80-4-524. Discrimination in charge by warehouse operator prohibited. A warehouse operator may not directly or indirectly, by a special charge, rebate, drawback, or other device, collect from any person a greater or lesser compensation for any service rendered in the storage, conditioning, handling, or shipment of agricultural commodities than the operator collects from any other person for a similar circumstance or condition. A warehouse operator may not make or give any advantage to any person, company, or corporation or subject any person, company, or corporation to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.
History: En. Sec. 31, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 452, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2584, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities
Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Warehouse Operators
80-4-501. License necessary to operate public warehouse
80-4-502. Licenses to warehouse operator -- issuance -- renewal -- conditions precedent
80-4-504. Bond of applicant for license -- additional bond -- additional obligations
80-4-505. Amount of bond -- cancellation
80-4-507. through 80-4-520 reserved
80-4-521. Duties of warehouse operator -- content of records
80-4-522. Schedule of charges -- posting
80-4-523. Required receipt of agricultural commodities according to capacity
80-4-524. Discrimination in charge by warehouse operator prohibited
80-4-525. Scale weight tickets -- form -- issuance
80-4-526. Warehouse receipts -- written terms
80-4-527. Warehouse receipt -- issuance -- cancellation
80-4-528. Penalty for unlawful issue of warehouse receipts
80-4-530. Shipment of stored grain to terminal grain warehouse outside state
80-4-532. Delivery of grain from different warehouse
80-4-533. Loss of receipts -- conditions of reissue
80-4-534. Cancellation of insurance -- suspension of license
80-4-537. Examination of stored agricultural commodities