reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
AR Code § 2-17-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-221. Contents of receipts

 (a) Every receipt issued for grain stored in a public grain warehouse shall conform to the requirements of § 4-7-202 and in addition shall embody within its written or printed terms:  (1) A statement that the holder of the receipt or the depositor of the grain shall demand the delivery of the grain on or before a date not later than one (1) year from the date specified by the public grain warehouseman;  (2) The net weight, number of bushels, and the percentage of dockage;  (3) The words “NOT NEGOTIABLE”, or “NEGOTIABLE”, according to the nature of the receipt, clearly and conspicuously printed or stamped thereon; and  (4) That the holder of the receipt or the depositor of the grain shall demand the delivery of the grain not later than the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the receipt.    (b)  (1) Every receipt, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, issued for grain stored in a warehouse shall specify a period, not exceeding one (1) year, for which the grain is accepted for storage under this subchapter.  (2) The warehouseman shall, in the absence of some lawful excuse, issue a new receipt for a further specified period not to exceed one (1) year, provided that the following conditions are met:  (A) Demand for issuance of a new receipt;  (B) Surrender of the old receipt by the lawful holder at or before the expiration of the period specified therein; and  (C) An offer to satisfy the warehouseman's lien.      (c) Every negotiable receipt issued shall, in addition to conforming with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, embody within its written or printed terms a form of endorsement which may be used by the depositor or his or her authorized agent for showing the ownership of, and liens, mortgages, or other encumbrances on, the grain covered by the receipt.  (d) A public grain warehouseman shall not insert any language in any warehouse receipt or make any contract with respect to any warehouse receipt which purports to limit the liabilities or responsibilities imposed on him or her by law.
AR Code § 2-17-222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-222. Preparation of forms for warehouse receipts

 (a) The Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall prescribe the form of all warehouse receipts, and no other character or form of warehouse receipt shall be issued except those so authorized.  (b) The commissioner shall be authorized to have printed all warehouse receipts issued by public grain warehousemen.  (c) The cost of printing and distribution of warehouse receipts shall be charged to the grain warehouse.
AR Code § 2-17-223 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-223. Numbering of receipts

 All warehouse receipts issued by a public grain warehouse shall be numbered consecutively. No two (2) receipts bearing the same number shall be issued from the same warehouse during any one (1) year, except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt.
AR Code § 2-17-224 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-224. Copy of receipts

 At least one (1) copy of all receipts shall be made. All copies shall have clearly and conspicuously printed or stamped on them the words “COPY — NOT NEGOTIABLE”.
AR Code § 2-17-225 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-225. Accuracy of receipts

 No warehouse receipt shall be issued except upon actual delivery of grain into storage in the warehouse from which it purports to be issued, nor shall any receipt be issued for a greater quantity of grain than was contained in the lot or parcel received for storage, nor shall more than one (1) receipt be issued for the same lot of grain, except in cases where a receipt for a part of a lot is desired, and then the aggregate receipts for a particular lot shall cover that lot and no more.
AR Code § 2-17-226 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-226. Duty of warehouseman to deliver grain

 (a)  (1) It shall be the duty of the public grain warehouseman to deliver grain to the holder of a warehouse receipt within ten (10) days of the demand for the redemption of the receipt if no lawful excuse for not delivering the grain exists.  (2)  (A) In the event the public grain warehouseman fails to deliver grain to the holder of a warehouse receipt within ten (10) days of the demand, the holder of the warehouse receipt may make demand of the surety for payment under the bond.  (B)  (i) The surety has the responsibility to pay within fifteen (15) days following receipt by the surety of the notice of the demand for redemption.  (ii) Any holder of a warehouse receipt issued by a public grain warehouseman who had made demand for redemption of the receipt, which demand was, without lawful excuse, not satisfied within ten (10) days, shall notify the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner in writing. The holder of the receipt shall have the right to bring action against the public grain warehouseman and the surety on the public grain warehouseman's bond for payment of the market value of the grain represented by the warehouse receipt. The market value shall be determined as of the date of the demand, plus legal interest accrued from the date of the demand.      (3)  (A) In the event the public grain warehouseman is a self-insurer as provided in § 2-17-209, the holder of a warehouse receipt shall have the right to bring action against the public grain warehouseman to the extent of the amount posted in lieu of the bond.  (B)  (i) The commissioner shall pay to the holder of the warehouse receipt, to the extent of the bond posted, any judgment obtained by the holder of a warehouse receipt against a self-insurer.  (ii) The commissioner may also pay to the holder of a warehouse receipt the amount of the market value of the grain if the public grain warehouseman agrees to the payment.      (4) The license of the public grain warehouseman shall be suspended upon the payment until such time as the warehouseman posts a bond under this subchapter or posts with the commissioner a sum equivalent to that paid by the commissioner on behalf of the warehouseman.    (b)  (1) In all actions in which judgment is rendered against any surety company under the provisions of this section, if it appears from evidence that the surety company has willfully and without just cause refused to pay the loss upon demand, the court, in rendering judgment, shall allow the plaintiff the amount of the plaintiff's expenses, including court costs and attorney's fees, to be recovered and collected as part of the costs.  (2) The amount of any payment of costs and attorney's fees under this subsection will not reduce the surety's liability on its bond.
AR Code § 2-17-227 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-227. Partial delivery

