Missouri Laws 411.135 – Warehouseman to act as registrar of receipts — records to be kept
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 411.135
- Director: the director of the Missouri department of agriculture or his designated representative. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- Licensed warehouseman: a warehouseman who owns or operates a warehouse licensed under the provisions of this chapter. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- Receipt: a grain warehouse receipt, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, issued under this chapter. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- Warehouse: any building, structure or other enclosure in which grain is or may be stored and through which grain is or may be handled or shipped. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- warehouseman: any person who owns, controls, operates or manages any warehouse whether such owner resides within the state or not. See Missouri Laws 411.026
Every licensed warehouseman desiring to issue unregistered negotiable or nonnegotiable warehouse receipts shall act as registrar, or designate an employee to act as registrar, to be responsible for issuing warehouse receipts and keeping all records in a manner as provided by the director. The warehouseman‘s signature or that of his employee shall be affixed and kept on file with the director. The warehouse record shall clearly identify scale tickets, weight and grade certificates, used as a basis for issuance of each warehouse receipt. A copy of the scale tickets and the weight and grade certificates shall be kept on file as a record in the warehouseman’s office for a period of at least three years after the date of cancellation of the warehouse receipt.