7 USC 247 - Fair treatment in storage of agricultural products

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§ 247.

Fair treatment in storage of agricultural products

(a)

In general

Subject to the capacity of a warehouse, a warehouse operator shall deal, in a fair and reasonable manner, with persons storing, or seeking to store, an agricultural product in the warehouse if the agricultural product—

(1)

is of the kind, type, and quality customarily stored or handled in the area in which the warehouse is located;

(2)

is tendered to the warehouse operator in a suitable condition for warehousing; and

(3)

is tendered in a manner that is consistent with the ordinary and usual course of business.

(b)

Allocation

(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 8, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2065.)

cite as: 7 USC 247