 If a warehouseman delivers only a part of a lot of grain for which he or she has issued a negotiable receipt under this subchapter, he or she shall take up and cancel the receipt and issue a new receipt in accordance with the rules in this subchapter for the undelivered portion of the grain. The new receipt shall show the date of issuance and also indicate the number and date of the receipt first issued.
AR Code § 2-17-228 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-228. Return of receipt

 (a) Except as permitted by law or by the rules in this subchapter, a warehouseman shall not deliver grain for which he or she has issued a negotiable receipt until the receipt has been returned to him or her and cancelled. He or she shall not deliver grain for which he or she has issued a nonnegotiable receipt until the receipt has been returned to him or her or until he or she has obtained a written order for the receipt from the person lawfully entitled to the delivery or his or her authorized agent.  (b) Before delivery is made of the last portion of a lot of grain covered by a nonnegotiable receipt, the receipt itself shall be surrendered.
AR Code § 2-17-229 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-229. Verification of signature

 (a) Each person to whom a nonnegotiable receipt is issued shall furnish the warehouseman with a statement in writing, indicating the person having power to authorize delivery of grain covered by the receipt, together with the bona fide signature of the person.  (b) No licensed warehouseman shall honor an order for the release of grain covered by a nonnegotiable receipt until he or she has first ascertained that the person issuing the order has authority to order the release and that the signature of the releasing party is genuine.
AR Code § 2-17-230 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-230. Sale or pledge of receipts

 A public grain warehouseman may make a valid sale or pledge of any warehouse receipts issued for grain of which the warehouseman is the owner, either solely or jointly in common with others. The recital of ownership in the receipt shall constitute notice of the right to sell or pledge the grains and of the title of specific lien of the transferee or pledgee upon the warehouseman's grain represented by the receipts.
AR Code § 2-17-231 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-231. Accepting grain for shipment

 (a) If grain is offered for storage in any licensed public grain warehouse and the public grain warehouseman does not have storage space to handle the grain, the public grain warehouseman, with the written consent of the owner, may accept grain for shipment to another public grain warehouse where storage is available.  (b) The receipt to cover grain to be transported to and stored in another public grain warehouse shall embody within its written or printed terms, in addition to the requirements of § 2-17-221, the name and location of the public grain warehouse to which the grain will be shipped for storage.
AR Code § 2-17-232 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-232. Grain inspector

 During all regular business hours, each public grain warehouse shall employ a grain inspector, who may be the public grain warehouseman himself or herself if the public grain warehouseman is a natural person. He or she shall inspect and weigh all grain received by the warehouse and shall be responsible for the accuracy of weights noted on all warehouse receipts.
AR Code § 2-17-233 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-233. Duty to maintain quality of grain

 (a) It shall be the public grain warehouseman's duty and obligation to condition and maintain the quantity and quality of all grain as receipted.  (b)  (1) If the condition of any grain offered for storage is such that it probably will adversely affect the condition of grain in the public grain warehouse, the public grain warehouseman shall not receive the grain for storage or store the grain.  (2) If the public grain warehouse has separate bins or is equipped with proper conditioning apparatus, the public grain warehouseman may receive the grain for storage in separate bins or may condition it and then store it in a manner which will not lower the grade of other grain.
AR Code § 2-17-234 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-234. Records to be maintained

 (a) Every public grain warehouseman shall keep, in a place of safety, complete, separate, and correct records and accounts pertaining to the public grain warehouse. These shall include, but not be limited to, records and accounts of all grain received and withdrawn, all unissued receipts and tickets in its possession, copies of all receipts and tickets issued by it, and the receipts and tickets returned to and cancelled by it.  (b) The records shall be retained by the public grain warehouseman for a period of five (5) years.
AR Code § 2-17-235 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-235. Examinations and inspections

