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NY UCC § 7-303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-303 - Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions.

Section 7--303. Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions.  (a)  Unless  the  bill  of  lading  otherwise  provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that  stated  in the  bill  or  may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from:  (1) the holder of a negotiable bill;  (2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the  consignee  has given contrary instructions;  (3)  the  consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or  (4) the consignee  on  a  nonnegotiable  bill,  if  the  consignee  is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.  (b)  Unless instructions described in subsection (a) are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to the original terms.
NY UCC § 7-304 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-304 - Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set.

Section 7--304. Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set.  (a)  Except  as  customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection.  (b) If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts, each of which contains an identification code and  is  expressed  to  be valid  only if the goods have not been delivered against any other part, the whole of the parts constitutes one bill.  (c) If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully  issued  in  a set  of  parts  and different parts are negotiated to different persons, the title of the holder to which  the  first  due  negotiation  is  made prevails  as  to  both  the  document of title and the goods even if any later holder may have received the goods from the carrier in good  faith and discharged the carrier's obligation by surrendering its part.  (d)  A person that negotiates or transfers a single part of a tangible bill of lading issued in a set is liable to holders of that part  as  if it were the whole set.  (e) The bailee shall deliver in accordance with Part 4 of this article against  the  first presented part of a tangible bill of lading lawfully issued in a  set.  Delivery  in  this  manner  discharges  the  bailee's obligation on the whole bill.
NY UCC § 7-305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-305 - Destination Bills.

Section 7--305. Destination Bills.  (a)  Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.  (b) Upon request of any  person  entitled  as  against  a  carrier  to control  the  goods  while  in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering  the goods,  the  issuer, subject to Section 7--105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.
NY UCC § 7-306 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-306 - Altered Bills of Lading.

Section 7--306. Altered Bills of Lading.An  unauthorized  alteration  or  filling  in  of a blank in a bill of   lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor.
NY UCC § 7-307 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-307 - Lien of Carrier.

Section 7--307. Lien of Carrier.  (a)  A  carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading or on the proceeds thereof in its possession for charges after the date  of the  carrier's  receipt  of  the  goods  for  storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods incident to their transportation or reasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. However, against a purchaser for value of a negotiable bill of lading, a carrier's  lien  is  limited  to charges  stated  in the bill or the applicable tariffs or, if no charges are stated, a reasonable charge.  (b) A lien for charges and expenses under subsection (a) on goods that the carrier was  required  by  law  to  receive  for  transportation  is effective  against  the  consignor  or  any person entitled to the goods unless the carrier had notice that the  consignor  lacked  authority  to subject  the  goods  to those charges and expenses. Any other lien under subsection (a) is effective against the consignor and  any  person  that permitted  the  bailor to have control or possession of the goods unless the carrier had notice that the bailor lacked authority.  (c) A carrier loses its lien on any goods that it voluntarily delivers or unjustifiably refuses to deliver.
NY UCC § 7-308 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-308 - Enforcement of Carrier's Lien.

Section 7--308. Enforcement of Carrier's Lien.  (a)  A  carrier's  lien  on goods may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods, in bulk or in packages, at any time or place  and  on any  terms that are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. The notification must include a statement of the amount due, the nature of the proposed  sale,  and  the time  and  place  of any public sale. The fact that a better price could have been obtained by a  sale  at  a  different  time  or  in  a  method different  from that selected by the carrier is not of itself sufficient to establish that the sale was not made  in  a  commercially  reasonable manner.  The  carrier sells goods in a commercially reasonable manner if the carrier sells the goods in the usual manner in any recognized market therefor, sells at the price current in that market at the time  of  the sale,  or  otherwise  sells  in  conformity with commercially reasonable practices among dealers in the type of goods sold. A sale of more  goods than  apparently  necessary  to be offered to ensure satisfaction of the obligation is not commercially reasonable, except in  cases  covered  by the preceding sentence.  (b)  Before  any  sale pursuant to this section, any person claiming a right in the goods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien  and the reasonable expenses incurred in complying with this section. In that event,  the  goods  may not be sold but must be retained by the carrier, subject to the terms of the bill of lading and this article.  (c) A carrier may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section.  (d) A purchaser in good faith of goods sold  to  enforce  a  carrier's lien  takes  the  goods  free of any rights of persons against which the lien was valid, despite the carrier's noncompliance with this section.  (e) A carrier may satisfy its lien  from  the  proceeds  of  any  sale pursuant  to  this  section  but  shall  hold  the  balance, if any, for delivery on demand to any person to which the carrier  would  have  been bound to deliver the goods.  (f)  The  rights provided by this section are in addition to all other rights allowed by law to a creditor against a debtor.  (g) A carrier's lien may be enforced pursuant to either subsection (a) or the procedure set forth in Section 7--210(b).  (h) A carrier is liable for damages caused by failure to  comply  with the  requirements  for  sale  under this section and, in case of willful violation, is liable for conversion.
NY UCC § 7-309 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions 7-309 - Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Carrier's Liability.

