District Of Columbia § 28:7-201 - Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.
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§ 28:7-201. Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.
28:7-201A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouse.
If 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 is deemed to be a warehouse receipt even if issued by a person that is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouse.
Annotations
“Warehouse”. Section 7-102.
“Warehouse receipt”. Section 1-201.
Sections 7-103, 7-401.
It is not intended by re-enactment of subsection (a) to repeal any provisions of special licensing or other statutes regulating who may become a warehouse. Limitations on the transfer of the receipts and criminal sanctions for violation of such limitations are not impaired. Section 7-103. Compare Section 7-401(4) on the liability of the issuer in such cases. Subsection (b) covers receipts issued by the owner for whiskey or other goods stored in bonded warehouses under such statutes as 26 U.S.C. Chapter 51.
Update for style only.
Former Section 7-201.
“Warehouseman”. Section 7-102.
“Warehouse receipt”. Section 1-201.
Sections 7-103, 7-401, 10-103.
It is not intended by reenactment of subsection (1) to repeal any provisions of special licensing or other statutes regulating who may become a warehouseman. See Section 10-103. Subsection (2) covers receipts issued by the owner for whiskey or other goods stored in bonded warehouses under such statutes as 26 U.S.C. Chapter 26. Limitations on the transfer of the receipts and criminal sanctions for violation of such limitations are not impaired. Section 7-103. Compare Section 7-401(d) on the liability of the issuer in such cases.
Provision added to cover storage under government bond or under licensing statute.
Section 1, Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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