§ 25-7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.
§ 25‑7‑202. Formof warehouse receipt; effect of omission.
(a) A warehouse receiptneed not be in any particular form.
(b) Unless a warehousereceipt provides for each of the following, the warehouse is liable for damagescaused to a person injured by its omission:
(1) A statement of thelocation of the warehouse facility where the goods are stored;
(2) The date of issue ofthe receipt;
(3) The uniqueidentification code of the receipt;
(4) A statement whetherthe goods received will be delivered to the bearer, to a named person, or to anamed person or its order;
(5) The rate of storageand handling charges, unless goods are stored under a field warehousingarrangement, in which case a statement of that fact is sufficient on anonnegotiable receipt;
(6) A description of thegoods or the packages containing them;
(7) The signature of thewarehouse or its agent;
(8) If the receipt isissued for goods that the warehouse owns, either solely, jointly, or in commonwith others, a statement of the fact of that ownership; and
(9) A statement of theamount of advances made and of liabilities incurred for which the warehouseclaims a lien or security interest, unless the precise amount of advances madeor liabilities incurred, at the time of the issue of the receipt, is unknown tothe warehouse or to its agent that issued the receipt, in which case astatement of the fact that advances have been made or liabilities incurred andthe purpose of the advances or liabilities is sufficient.
(c) A warehouse mayinsert in its receipt any terms that are not contrary to this Chapter and donot impair its obligation of delivery under G.S. 25‑7‑403 or itsduty of care under G.S. 25‑7‑204. Any contrary provision isineffective. (Rev.,s. 3032; 1917, c. 37, ss. 2, 3; C.S., ss. 4042, 4043; 1965, c. 700, s. 1; 2006‑112,s. 25.)