Section 7--309. Duty   of  Care;  Contractual  Limitation  of  Carrier's                   Liability.  (a) A carrier that issues a bill  of  lading,  whether  negotiable  or nonnegotiable,  shall  exercise  the  degree  of care in relation to the goods which a reasonably careful person  would  exercise  under  similar circumstances.  This subsection does not affect any statute, regulation, or rule of law that imposes liability upon a common carrier for  damages not caused by its negligence.  (b)  Damages  may  be  limited by a term in the bill of lading or in a transportation agreement that the carrier's liability may not  exceed  a value  stated  in  the bill or transportation agreement if the carrier's rates are  dependent  upon  value  and  the  consignor  is  afforded  an opportunity  to  declare  a higher value and the consignor is advised of the opportunity. However,  such  a  limitation  is  not  effective  with respect to the carrier's liability for conversion to its own use.  (c)  Reasonable  provisions  as  to  the time and manner of presenting claims and commencing actions based on the shipment may be included in a bill of lading or a transportation agreement.
NY UCC § 7-401 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations 7-401 - Irregularities in Issue of Receipt or Bill or Conduct of Issuer.

Section 7--401. Irregularities in Issue of Receipt or Bill or Conduct of                   Issuer.   The  obligations  imposed  by  this  article  on  an issuer apply to a document of title even if:  (1) the document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule, or  regulation  regarding  its  issuance, form, or content;  (2) the issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;  (3)  the  goods  covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or  (4) the person issuing  the  document  is  not  a  warehouse  but  the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.
NY UCC § 7-402 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations 7-402 - Duplicate Document of Title; Overissue.

Section 7--402. Duplicate Document of Title; Overissue.A  duplicate  or any other document of title purporting to cover goods   already represented by an outstanding document of the same  issuer  does   not  confer  any  right  in the goods, except as provided in the case of   tangible bills of lading in a set of parts, overissue of  documents  for   fungible goods, substitutes for lost, stolen, or destroyed documents, or   substitute  documents  issued  pursuant to Section 7--105. The issuer is   liable for damages caused by its overissue  or  failure  to  identify  a   duplicate document by a conspicuous notation.
NY UCC § 7-403 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations 7-403 - Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse.

Section 7--403. Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse.  (a)  A  bailee  shall  deliver  the goods to a person entitled under a document of title if the person complies with subsections (b)  and  (c), unless  and  to  the  extent  that  the  bailee  establishes  any of the following:  (1) delivery of the goods to a person whose receipt  was  rightful  as against the claimant;  (2)  damage  to  or delay, loss, or destruction of the goods for which the bailee is not liable;  (3) previous  sale  or  other  disposition  of  the  goods  in  lawful enforcement of a lien or on a warehouse's lawful termination of storage;  (4) the exercise by a seller of its right to stop delivery pursuant to Section  2--705 or by a lessor of its right to stop delivery pursuant to Section 2-A--526;  (5) a diversion,  reconsignment,  or  other  disposition  pursuant  to Section 7--303;  (6)  release,  satisfaction, or any other personal defense against the claimant; or  (7) any other lawful excuse.  (b) A person claiming goods covered  by  a  document  of  title  shall satisfy  the bailee's lien if the bailee so requests or if the bailee is prohibited by law from delivering the goods until the charges are paid.  (c) Unless a person claiming the goods is a person against  which  the document of title does not confer a right under Section 7--503(a):  (1) the person claiming under a document shall surrender possession or control  of  any  outstanding negotiable document covering the goods for cancellation or indication of partial deliveries; and  (2) the bailee shall cancel the document or conspicuously indicate  in the  document the partial delivery or the bailee is liable to any person to which the document is duly negotiated.
NY UCC § 7-404 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations 7-404 - No Liability for Good-Faith Delivery Pursuant to Document of Title.

