§ 27.0405

27.0405 INVESTIGATIONS. Subdivision 1. Production and review of information. (a) Upon special order, the commissioner may require a farm products dealer to file at the time and in the manner the commissioner directs, sworn or unsworn reports or answers in writing to specific questions on any matter which the commissioner may investigate. (b) For the purposes of this section, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agents may audit and review any records relating to the financial condition of any farm products dealer and any transactions between the dealer and persons entitled to the protections of this chapter, if the records are in the possession of or under the case, custody, or control of the dealer or the dealer's authorized agent. Subd. 2. False and incomplete information. A person may not willfully make any false entries or statements or fail to make full and true entries and statements in a report, answer required, or document demanded under this chapter. Subd. 3. Preservation of documents. A person may not remove from the state, mutilate, or alter a document relevant to an investigation, hearing, or proceeding conducted under chapter 27.

his chapter. Subd. 3. Preservation of documents. A person may not remove from the state, mutilate, or alter a document relevant to an investigation, hearing, or proceeding conducted under chapter 27. History: 1990 c 530 s 10; 2020 c 89 art 1 s 5