Section 8-15-1 Definition; supervision by Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (a) All buildings, structures, or other protected enclosures used for storage of cotton or other articles of value for the public, with or without compensation, and all buildings, structures, or other protected enclosures for the storage of cotton or other articles of value where a […]
Section 8-15-10 Permit – Penalty for operating without permit; disposition of proceeds from penalties. (a) Any person operating a public warehouse without a permit required by this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not over $1,000, which may be collected in a civil action instituted at the instance of the Governor, the Attorney […]
Section 8-15-11 Inspection of warehouses by commissioner and agents. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and his duly authorized agents or employees shall have full power and authority to inspect public warehouses, to audit the books thereof, to check the articles or goods stored with the records or receipts, and to exercise such other […]
Section 8-15-12 Investigation of complaints against warehouse. Upon the filing of a complaint in writing by any person with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries setting forth a violation of the laws or rules and regulations relating to the operation of a public warehouse, setting forth that the warehouse building, structure, or protected enclosure is […]
Section 8-15-13 Public hearing on operations; notice of hearing; sworn testimony heard; authority to subpoena witnesses; witness fees; production of books and records; appearance in person or by counsel; failure to obey process; rules of evidence not applicable. (a) In the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is of the opinion that a condition […]
Section 8-15-14 Revocation of permit; liquidation of operation. (a) In the event that the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries upon a public hearing finds and determines that a public warehouse is being operated in violation of law and regulations and in jeopardy of the public interest, he shall thereupon revoke the permit to operate such […]
Section 8-15-15 Issuance of receipt by warehouseman. Every public warehouseman receiving property of any kind for safekeeping must issue, on delivery to him or it of such property, in favor of the person from whom received, a receipt therefor, which shall comply with the requirements of the laws of this state. (Ag. Code 1927, §403; […]
Section 8-15-16 When receipt to be endorsed “Stored In The Open”. Whenever any public warehouseman accepts for storage any cotton or other article of value and keeps or stores the same where it is exposed to weather conditions or in any place except within the warehouse, there shall be endorsed on the warehouse receipt given […]
Section 8-15-17 Insurance requirement and liability of warehouseman for articles not stored in warehouse. (a) A public warehouseman who stores cotton or other article in the open or in any place except in the warehouse shall keep the same insured against destruction or injury by fire and shall be responsible and liable for all injury […]
Section 8-15-18 Insurance of stored cotton and other raw agricultural commodities. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall have power to require that all bales of cotton or other raw agricultural commodities, accepted for storage by a public warehouseman, other than cotton moving in transit to a compress to be compressed, shall be insured against […]
Section 8-15-2 Promulgation of standards, character of records, rules and regulations by State Board of Agriculture and Industries. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority to: (1) Provide the standards as to the suitability or adequacy for the purpose for which it is used or intended of any warehouse building, structure, or […]
Section 8-15-3 Permit – Required; application; fees. (a) The judge of probate of the county may not issue a license permitting anyone to transact business as a public warehouseman unless the person presents to the judge of probate a permit to transact such business issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries showing that he […]
Section 8-15-4 Permit – False statements in application. Any person making a false material statement in an application filed under this chapter to secure a permit to operate a public warehouse shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall be punished as now provided by law for the commission of such offense. (Ag. Code […]
Section 8-15-5 Permit – Investigation of building and applicant. (a) Upon the filing of an application with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to secure a permit for the operation of a public warehouse, the commissioner or his duly authorized agent shall make such investigation as necessary to ascertain whether or not the statements contained […]
Section 8-15-6 Permit – Notification of grant or denial; appeals. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall promptly notify any person applying for a permit to operate a public warehouse whether or not such application has been granted. (b) In the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries refuses to grant such permit, the […]
Section 8-15-7 Permit – Bond and proof of insurance; prerequisite to issuance of permit; filing of additional bonds; actions on bond. (a) In the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries decides that a permit to operate a public warehouse should be issued, he shall fix the amount of the bond, which shall be furnished […]
Section 8-15-8 Permit – Recordation. Repealed by Act 2014-315, §1, effective April 8, 2014. (Ag. Code 1927, §396; Acts 1939, No. 443, p. 586; Code 1940, T. 2, §576.)
Section 8-15-9 Permit – Issuance; term; expiration date. (a) Upon the filing and approval of a bond with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the commissioner must issue a permit which will authorize the applicant to operate a public warehouse at the place, building, structure, or enclosure named in the application upon such applicant’s securing […]