Section 7--404. No   Liability   for  Good-Faith  Delivery  Pursuant  to                   Document of Title.   A bailee that in good  faith  has  received  goods  and  delivered  or otherwise  disposed of the goods according to the terms of a document of title or pursuant to this article is not liable for the goods even if:  (1) the person from which the bailee received the goods did  not  have authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods; or  (2)  the  person  to which the bailee delivered the goods did not have authority to receive the goods.
NY UCC § 7-501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer 7-501 - Form of Negotiation and Requirements of Due Negotiation.

Section 7--501. Form of Negotiation and Requirements of Due Negotiation.  (a)  The  following  rules  apply to a negotiable tangible document of title:  (1) If the document's original terms run  to  the  order  of  a  named person, the document is negotiated by the named person's indorsement and delivery.  After  the  named person's indorsement in blank or to bearer, any person may negotiate the document by delivery alone.  (2) If the document's original terms run to bearer, it  is  negotiated by delivery alone.  (3)  If  the  document's  original  terms  run to the order of a named person and it is delivered to the named person, the effect is  the  same as if the document had been negotiated.  (4)  Negotiation of the document after it has been indorsed to a named person requires indorsement by the named person and delivery.  (5) A document is duly negotiated if it is negotiated  in  the  manner stated  in  this subsection to a holder that purchases it in good faith, without notice of any defense against or claim to it on the part of  any person,  and for value, unless it is established that the negotiation is not in the regular course of business or financing or involves receiving the document in settlement or payment of a monetary obligation.  (b) The following rules apply to a negotiable electronic  document  of title:  (1)  If  the  document's  original  terms  run to the order of a named person or to bearer, the document  is  negotiated  by  delivery  of  the document  to  another  person.  Indorsement  by  the named person is not required to negotiate the document.  (2) If the document's original terms run  to  the  order  of  a  named person  and  the named person has control of the document, the effect is the same as if the document had been negotiated.  (3) A document is duly negotiated if it is negotiated  in  the  manner stated  in  this subsection to a holder that purchases it in good faith, without notice of any defense against or claim to it on the part of  any person,  and for value, unless it is established that the negotiation is not in the regular course of business or financing  or  involves  taking delivery  of  the  document  in  settlement  or  payment  of  a monetary obligation.  (c) Indorsement of a nonnegotiable document of title neither makes  it negotiable nor adds to the transferee's rights.  (d)  The  naming  in  a  negotiable  bill  of lading of a person to be notified of the arrival of the goods does not limit the negotiability of the bill or constitute notice to a purchaser of the bill of any interest of that person in the goods.
NY UCC § 7-502 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer 7-502 - Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation.

Section 7--502. Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation.  (a)  Subject  to  Sections  7--205  and  7--503,  a  holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated acquires thereby:  (1) title to the document;  (2) title to the goods;  (3) all rights accruing under the law of agency or estoppel, including rights to goods delivered to the bailee after the document  was  issued; and  (4)  the  direct obligation of the issuer to hold or deliver the goods according to the terms of the document free of any defense or  claim  by the issuer except those arising under the terms of the document or under this  article,  but  in  the  case  of  a  delivery  order, the bailee's obligation accrues only upon the bailee's  acceptance  of  the  delivery order  and  the obligation acquired by the holder is that the issuer and any indorser will procure the acceptance of the bailee.  (b) Subject to Section  7--503,  title  and  rights  acquired  by  due negotiation are not defeated by any stoppage of the goods represented by the document of title or by surrender of the goods by the bailee and are not impaired even if:  (1)  the  due  negotiation  or any prior due negotiation constituted a breach of duty;  (2) any person  has  been  deprived  of  possession  of  a  negotiable tangible  document  or  control  of  a negotiable electronic document by misrepresentation, fraud, accident, mistake,  duress,  loss,  theft,  or conversion; or  (3)  a  previous  sale  or other transfer of the goods or document has been made to a third person.
NY UCC § 7-503 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer 7-503 - Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases.

