Montana § 80-4-523 - Required Receipt Of Agricultural Commodities According To Capacity
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 80-4-523 — Required Receipt Of Agricultural Commodities According To Capacity, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 80-4-523. Required Receipt Of Agricultural Commodities According To Capacity
Required receipt of agricultural commodities according to capacity. A warehouse operator must receive for storage, conditioning, handling, or shipment without discrimination of any kind, so far as the capacity of the operator's warehouse will permit, all agricultural commodities tendered to the operator in the usual course of business in suitable condition for storage. However, a warehouse operator may not be compelled to accept and hold agricultural commodities for storage in quantities that block the operator's regular cash agricultural commodity business. A warehouse operator may not be required to accept agricultural commodities for storage in excess of working capacity. However, the operator's appointment of space may be modified by rule upon proof that the appointment operates to the disadvantage of either the public or the warehouse operator.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 80-4-523 cover?
Section 80-4-523 ("Required Receipt Of Agricultural Commodities According To Capacity") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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