Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes
La. Rev. Stat. § 10:7-201 (2026)
Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond
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PART 2. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS: SPECIAL PROVISIONS
§7-201. Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond
(a) A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouse.
(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 deemed to be a warehouse receipt even if issued by a person that is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouse.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 164, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 2009, No. 207, §3, eff. January 1, 2010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Dupre v. Joe's Riverside Seafood, Inc., 578 So. 2d 158 (La. Ct. App. 1991).
Dupre v. Joe's Riverside Seafood, Inc., 578 So. 2d 158 (La. Ct. App. 1991). “R.S. 10:7-201 et seq. contains special provisions dealing with warehouse receipts.”
House of Raeford Farms of Louisiana, L.L.C. v. Gulf States Cold Storage Co. (W.D. La. 2025). “R.S. 10:7-201, et seq. House of Raeford alleges that Gulf States is liable for failing to exercise the care of a reasonably careful warehouseman with respect to more than 800,000 pounds of frozen poultry stored at the Dothan Warehouse.”
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