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. […]
231.035 INSPECTION AUTHORITY. The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee may, upon presentation of appropriate credentials and during regular working hours or at other reasonable times, inspect premises including equipment and stored goods subject to and for reasons relating to the commissioner’s enforcement and licensing authority; request information from persons with information relevant to an inspection; […]
231.04 DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE WAREHOUSE LAW. The department shall see that the provisions of the constitution and the statutes of this state affecting warehouse operators or household goods warehouse operators, the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in some other officer or tribunal, are enforced and obeyed, that violations thereof are promptly prosecuted, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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
