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1997 U.S. Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 10 - WAREHOUSES
Sec. 242 - Definitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 10 - WAREHOUSES
Sec. 242 - Definitions
Containssection 242
Date1997
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 26, 1998
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §2, 39 Stat. 486; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1282.
Statutes at Large References39 Stat. 486
42 Stat. 1282

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§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.)

Amendments

1923—Act Feb. 23, 1923, struck out second sentence defining “agricultural product”.

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