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Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 14A Other Public Warehouse OperatorsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Agriculture Code > Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 14A Other Public Warehouse Operators Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Public warehouse operator" means a person who stores cotton, wheat, rye, oats, or rice, or any kind of produce. (2) "Warehouse" ... No person may operate a warehouse without first obtaining a certificate to transact business as a public warehouse operator from the county clerk of the ... (a) In order to obtain a certificate to transact business, a person must apply in writing to the county clerk of the county in which ... (a) A person receiving a certificate to transact business shall file a bond with the county clerk granting the certificate. (b) The bond must be: ... (a) The owner or depositor of property stored in a warehouse may request from the public warehouse operator a receipt for the property stored in ... (a) A public warehouse operator shall issue a warehouse receipt to any person who deposits cotton in the warehouse operator's warehouse and requests a receipt. ... (a) A public warehouse operator may not issue a duplicate receipt or two receipts bearing the same number from the same warehouse during the same ... (a) A person may exchange a nonnegotiable receipt for cotton for a negotiable receipt for cotton by: (1) returning the nonnegotiable receipt to the warehouse ... A person who buys, sells, or deals with cotton on which a lien or encumbrance exists is not liable for conversion of the cotton if: ... A public warehouse operator may not issue a receipt until the goods secured by the receipt are actually delivered to the warehouse and are under ... (a) A public warehouse operator shall immediately deliver property held in the warehouse on: (1) presentation of a properly endorsed receipt issued by the warehouse ... (a) This chapter does not apply to private warehouses or the issuance of receipts by the owners or managers of private warehouses. (b) This chapter ... (a) A person may sue in the district court of the county in which a warehouse is situated to revoke the certificate of the warehouse. ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |