248.430 Notice of sales and producers to be posted -- False notice prohibited.
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(1)Any person who receives or undertakes to receive or take care of leaf tobacco for
sale at public auction, whether with or without compensation, shall post or cause to
be posted, a notice in a conspicuous place upon his premises, stating the number of
pounds in the aggregate, actually sold, and the average price per pound received on
account of each day's sale. He shall post the notice not later than 9:00 a.m. on the
day following the sale. He shall also, not less than thirty
(30)minutes prior to such a
sale, post at a point in the office of his warehouse, convenient and accessible for
public inspection, a typewritten or printed list showing the true name and post office
address of the owner and producer and the number of pounds of tobacco of each
person whose tobacco will that day be offered for sale in the warehouse. No tobacco
shall be delivered to or received by any warehouse for sale at public auction, unless
the true names and post office addresses of the producer and owner of the tobacco
are furnished the warehouse by the person delivering the tobacco. He shall also post
on the outside of the scale house and in the farmer's waiting room, if such places are
in the warehouse, a schedule setting forth the rates of all commissions, fees,
discounts and deductions.
(2)No person shall, in the notice required by subsection (1), falsify the actual number
of pounds sold or the average price of the tobacco sold, or falsely list the name, post
office address or number of pounds of tobacco of any producer or owner whose
tobacco will that day be offered for sale, or furnish a false name or address of the
owner or producer to any warehouse.