legal liability insurance coverage in an amount of $50,000 or more, as provided for in this chapter, the department shall issue the license upon payment of the license fee required in this section. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to whom a license is issued shall pay a fee as follows: Building square footage used for public storage      $110  $220  $330  $440  $550  $660   A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees due may be imposed by the commissioner for each month for which the fees are delinquent. Fees collected under this chapter must be paid into the grain buyers and storage account established in section 232.22. The license must be renewed annually on or before July 1, and always upon payment of the full license fee required in this section. No license shall be issued for any portion of a year for less than the full amount of the license fee required in this section. Each license obtained under this chapter must be publicly displayed in the main office of the place of business of the warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to whom it is issued. The license authorizes the warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to carry on the business of warehousing only in the one city or town named in the application and in the buildings therein described. The department, without requiring an additional bond and license, may issue permits from time to time to any warehouse operator already duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter to operate an additional warehouse in the same city or town for which the original license was issued during the term thereof, upon the filing an application for a permit in the form prescribed by the department. A license may be refused for good cause shown and revoked by the department for violation of law or of any rule adopted by the department, upon notice and after hearing. History:  (5189) 1915 c 210 s 18; 1939 c 159; 1943 c 495 s 1; 1947 c 497 s 3; 1969 c 1148 s 37; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1975 c 313 s 22; 1977 c 364 s 7; 1981 c 356 s 331; 1982 c 508 s 7; 1983 c 300 s 26; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 11; 1999 c 231 s 170; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 143; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 86
MN Stat § 231.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.17 — Bonds Of Warehouse Operators; Legal Liability Insurance.

231.17 BONDS OF WAREHOUSE OPERATORS; LEGAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. Every warehouse operator applying for and receiving a license from the department under this chapter shall file with the department, acceptable to the department, a surety bond to the state of Minnesota. Bonds must be in the amount of $10,000. The bond must be conditioned for the faithful discharge of all duties as a household goods warehouse operator operating under this chapter and full compliance with the laws of the state and rules and orders of the department. Failure to maintain the bond as required shall void the license. The bond must be continuous until canceled. To cancel a bond, the surety must provide 90 days' written notice of the bond's termination date to the licensee and the department. In lieu of the bond required by this section, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management and budget cash; a certified check; a cashier's check; a postal, bank, or express money order; assignable bonds or notes of the United States; or an assignment of bank savings account or investment certificate or an irrevocable bank letter of credit as defined in section 336.5-103, in the same amount as would be required for a bond. In lieu of the bond required by this section, a warehouse operator that does not provide for the storage of household goods may provide proof of legal liability insurance coverage in the amount of $50,000 or more. A warehouse operator must notify the department with written notice of the cancellation of the policy. If the policy is terminated without notification to the department, the warehouse operator is subject to penalties under section 231.39. History:  (5190) 1915 c 210 s 19; 1927 c 360 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1971 c 75 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 212 s 6; 1999 c 110 s 12; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 231.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.18 — Claims Against A Bond.

231.18 CLAIMS AGAINST A BOND. Subdivision 1. Filing a claim. A depositor claiming to be damaged by the breach of an agreement to store household goods must file a claim with the department within 180 days of the date of breach. Subd. 2. Form of claim. All claims must be in writing, must state the facts upon which the claim is based, must include any supporting evidence, and must be signed by the claimant. The supporting evidence may consist of, but is not limited to, a bill of lading, a warehouse receipt, a contract form, correspondence, or photographs. Subd. 3. Where to file. All claims must be filed with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Grain Licensing and Auditing Section. Subd. 4. Bond limitations. The bonds are not cumulative from one year to the next. A claim against the bond may only be made against the bond in effect at the time the agreement is breached. A bond is not liable for claims filed after 180 days from the date of the breach of the bond. Subd. 5. Public notice of a claim. Upon determining that a depositor has filed a valid claim, the department shall publish notice of the claim in the official county newspaper of the county in which the licensee's primary place of business is located. The notice must state that a claim against the bond of a licensee has been filed with the department, the name and address of the licensee, that any additional claims should be filed with the department, the date by which claims must be filed, and where the claims should be filed. The public notice of the claim must appear for three consecutive days in newspapers with a daily circulation and for two consecutive publications in newspapers published less than daily. Subd. 6. Bond disbursement. (a) Upon expiration of the claim filing period, the department shall promptly determine the validity of all claims filed and notify the claimants of the determination. An aggrieved party may appeal the department's determination by requesting, within 15 days, that the department initiate a contested case proceeding. In the absence of such a request, or following the issuance of a final order in a contested case, the surety company shall issue payment promptly to those claimants entitled to payment. (b) If a household goods warehouse operator has become liable to more than one depositor by reason of breaches of the conditions of the bond and the amount of the bond is insufficient to pay the entire liability to all depositors entitled to the protection of the bond, the proceeds of the bond shall be apportioned among the bona fide claimants. History:  (5192) 1915 c 210 s 21; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 212 s 7; 1999 c 110 s 13,14; 2005 c 92 s 8,9
MN Stat § 231.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.24 — Complaint That Rate Is Unreasonable; Duty Of Department.

