7 U.S.C. § 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 Nothing in this section prohibits a warehouse operator from entering into an agreement with a depositor of an agricultural product to allocate available storage space. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 8, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 201 , Nov. 9, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2065 .) Editorial Notes Prior Provisions A prior section 247, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 6, 39 Stat. 486 ; July 24, 1919, ch. 26, 41 Stat. 266 ; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1283 ; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 2, 46 Stat. 1463 , required bond as condition to granting of license and additional bonds if first bond determined to become insufficient, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472 . See section 245 of this title . A prior section 8 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, was classified to section 250 of this title , prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472 . CFR Title Parts 7 869

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