7 U.S.C. § 247 : US Code - Section 247: Fair treatment in storage of agricultural products

Search 7 U.S.C. § 247 : US Code - Section 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.