231.24 COMPLAINT THAT RATE IS UNREASONABLE; DUTY OF DEPARTMENT. Upon verified complaint of any person or of any corporation that any rates of a household goods warehouse operator are unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, preferential, or in any way in violation of law, the department shall proceed to investigate the matters alleged in such complaint; and, for the purposes of such investigation, they may require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents. If, upon the hearing, such rates are found to be unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, preferential, or in any way in violation of law, the department shall make an order, stating wherein the same are so unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, preferential, or in any way in violation of law, and make rates which shall be substituted for those as to which complaint is made. Rates so made by the department shall be deemed prima facie reasonable in all courts, and shall be in full force during the pendency of any appeal or other proceedings to review the action of the department in establishing the same. History:  (5198) 1915 c 210 s 27; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1999 c 110 s 15
MN Stat § 231.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.28 — Failure To Obey Order Or Law.

231.28 FAILURE TO OBEY ORDER OR LAW. If a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator fails to obey any law of this state or any order of the department, the department may, upon verified petition alleging such failure, apply to the district court of the county in which the operator's principal place of business is located for the enforcement of such law or order or other appropriate relief. The court, upon such notice as it may direct, shall hear such matter as in case of an appeal from an order. On the hearing, the findings of fact upon which the order is based shall be prima facie evidence of the merits therein stated, and the court may grant any provisional or other relief, ordinary or extraordinary, legal or equitable, which the nature of the case may require, and may impose a fine of not more than $50 for each day's failure to obey any writ, process, or order of the court, in addition to all other penalties or forfeitures provided by law. A temporary mandatory or restraining order may be made in such proceedings, notwithstanding any undetermined issue of fact, upon such terms as to security as the court may direct. History:  (5202) 1915 c 210 s 31; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 16
MN Stat § 231.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.32 — Proceedings In The Name Of The State.

231.32 PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF THE STATE. All acts or proceedings instituted by the department under this chapter shall be brought in the name of the state and be prosecuted by the attorney general. History:  (5205) 1915 c 210 s 34; 1971 c 25 s 67
MN Stat § 231.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.34 — Action On Bond In The Name Of The State.

231.34 ACTION ON BOND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE. If a licensed household goods warehouse operator fails to perform a duty or violates this chapter, any person or corporation injured by such failure or violation may, with the consent of the department and the attorney general, bring an action in the name of the state, but to the person's or corporation's own use, in any court of competent jurisdiction on the bond of the household goods warehouse operator. In such action the person or corporation in whose behalf the action is brought shall file with the court a satisfactory bond for costs, and the state shall not be liable for any costs. History:  (5206) 1915 c 210 s 35; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 17
MN Stat § 231.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.36 — Falsification Or Destruction Of Accounts.

231.36 FALSIFICATION OR DESTRUCTION OF ACCOUNTS. Any person who shall willfully make any false entry in the account or in any record or memorandum kept by a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, or who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, alter, or by any other means or device, falsify a record of any such account, record, or memorandum, or who shall willfully neglect or fail to make full, true, and correct entries in such accounts, records, or memoranda, of all facts and transactions appertaining to the business of the warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, or shall keep any accounts or records with the intent to evade the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding $3,000, or both. History:  (5180) 1915 c 210 s 9; 1965 c 412 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 18
MN Stat § 231.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.37 — Penalty For Divulging Information.

231.37 PENALTY FOR DIVULGING INFORMATION. Any officer or employee of the department who divulges to any person, other than a member of the department, any fact or information coming to the knowledge of the officer or employee during the course of an inspection, examination, or investigation of any accounts, records, memoranda, books, or papers of a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, except insofar as may be authorized by the department, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, or a judge thereof, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding $3,000, or to both. History:  (5181) 1915 c 210 s 10; 1965 c 412 s 3; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 19
MN Stat § 231.375 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.375 — Opening Or Abandoning Warehouse Building.

