7 CFR § 869.111 - Fair treatment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s869.111"
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title: "7 CFR § 869.111 - Fair treatment."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "869.111"
section_name: "Fair treatment."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FAIR TRADE PRACTICES"
part_number: "869"
part_name: "REGULATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 241"
regulatory_source: "67 FR 50783, Aug. 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 84 FR 45645, Aug. 30, 2019."
cfr_part: "869"
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# 869.111 Fair treatment.

(a) Contingent upon the capacity of a warehouse, a warehouse operator will deal in a fair and reasonable manner with persons storing, or seeking to store, an agricultural product in the warehouse if the agricultural product is:

(1) Of the kind, type, and quality customarily stored or handled in the area in which the warehouse is located;

(2) Tendered to the warehouse operator in a suitable condition for warehousing; and

(3) Tendered in a manner that is consistent with the ordinary and usual course of business.

(b) Nothing in this section will prohibit a warehouse operator from entering into an agreement with a depositor of an agricultural product to allocate available storage space.