Minnesota § 27.13 INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 27.13 — INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS

Minnesota § 27.13

PartAGRICULTURE

Ch. 27FARM PRODUCTS DEALERS

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Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 27.13 (2026).

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(a)The commissioner is authorized to:

(1)receive complaints against any person dealing in, shipping, transporting, storing, or selling perishable farm products;

(2)make any and all necessary investigations relative to the handling of, or storing, shipping, or dealing in perishable farm products; and (3) enter with reasonable notice all buildings, yards, warehouses, and storage and transportation facilities in which perishable farm products are kept, stored, handled, or transacted.

(b)The commissioner may:

(1)issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the commissioner, with books, papers, and other documents, articles, or instruments;

(2)compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to a matter under investigation; and (3) administer oat

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(a) The commissioner is authorized to: (1) receive complaints against any person dealing in, shipping, transporting, storing, or selling perishable farm products; (2) make any and all necessary investigations relative to the handling of, or storing, shipping, or dealing in perishable farm products; and (3) enter with reasonable notice all buildings, yards, warehouses, and storage and transportation facilities in which perishable farm products are kept, stored, handled, or transacted.
(b) The commissioner may: (1) issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the commissioner, with books, papers, and other documents, articles, or instruments; (2) compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to a matter under investigation; and (3) administer oaths and take testimony.
(c) The commissioner must provide a complainant a written report of the investigation conducted under this section. The report is prima facie evidence of the matters contained in the report. A party violating a commissioner's order or subpoena is guilty of contempt as in proceedings in district courts of the state and may be punished in like manner.

Legislative History

(6240-18 1/2l)1931 c 394 s 13;1955 c 232 s 2;1961 c 113 s 1;1961 c 163 s 6;1985 c 248 s 70;1986 c 444;1997 c 7 art 1 s 12;2020 c 89 art 1 s 12;2025 c 20 s 10