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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 231.08 — Warehouse Operator And Household Goods Warehouse Operator Requirements.
231.08 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS WAREHOUSE OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. To furnish information. Every warehouse operator and household goods warehouse operator shall furnish all information required by the department to administer this chapter and make specific answers to all questions submitted by the department, under oath. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator […]
Section 231.09 — Uniform Receipt Issuance.
231.09 UNIFORM RECEIPT ISSUANCE. Subdivision 1. Receipts. A warehouse operator receiving goods in store shall issue for the goods a receipt embodying the terms of such receipts as authorized by article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Receipts or records of storage in electronic form are acceptable. Subd. 2. Copy to department. A copy of […]
Section 231.11 — Schedule Of Rates; Storing Household Goods.
231.11 SCHEDULE OF RATES; STORING HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Subdivision 1. Filing; inspection. A household goods warehouse operator must file with the department and keep open for public inspection a printed schedule of rates and charges complying with subdivision 2. All tariffs of rates and charges must contain terms and conditions under which the rates and charges […]
Section 231.12 — Change Of Rates; Storing Household Goods.
231.12 CHANGE OF RATES; STORING HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Unless the department otherwise orders, no household goods warehouse operator may change any rate except after ten days’ notice to the department and to the public pursuant to this section. Notice must be given by filing with the department and keeping open for public inspection new schedules or […]
Section 231.13 — Charging More Or Less Than The Published Rate; Storing Household Goods.
231.13 CHARGING MORE OR LESS THAN THE PUBLISHED RATE; STORING HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Except as specified in sections 231.11 and 231.12, no household goods warehouse operator shall have, demand, collect, or receive, a different compensation for any service rendered or for storing any household goods than the rates applicable to that service or storage, as specified […]
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 […]
Section 231.01 — Definitions.
231.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture. Subd. 3. Compensation. “Compensation” means any remuneration, recompense, indemnification, requital, or satisfaction assessed, collected, or received for the storage or warehousing of goods, wares, or merchandise of another by a warehouse operator. […]