7 U.S.C. § 248
Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
A warehouse operator may commingle agricultural products in a manner approved by the Secretary.
A warehouse operator shall be severally liable to each depositor or holder for the care and redelivery of the share of the depositor and holder of the commingled agricultural product to the same extent and under the same circumstances as if the agricultural products had been stored separately.
7 U.S.C. § 248
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 248, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §9, 39 Stat. 487; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, §4, 46 Stat. 1464, related to issuance of licenses to persons other than warehousemen, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-472. See section 242 of this title.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- agricultural product
- The term "agricultural product" means an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary, including a processed product of an agricultural commodity.
- holder
- The term "holder" means a person that has possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any electronic document.
- warehouse operator
- The term "warehouse operator" means a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of storing or handling agricultural products.