Georgia § 10-4-4 - Exemptions from article; warehousemen electing to be covered.
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§ 10-4-4. Exemptions from article; warehousemen electing to be covered.
The provisions of this article shall not be construed to apply to: Any warehouse licensed under the United States Warehouse Act, as amended, if the licensee has in effect a federal bond in an amount not less than the amount of the bond which would be required under subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 10-4-12; or Any warehouse kept or maintained by any warehouseman on the premises of any other person under a contract between the warehouseman and the other person for the primary purpose of storage therein of agricultural products of the other person, provided that no agricultural products are stored therein for the account of any producer other than the other person; provided, however, that such warehouseman may come under this article at his option. Any person, firm, corporation, or association storing peanuts, cottonseed, or tobacco may be required only, at his or its option, by application, to qualify and come under this article. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 30; Ga. L. 1983, p. 946, § 1.) U.S. Code. - The United States Warehouse Act, referred to in subsection (a) of this section, is codified as 7 U.S.C. § 241 et seq.
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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