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 less than the rates then established and in force as shown by the schedule of rates filed and in effect at the time. No person or corporation shall, directly or indirectly, by any device, inducement, or means, either with or without the consent or connivance of a household goods warehouse operator, or any of the officers, agents, or employees thereof, obtain, or seek to obtain, any service, or the storage of any household goods at less than the rates then established and in force therefor. Any household goods warehouse operator, or the officers, agents, or employees thereof, or any person acting for or employed by it or transacting business with it, or any other person, who violates this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and is, upon conviction, subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding $3,000, or both.
(5187) 1915 c 210 s 16; 1965 c 412 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 212 s 5; 1999 c 110 s 9
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices
Section 231.035 — Inspection Authority.
Section 231.04 — Department To Enforce Warehouse Law.
Section 231.08 — Warehouse Operator And Household Goods Warehouse Operator Requirements.
Section 231.09 — Uniform Receipt Issuance.
Section 231.11 — Schedule Of Rates; Storing Household Goods.
Section 231.12 — Change Of Rates; Storing Household Goods.
Section 231.13 — Charging More Or Less Than The Published Rate; Storing Household Goods.
Section 231.14 — Discrimination In Rates; Storing Household Goods.
Section 231.15 — Rates For Storage Of Household Goods.
Section 231.16 — Warehouse Operator Or Household Goods Warehouse Operator License.
Section 231.17 — Bonds Of Warehouse Operators; Legal Liability Insurance.
Section 231.18 — Claims Against A Bond.
Section 231.24 — Complaint That Rate Is Unreasonable; Duty Of Department.
Section 231.28 — Failure To Obey Order Or Law.
Section 231.32 — Proceedings In The Name Of The State.
Section 231.34 — Action On Bond In The Name Of The State.
Section 231.36 — Falsification Or Destruction Of Accounts.
Section 231.37 — Penalty For Divulging Information.
Section 231.375 — Opening Or Abandoning Warehouse Building.
Section 231.38 — Penalty For Transacting Business Without A License.