231.375 OPENING OR ABANDONING WAREHOUSE BUILDING. No building or structure may be used as a warehouse or branch warehouse until it has been inspected and approved for warehousing purposes by the department. On ceasing to use a building or other structure, a warehouse operator must promptly notify the department. History:   2005 c 92 s 10
MN Stat § 231.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.38 — Penalty For Transacting Business Without A License.

231.38 PENALTY FOR TRANSACTING BUSINESS WITHOUT A LICENSE. Any person who shall transact the business of a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, except for the purpose of winding up the same under the supervision of the department, without first procuring a license and giving a bond or providing proof of insurance as provided for in this chapter and any licensed warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator who shall operate any warehouse without obtaining the permit herein provided for or who shall continue to transact such business after such license has expired or the required insurance has lapsed or such bond may have become void or found insufficient security for the penal sum in which it is executed by the department approving the same is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not less than $100 nor more than $3,000 for each and every day the business is carried on before the license or permit, as the case may be, is issued or after the expiration of such license or permit or after receiving notice from the department that the insurance has lapsed or bond has become void or has been found insufficient security; and the operation of such warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator may be enjoined upon complaint of the department before a court of competent jurisdiction. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator has 30 days after a license or permit has expired or insurance has lapsed or bond become void or been found insufficient before the penalty in this section applies. History:  (5191) 1915 c 210 s 20; 1965 c 412 s 4; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 20
MN Stat § 231.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 231 — Warehouses|Section 231.39 — Persons Violating Act Or Order; Penalty.

231.39 PERSONS VIOLATING ACT OR ORDER; PENALTY. Any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator and each person who, either individually or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter, or fails to observe, obey, or comply with any order, decision, rule, direction, or requirement or any part or portion thereof of the department made or issued under authority of this chapter or who procures, aids, or abets any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator in the violation of this chapter or in the failure to observe, obey, or comply with this chapter or any such order, decision, rule, direction, or requirement or any part or portion thereof in a case in which a penalty is not otherwise provided for in this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $3,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year or both. Each violation of this chapter, or of any order, decision, rule, direction, or requirement of the department, or any part or portion thereof, by any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator is a separate and distinct offense. In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, acting within the scope of official duties or employment, shall in each case be and be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator. History:  (5207) 1915 c 210 s 36; 1965 c 412 s 5; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 110 s 21
MN Stat § 232.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 232 — Grain Storage|Section 232.20 — Grain Storage Act; Citation.

232.20 GRAIN STORAGE ACT; CITATION. Sections 232.20 to 232.24 may be cited as the "Grain Storage Act." History:  1982 c 508 s 1; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 40
MN Stat § 232.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 232 — Grain Storage|Section 232.24 — Schedule Of Inspection, Financial Reports.

232.24 SCHEDULE OF INSPECTION, FINANCIAL REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Schedule of examination. A licensee under sections 232.20 to 232.24 is subject to an examination annually conducted by the commissioner or the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The commissioner may require supplemental examinations of a licensee as the commissioner deems necessary. Subd. 2. Financial reports. A licensee under sections 232.20 to 232.24 must provide to the commissioner a copy of the financial report that satisfies the requirements under section 223.17, subdivision 6. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2012 c 244 art 1 s 83] History:  1982 c 508 s 5; 1986 c 444; 2012 c 244 art 1 s 66,67; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 42; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 4 s 18
MN Stat § 237.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.011 — Telecommunications Goals.

237.011 TELECOMMUNICATIONS GOALS. The following are state goals that should be considered as the commission executes its regulatory duties with respect to telecommunication services: (1) supporting universal service; (2) maintaining just and reasonable rates; (3) encouraging economically efficient deployment of infrastructure for higher speed telecommunication services and greater capacity for voice, video, and data transmission; (4) encouraging fair and reasonable competition for local exchange telephone service in a competitively neutral regulatory manner; (5) maintaining or improving quality of service; (6) promoting customer choice; (7) ensuring consumer protections are maintained in the transition to a competitive market for local telecommunications service; and (8) encouraging voluntary resolution of issues between and among competing providers and discouraging litigation. History:   1997 c 223 s 2