2025 Code of Georgia
Title 10 - Commerce and Trade (Chs. 1 — 15)
Chapter 4 - Warehousemen (Arts. 1 — 5)
Article 1 - General Provisions; Agricultural Product Warehousing (§§ 10-4-1 — 10-4-33)
Annotations
Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Preemption of other laws. —Subject of bonded and licensed warehouses is fully covered by this article and it would appear to preempt all matters pertaining to bonded and licensed warehouses. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-118.
Exemption of federally licensed warehousemen. —Any warehouse storing agricultural products in this state that is licensed for the storage of agricultural products pursuant to the United States Warehouse Act is exempt from the provisions of this article, including the licensing and bonding requirements contained therein. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-40.
Federally licensed warehousemen do not have to acquire separate bonding and licensing mandated by the Georgia grain dealing legislation, but are accorded the exemption now provided by paragraph (3) of Ga. L. 1977, p. 245, § 1. 1978 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 78-11.
Research References & Practice Aids
Administrative rules and regulations.State Warehouse Division, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Rule 40-14-1-.01 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Nature and validity of “hedging” transactions on the commodity market, 20 A. L. R. 1422.
Relationship of bailor and bailee as between owner of goods in bonded warehouse and proprietor of warehouse, 77 A. L. R. 1502.
Statutory warehousing as determined by character of property stored, 132 A. L. R. 532.
Liability of warehouseman or other bailee for loss of goods stored at other than agreed-upon place, 76 A. L. R.4th 883.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 10
O. C. G. A. Title 10, Ch. 4
- § 10-4-1. Short title
- § 10-4-2. Definitions
- § 10-4-3. State warehouse section established; supervisor of section
- § 10-4-4. Exemptions from article; warehousemen electing to be covered
- § 10-4-5. Powers and duties of Commissioner; annual reports; adoption of rules and regulations
- § 10-4-6. Procedure for adopting or changing rules and regulations; administrative review of objections
- § 10-4-7. Uniform application of orders, fees, rules, and regulations
- § 10-4-8. Existing interstate commerce regulations not affected
- § 10-4-9. Judicial review of administrative decision
- § 10-4-10. Annual license required; issuance by Commissioner; application for license or renewal
- § 10-4-11. License for person electing to comply with article and regulations
- § 10-4-12. Bond required; additional bond
- § 10-4-13. Bonded and licensed warehouse may be designated as state bonded
- § 10-4-14. Actions on bonds
- § 10-4-15. Inspections of warehouses
- § 10-4-16. Inspectors and examiners to be bonded
- § 10-4-17. License fees
- § 10-4-18. Delivery to warehouse presumably for storage
- § 10-4-19. Warehouse receipts required; obtaining printed forms; use of electronic receipts authorized
- § 10-4-20. Essential terms of warehouse receipts; liability for omission
- § 10-4-21. Obligation of warehouseman to deliver; effect of loss or damage
- § 10-4-22. Surrender and cancellation of warehouse receipts on delivery
- § 10-4-23. Records of warehousemen
- § 10-4-24. Inspection of records; preservation of records when license terminated
- § 10-4-25. When insurance on stored products required
- § 10-4-26. Schedules of charges to be filed; changes in charges; special rates for United States; duplication of charges prohibited
- § 10-4-27. Certified public weighers to be provided
- § 10-4-28. Scales to be provided; examination; disapproved scales not to be used
- § 10-4-29. Suspension of license pending investigation or correction of violation; impoundment of records and commodities
- § 10-4-30. Suspension or revocation of license for violation; liquidation proceedings; impoundment of unused receipts
- § 10-4-31. Publishing lists of licensed and bonded warehouses, license terminations, and findings as to violations
- § 10-4-32. Criminal penalties for violations; immunity of sureties
- § 10-4-33. Duty of persons accepting warehouse receipts to take adequate measures regarding goods
