Code of Virginia - Title 8.7 Commercial Code - Warehouse Receipts, Bills Of Lading And Other Documents Of Title - Section 8.7-201 Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond

§ 8.7-201. Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond

(1) A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouseman.

(2) Where goods including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities are stored under a statute requiring a bond against withdrawal or a license for the issuance of receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, a receipt issued for the goods has like effect as a warehouse receipt even though issued by a person who is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouseman.

(Code 1950, § 61-4; 1964, c. 219.)

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Last modified: April 3, 2009