1997 U.S. Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 10 - WAREHOUSES
Sec. 242 - Definitions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 10 - WAREHOUSES Sec. 242 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 242 |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §2, 39 Stat. 486; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1282. |
| Statutes at Large References | 39 Stat. 486 42 Stat. 1282 |
§242. Definitions
The term “warehouse” as used in this chapter shall be deemed to mean every building, structure, or other protected inclosure in which any agricultural product is or may be stored for interstate or foreign commerce, or, if located within any place under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, in which any agricultural product is or may be stored. As used in this chapter, “person” includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest; “warehouseman” means a person lawfully engaged in the business of storing agricultural products; and “receipt” means a warehouse receipt.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §2, 39 Stat. 486; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1282.)
Amendments1923—Act Feb. 23, 1923, struck out second sentence defining “agricultural product”.
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