(a) A warehouse receipt may be issued by a warehouse.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.07.201

  • goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Alaska Statutes 45.07.112
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Alaska Statutes 45.07.112
(b) If goods, including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities, are stored under a statute requiring a bond against withdrawal or a license for the issuance of receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, a receipt issued for the goods is considered to be a warehouse receipt even if issued by a person who is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouse.