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GA Code § 10-4-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-13. Bonded and Licensed Warehouse May Be Designated as State Bonded

 Upon the filing with and approval by the Commissioner of a bond, in compliance with this article, for the conduct of a warehouse under this article, such warehouse may be designated as state bonded under this article; but no warehouse shall be designated as a state bonded warehouse under this article and no name or description conveying the impression that it is so bonded shall be used unless a bond, as provided for in Code Section 10-4-12, has been filed with and approved by the Commissioner and unless a license issued under this article for the conduct of such warehouse is valid and effective.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 8.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 83 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 24, 25 et seq.
GA Code § 10-4-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-14. Actions on Bonds

  Any person claiming that he or she has been damaged by a breach of the conditions of a bond given by a licensee as provided in Code Section 10-4-12 may enter a complaint to the Commissioner. Such complaint shall be a written statement of the facts constituting the complaint and must be made within 180 days of the alleged breach. If the Commissioner determines that the complaint is prima facie a breach of the bond, and the matter can not be amicably resolved within 15 days, the Commissioner shall publish a solicitation for additional complaints regarding breaches of the bond for a period of not less than five consecutive issues in a newspaper of general circulation and in such other publications as the Commissioner shall prescribe. Additional complaints must be filed within 60 days following initial public notification of a breach of the bond. Civil actions on the breach of such bond shall not be commenced less than 120 days nor more than 547 days from the initial date of public notification of such breach of the bond.   Upon the filing of the complaint in the manner provided in this Code section, the Commissioner shall investigate the charges made and, at his discretion, order a hearing before him or his hearing officer giving all parties concerned notice of the filing of such complaint and the time and place of such hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Commissioner shall report his findings and render his conclusion concerning the complaint to the complainant and respondent in the case, who shall have 15 days following such report in which to make effective and satisfy the Commissioner's conclusions.   If such settlement is not effected within such time, the Commissioner or the claimant may institute appropriate legal proceedings to enforce the claim. If the claimant is not satisfied with the ruling of the Commissioner, he may commence and maintain an action against the principal and surety on the bond of the parties against whom the complaint is registered, as in any civil action.   If the bond or collateral posted is insufficient to pay the valid claims of claimants in full, the Commissioner may direct that the proceeds of the bond shall be divided pro rata among the claimants.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 7; Ga. L. 1985, p. 645, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 556, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 83 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 24, 25 et seq.   ALR.    - Liability of warehouseman, and of surety on bond, in respect of collection and remittance of proceeds of sale of merchandise, 121 A.L.R. 1155.    Necessity of bringing to bailor's attention provision in warehouse receipt limiting liability of warehouseman, 160 A.L.R. 1112.
GA Code § 10-4-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-15. Inspections of Warehouses

 In addition to the general powers conferred by Code Section 10-4-5, the Commissioner and his or her duly authorized agents or employees shall have full power and authority to inspect public warehouses operated under this article, to inventory, and to check the agricultural products stored so as to ascertain the conditions of such products and to determine whether or not the business is conducted in such a manner as to protect the interest of persons who are storing or may store such products. The inspectors shall make sworn reports of their findings to the Commissioner, who shall hold and keep such reports in the records of his or her office. Such inspections shall be made as often as deemed necessary by the Commissioner, but not less than twice during any license period and, in addition, as often as requested by the warehouseman.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 9; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 16/HB 24.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Negligence of inspectors.   - Allegations that an inspection of a public warehouseman were negligent and that the reconciliation of inventory reports were inaccurate were insufficient to warrant summary judgment although the warehouse receipt holders submitted the deposition testimony of the inspector and the Assistant Commissioner of the Warehouse Division, in which the inspector's breach of duty appeared clear, the other evidence submitted by the defendant supported the defendant's contention that the receipt holder had not established negligence as a matter of law. Planters & Citizens Bank v. Pennsylvania Millers Mut. Ins. Co., 786 F. Supp. 991 (S.D. Ga. 1992), aff'd, 992 F.2d 328 (11th Cir. 1993).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-16. Inspectors and Examiners to Be Bonded

 Each inspector and examiner employed by the Commissioner for the inspection and examination of warehouses licensed under this article shall be bonded in an amount not less than $5,000.00, or in such greater amount as the Commissioner deems necessary, for the faithful performance of his duties and for the proper accounting of all funds coming into his hands. The cost of the bond shall be paid by the Department of Agriculture.   (Ga. L. 1959, p. 246, § 2.)
GA Code § 10-4-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-17. License Fees

 Warehousemen coming under this article shall pay an annual license fee which includes all inspections in an amount based on storage capacity in an amount fixed by rule or regulation of the Commissioner. These fees shall not exceed actual cost of inspections and are inclusive. The amount paid shall be based on storage capacity and shall be at least $600.00 and no more than $2,500.00 for grain or cotton warehouses and $600.00 to $2,500.00 for other agricultural products facilities desiring to come under this article. Each license so issued shall expire on June 30 of each year, and each application for license must be accompanied by the license fee. Any fees collected pursuant to this Code section shall be retained pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 45-12-92.1.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 10; Ga. L. 1955, p. 261, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2553, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1070, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-29/HB 1055.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 14.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 8, 9.
GA Code § 10-4-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-18. Delivery to Warehouse Presumably for Storage

 Any agricultural product delivered to a warehouse under this article shall be presumed to be delivered for storage.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 11.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 126.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 129 et seq.
GA Code § 10-4-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-20. Essential Terms of Warehouse Receipts; Liability for Omission

  Warehouse receipts need not be in any particular form, but every such receipt must embody within its written or printed terms:   The location of the warehouse where the goods are stored;   The date of issue of the receipt;   The consecutive number of the receipt;   A statement whether the goods received will be delivered to the bearer, to a specified person, or to a specified person or his order;   The rate of storage charges;   A description of the goods or of the packages containing them;   The signature of the warehouseman, which may be made by his authorized agent;   If the receipt is issued for goods of which the warehouseman is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, the fact of such ownership;   A statement of the amount of advances made and of liabilities incurred for which the warehouseman claims a lien. If the precise amount of such advances made or of such liabilities incurred is, at the time of the issue of the receipt, unknown to the warehouseman or to his agent who issues it, a statement of the fact that advances have been made or liabilities incurred and the purpose thereof is sufficient; and   The amount and rate of insurance on the goods, provided that, if there is no insurance thereon by reason of an agreement with the depositor, the receipt shall be so stamped.     A warehouseman shall be liable to any person injured thereby for all damage caused by the omission from a negotiable receipt of any of the terms required by this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 13.)   Cross references.   - Form of warehouse receipts, § 11-7-202.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 32.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 35 et seq.   ALR.    - Necessity of bringing to bailor's attention provision in warehouse receipt limiting liability of warehouseman, 160 A.L.R. 1112.
GA Code § 10-4-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-22. Surrender and Cancellation of Warehouse Receipts on Delivery

 Except as provided in Code Section 11-7-601, no warehouseman conducting a warehouse under this article shall deliver any agricultural product for which a warehouse receipt has been issued by him unless the receipt has been first surrendered to him. Immediately upon delivery by him of the agricultural product, he shall cancel upon the face thereof such receipt surrendered to him.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 16.)   Cross references.   - Warehouse receipts, § 11-7-201 et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 130 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 123, 124.
GA Code § 10-4-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-23. Records of Warehousemen

 Every warehouseman conducting a warehouse under this article shall keep for inspection for such period as the Commissioner may prescribe, in a place of safety, complete and correct records of all agricultural products received at the warehouse for storage or delivered therefrom, including a separate account of all such agricultural products owned by the warehouseman, of all warehouse receipts issued by him, and of the receipts returned to and canceled by him.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 17.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 4.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-24. Inspection of Records; Preservation of Records When License Terminated

 The Commissioner is authorized through officials, employees, or agents designated by him to inspect all receipt records and inventory records of warehouses under this article. In the event of suspension, revocation, or other termination of a license issued under this article, the former licensee or his successor in interest, if any, shall preserve, for such period of time as may be prescribed by the Commissioner, all such books, papers, accounts, and other records relating to the operation of the warehouse during the effective period of the license; and such books, papers, accounts, and other records shall be subject to inspection by the Commissioner or his agents, during such period of time as the Commissioner may prescribe.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 19.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-25. When Insurance on Stored Products Required

 All agricultural products stored for the producer in their raw or natural state, and cotton in any form stored for the producer, in storage in a warehouse under this article or deposited temporarily in such a warehouse pending storage shall be kept insured at full market value by the warehouseman against loss or damage by fire, lightning, and extended coverage, except that cotton shall be insured against loss or damage by fire and lightning only. Such insurance shall be carried in an insurance company or companies of the warehouseman's choice authorized to do business in this state, and evidence of such insurance coverage in form to be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance shall be filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture. Such insurance shall be provided by, and carried in the name of, the warehouseman; provided, however, that a producer depositing or storing agricultural products who does not wish to have his products insured by the warehouseman may relieve the warehouseman of that duty by notifying the warehouseman in writing that he does not wish his agricultural products insured.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 20; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 10.)   Cross references.   - Placement of risk of loss of goods held by bailee, § 11-2-509.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Authorized insurer requirement mandatory.   - Requirement that the policy be issued by a company "authorized to do business in this state" is mandatory. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-498.   Insurance not required for nonproducers.   - This article does not require insurance on agricultural products stored by a warehouseman for other than producers. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-498.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 116 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 96, 97.   ALR.    - Right in proceeds of insurance taken out by warehouseman on goods stored, 53 A.L.R. 1409.    Right of owner to sue on fire or marine policy taken out by warehouseman, bailee, or carrier, 61 A.L.R. 720.
GA Code § 10-4-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-26. Schedules of Charges to Be Filed; Changes in Charges; Special Rates for United States; Duplication of Charges Prohibited

