Warehouse receipts generally cannot be reissued or issued unless the goods are actually stored, and warehouses must cancel returned receipts and keep open-storage goods accounted for.
§3417. Special provisions for handling of warehouse receipts A. While an original warehouse receipt issued under this Chapter is outstanding and uncanceled, no other or further warehouse receipt shall be issued for the agricultural commodity or other farm product, or any part thereof, covered by such outstanding and uncanceled warehouse receipt. B. Whenever a warehouse receipt is lost or destroyed, a warehouse receipt to replace such lost or destroyed warehouse receipt may be issued, but only with the prior approval of the commission. C. No warehouse receipt shall be issued except for agricultural commodities or other farm products which are actually stored in the warehouse at the time of issuance of the warehouse receipt. D. Every warehouse shall promptly and plainly cancel on the face thereof each warehouse receipt returned to it upon the delivery by it of the agricultural commodity or other farm product for which the warehouse receipt was issued. E. Whenever any agricultural commodity or other farm product is held in open storage, the warehouse or grain dealer shall have a warehouse receipt to cover the agricultural commodity or other farm product or shall be able to account for the physical whereabouts of the agricultural commodity or other farm product. F. Failure to properly account for any agricultural commodity or other farm product in open storage may subject the warehouse or grain dealer to seizure as provided by R.S. 3:3407, suspension or revocation of its license, other penalties provided by this Chapter, or any combination hereof. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.