Section 7--503. Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases.  (a)  A  document  of  title confers no right in goods against a person that before issuance of the document had a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not:  (1) deliver or entrust the goods or any document of title covering the goods to the bailor or the bailor's nominee with:  (A) actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell;  (B) power to obtain delivery under Section 7--403; or  (C)  power  of  disposition   under   Section   2--403,   2-A--304(2), 2-A--305(2), 9--320, or 9--321(c) or other statute or rule of law; or  (2)  acquiesce  in the procurement by the bailor or its nominee of any document.  (b) Title to goods based upon an unaccepted delivery order is  subject to  the  rights of any person to which a negotiable warehouse receipt or bill of lading covering the goods has been duly negotiated.  That  title may be defeated under Section 7--504 to the same extent as the rights of the issuer or a transferee from the issuer.  (c)  Title  to  goods  based upon a bill of lading issued to a freight forwarder is subject to the rights of any person to which a bill  issued by  the  freight  forwarder is duly negotiated. However, delivery by the carrier in accordance with Part 4 of this article pursuant  to  its  own bill of lading discharges the carrier's obligation to deliver.
NY UCC § 7-504 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer 7-504 - Rights Acquired in Absence of Due Negotiation; Effect of Diversion; Stoppage of Delivery.

Section 7--504. Rights Acquired in Absence of Due Negotiation; Effect of                   Diversion; Stoppage of Delivery.  (a)  A  transferee  of  a  document  of  title,  whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, to which the document has been  delivered  but  not  duly negotiated, acquires the title and rights that its transferor had or had actual authority to convey.  (b)  In  the  case of a transfer of a nonnegotiable document of title, until but not after the bailee receives  notice  of  the  transfer,  the rights of the transferee may be defeated:  (1)  by  those  creditors  of  the  transferor  which  could treat the transfer as void under Section 2--402 or 2-A--308;  (2) by a buyer from the transferor in ordinary course of  business  if the bailee has delivered the goods to the buyer or received notification of the buyer's rights;  (3)  by a lessee from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the  bailee  has  delivered  the  goods  to  the  lessee   or   received notification of the lessee's rights; or  (4)  as  against the bailee, by good-faith dealings of the bailee with the transferor.  (c) A diversion or  other  change  of  shipping  instructions  by  the consignor  in a nonnegotiable bill of lading which causes the bailee not to deliver the goods to the consignee defeats the consignee's  title  to the goods if the goods have been delivered to a buyer in ordinary course of  business  or  a  lessee  in  ordinary course of business and, in any event, defeats the consignee's rights against the bailee.  (d) Delivery of the goods pursuant  to  a  nonnegotiable  document  of title  may be stopped by a seller under Section 2--705 or a lessor under Section 2-A--526, subject to the requirements  of  due  notification  in those   sections.   A  bailee  that  honors  the  seller's  or  lessor's instructions is entitled to be  indemnified  by  the  seller  or  lessor against any resulting loss or expense.
NY UCC § 7-505 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer 7-505 - Indorser Not Guarantor for Other Parties.

Section 7--505. Indorser Not Guarantor for Other Parties.The  indorsement  of  a  tangible document of title issued by a bailee   does not make the indorser liable for  any  default  by  the  bailee  or   previous indorsers.
NY UCC § 7-506 (2021)
2021 New York Laws UCC - Uniform Commercial Code Article 7 - Documents of Title Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer 7-506 - Delivery Without Indorsement: Right to Compel Indorsement.

Section 7--506. Delivery    Without   Indorsement:   Right   to   CompelIndorsement.The transferee of a  negotiable  tangible  document  of  title  has  a   specifically  enforceable  right  to  have  its  transferor  supply  any   necessary indorsement, but the transfer becomes a negotiation only as of   the time the indorsement is supplied.