Minnesota § 27.10 - PERISHABLE FARM PRODUCTS EXAMINATION
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 27.10 — PERISHABLE FARM PRODUCTS EXAMINATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27.10. PERISHABLE FARM PRODUCTS EXAMINATION
(a) When perishable farm products are shipped to or received by a farm products dealer for handling, purchase, or sale in this state, and the farm products dealer finds the perishable farm products to be in a spoiled, damaged, unmarketable, or unsatisfactory condition, the dealer must have the perishable farm products examined by an inspector assigned by the commissioner for that purpose. The inspector must execute and deliver a certificate to the farm products dealer stating the day, the time and place of the inspection, and the condition of the perishable farm products and mail or deliver a copy of the certificate to the shipper of the perishable farm products.
(b) This section does not apply when the parties to the perishable farm products sales contract waive the inspection requirement.
History:
(6240-18 1/2i) 1931 c 394 s 10; 1986 c 444; 2020 c 89 art 1 s 10; 2025 c 20 s 9
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 27.10 ("PERISHABLE FARM PRODUCTS EXAMINATION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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