  Prior to transaction of any warehouse business at any warehouse under this article and annually thereafter, the warehouseman shall file with the Commissioner a schedule of charges to be made by the warehouse. All charges and regulations affecting such charges made by any warehouse licensed under this article for the storage of agricultural products shall be just, fair, and reasonable. No additional charge shall be made by any such warehouse other than as specified in its filed schedule. No change shall be made in a filed schedule of charges during a current year unless the Commissioner consents thereto. Any upward revision of charges of any such warehouse during any current year shall be applicable only to products received at such warehouse or services performed pursuant to instructions received from the storer after the Commissioner's approval of the upward revisions.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section, any warehouseman under this article may establish and charge special rates as required by contract with the United States, or any agency of or corporation controlled by the United States, and none of the restrictions or requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to such rates.   No warehouseman shall make any charge for any service unless he has then on file a schedule of charges to be made by the warehouse for that service.   No warehouseman shall make a duplicate collection of tariff charges for the first month's service of the warehouseman. It is the intent and purpose of this Code section to prevent a duplication of the collection of such charges in any manner or fashion.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 21; Ga. L. 1959, p. 246, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 66.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 135 et seq.
GA Code § 10-4-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-27. Certified Public Weighers to Be Provided

 All warehouses licensed under this article shall provide not less than one certified public weigher for each warehouse in accordance with Code Sections 10-2-40 through 10-2-54.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 22.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 15.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-28. Scales to Be Provided; Examination; Disapproved Scales Not to Be Used

 Each warehouse under this article must be equipped with suitable scales in good order and so arranged that all agricultural products for storage can be weighed by the warehouseman. The scales in any such warehouse shall be subject to examination by representatives of the Commissioner and to disapproval by the Commissioner. If the Commissioner disapproves any weighing apparatus, it shall not thereafter be used in ascertaining the weight of agricultural products for the purposes of this article until such disapproval shall be withdrawn.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 23.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 15.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-29 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-29. Suspension of License Pending Investigation or Correction of Violation; Impoundment of Records and Commodities

 At such time as the Commissioner or supervisor deems there has been a violation of the law and the rules and regulations, he shall have the power and authority, in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," to suspend the license of the warehouseman pending the investigation of the violation or until at such time the violation has been corrected to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or supervisor, and during the period of time of any investigation of a violation the Commissioner or supervisor shall have the power and authority to impound all books and records and withhold all commodities from moving until the investigation is completed.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 688, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 14.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 8, 9.
GA Code § 10-4-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-30. Suspension or Revocation of License for Violation; Liquidation Proceedings; Impoundment of Unused Receipts

  The Commissioner, in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," may suspend or revoke any license issued to any warehouseman to conduct a public warehouse under this article for any violation of or failure to comply with any provisions of this article or the rules and regulations made under this article.   In the event the Commissioner after a hearing finds and determines that a public warehouse is being operated in violation of the laws and regulations and in jeopardy of the public interest, he, in addition to revoking the license to operate such public warehouse, may, in his discretion, file a petition for receivership and liquidation in the superior court of the county in which the warehouse is located.   When any license has been suspended or revoked, the Commissioner or his authorized agents shall have the power and authority to take possession of all unused state bonded receipts and impound them until such time that said license has been reinstated.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 28; Ga. L. 1956, p. 688, § 4.)   Cross references.   - Authority of Commissioner to impose penalty in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 14.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 8, 9.
GA Code § 10-4-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 1 - State Licensed and Bonded Warehouses|§ 10-4-31. Publishing Lists of Licensed and Bonded Warehouses, License Terminations, and Findings as to Violations

 The Commissioner may publish in print or electronically the names and locations of warehouses licensed and bonded, the names and addresses of persons licensed under this article, and lists of all licenses terminated under this article and the causes therefor. Whenever it is found, under this article, that such warehouseman is not performing the duties imposed on him by this article and the rules and regulations made under this article, the Commissioner may publish in print or electronically his findings.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 18; Ga. L. 1956, p. 688, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.)