Arkansas Code Title 4, Subtitle 1, Chapter 7, Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions

• § 4-7-301 - Liability for Nonreceipt or Misdescription -- "Said to Contain" -- "Shipper's Weight, Load, and Count" -- Improper Handling.
  (a) A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill...
• § 4-7-302 - Through Bills of Lading and Similar Documents of Title.
  (a) The issuer of a through bill of lading, or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a...
• § 4-7-303 - Diversion -- Reconsignment -- Change of Instructions.
  (a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in...
• § 4-7-304 - Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set.
  (a) Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is...
• § 4-7-305 - Destination Bills.
  (a) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor,...
• § 4-7-306 - Altered Bills of Lading.
  An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor.
• § 4-7-307 - Lien of Carrier.
  (a) A carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading or on the proceeds thereof in its possession for...
• § 4-7-308 - Enforcement of Carrier's Lien.
  (a) A carrier's lien on goods may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods, in bulk or in packages, at any...
• § 4-7-309 - Duty of Care -- Contractual Limitation of Carrier's Liability.
  (a) A carrier that issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, shall exercise the degree of care in relation to the goods...

Last modified: November 15, 2016