N.Y. GBS Law § 109
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Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable warehouse receipt
Official statutory text
§ 109. Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable warehouse\nreceipt. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a\nwarehouseman who delivers goods out of the possession of such\nwarehouseman, knowing that a negotiable warehouse receipt the\nnegotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of such\ngoods is outstanding and uncanceled, without obtaining the possession of\nsuch negotiable warehouse receipt at or before the time of such\ndelivery, shall, except in the cases provided for in sections 7-210 and\n7-601 of the uniform commercial code or if the goods have been lawfully\nsold or disposed of because of their perishable or hazardous nature, be\nguilty of a misdemeanor.\n
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