Tex. Agriculture Code § 14A.005
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 14A.005, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 14A.005. RECEIPTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The owner or depositor of property stored in a warehouse may request from the public warehouse operator a receipt for the property stored in the warehouse.
(b) The receipt shall be signed by the public warehouse operator or the warehouse operator's agent and shall state:
(1) that the receipt is issued by a warehouse;
(2) the date of its issuance;
(3) the name and location of the warehouse in which the property is stored; and
(4) the description, quantity, number, and marks of the property stored.
(c) The public warehouse operator shall number receipts consecutively in the order of their issue and shall keep a correct record of receipts issued available for public inspection at reasonable hours.
(b) The receipt shall be signed by the public warehouse operator or the warehouse operator's agent and shall state:
(1) that the receipt is issued by a warehouse;
(2) the date of its issuance;
(3) the name and location of the warehouse in which the property is stored; and
(4) the description, quantity, number, and marks of the property stored.
(c) The public warehouse operator shall number receipts consecutively in the order of their issue and shall keep a correct record of receipts issued available for public inspection at reasonable hours.
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