{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-27.13","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 27.13","heading":"INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS.","body":"(a) The commissioner is authorized to: (1) receive complaints against any person dealing in, shipping, transporting, storing, or selling perishable farm products; (2) make any and all necessary investigations relative to the handling of, or storing, shipping, or dealing in perishable farm products; and (3) enter with reasonable notice all buildings, yards, warehouses, and storage and transportation facilities in which perishable farm products are kept, stored, handled, or transacted.\n(b) The commissioner may: (1) issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the commissioner, with books, papers, and other documents, articles, or instruments; (2) compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to a matter under investigation; and (3) administer oaths and take testimony.\n(c) The commissioner must provide a complainant a written report of the investigation conducted under this section. The report is prima facie evidence of the matters contained in the report. A party violating a commissioner's order or subpoena is guilty of contempt as in proceedings in district courts of the state and may be punished in like manner.","path":["AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 27. FARM PRODUCTS DEALERS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/27.13","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:26Z","sha256":"21becfd4a25f581fba6f1dcacff4ad284759d18b050d5b57d5bb1965b5d407fd","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-27.12","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-27.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}