 (a)  (1)  (A) Every public grain warehouse shall be examined by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner, each year.  (B) The cost of the examination shall be included in the annual license fee.    (2)  (A) The Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner, at his or her discretion, may make additional examinations of any public grain warehouse at any time.  (B) If any material discrepancy is found as a result of additional examination, the cost of the examination is to be paid by the public grain warehouseman.      (b) Upon application for license renewal, every public grain warehouse shall submit a copy of its financial statement to the commissioner. The financial statement shall have been prepared by a certified public accountant and sworn to by the certified public accountant and the public grain warehouseman.  (c) The commissioner may, at his or her discretion, inspect the public grain warehouse's business, facilities, equipment, inventories, property, books, records, accounts, papers, minutes of proceedings held at the public grain warehouse, and any other records which the commissioner deems relevant to the operation of the public grain warehouse.  (d) All scales used for the weighing of property in public grain warehouses shall be subject to tests during regular business hours by the Arkansas Bureau of Standards of the State Plant Board.  (e) All records, reports, and findings of the commissioner required or issued under this subchapter may be released to any interested person and shall be made available to public inspection.
AR Code § 2-17-236 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-236. Insolvent warehouses

 (a) If it shall be discovered that any public grain warehouse is insolvent or that its continuance in business will seriously jeopardize the interest of its creditors or grain depositors, it shall be the duty of the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner to close the warehouse, to take charge of all the property and effects thereof, and to notify the surety.  (b) Upon taking charge of any warehouse, the commissioner shall, as soon as practicable, ascertain by a thorough examination into its affairs its actual financial condition. Whenever the commissioner shall become satisfied that the corporation cannot resume business or liquidate its indebtedness to the satisfaction of its creditors, the commissioner shall report the fact of its insolvency to the Attorney General. Immediately upon receipt of the notice, the Attorney General shall institute proper proceedings in the proper court for the purpose of having a receiver appointed.
AR Code § 2-17-237 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-237. Discontinuance of business

 (a) Any person operating a public grain warehouse who desires to discontinue the operation at the expiration of his or her license or whose license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner or his or her designated representative shall notify the commissioner, all holders of warehouse receipts, and all parties storing grain in the public grain warehouse, if known, or if not known, by advertising in the newspaper of largest general circulation in the community in which the public grain warehouse is located weekly for four (4) consecutive weeks, at least thirty (30) days before the date of expiration of his or her license, of his or her intention to discontinue the public grain warehouse business.  (b) The owners of the grain shall remove or cause to be removed their grain from the public grain warehouse before the expiration of the license.
AR Code § 2-17-238 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 2 - Public Warehouses — Generally|§ 2-17-238. Disposition of revenues

 All revenues collected under the provisions of this subchapter by the State Plant Board shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund to be used for the maintenance, operation, support, and improvement of the board.
AR Code § 2-17-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 3 - Public Warehouses — Title to Grain|§ 2-17-301. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Grain” means rice, soybeans, wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed, sorghum, mixed grain, and other food grains, feed grains, and oil seeds;  (2) “Owner” means the farmer who grows and produces grain and includes the owner of the land from which the grain is produced to the extent that he or she has an interest in the grain, and includes persons, firms, and corporations engaged in the growing and producing of grain whether it be as tenant, renter, landowner, or otherwise; and  (3) “Public grain warehouseman” means any person, firm, or corporation who operates any building, structure, or other protected enclosure used for the purpose of storing grain for a consideration.
AR Code § 2-17-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 3 - Public Warehouses — Title to Grain|§ 2-17-302. Applicability

 The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all public grain warehousemen and to the operations of public grain warehouses, unless the public grain warehouse is licensed under the provisions of the United States Warehouse Act, as amended.
AR Code § 2-17-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 3 - Public Warehouses — Title to Grain|§ 2-17-303. Title to grain

 (a) Ownership of grain shall not change by reason of an owner's delivering grain to a public grain warehouseman. No public grain warehouseman shall sell or encumber any grain in his or her possession unless the owner of the grain has by written document transferred title of the grain to the warehouseman.  (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended, § 4-1-101 et seq., to the contrary or any other law to the contrary, all sales and encumbrances of grain by public grain warehousemen are void and convey no title unless the sales and encumbrances are supported by written documents executed by the owners specifically conveying title to the grain to the public warehousemen.
AR Code § 2-17-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 3 - Public Warehouses — Title to Grain|§ 2-17-304. Waiver of rights

 Any owner may, by written document signed by him or her or his or her agent, waive any and all rights conferred upon the owner by this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-17-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 4 - Public Warehouses — Receivership|§ 2-17-401. Definitions

 (a) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  (1) “Commissioner” means the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner, who shall be the Director of the State Plant Board or his or her designated representative;  (2) “License” means a license issued under § 2-17-201 et seq.; and  (3) “Warehouse” means a public grain warehouse licensed under § 2-17-201 et seq.    (b) All other terms in this subchapter shall have the same meaning as the same terms used in the Arkansas Public Grain Warehouse Law, § 2-17-201 et seq.
AR Code § 2-17-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 4 - Public Warehouses — Receivership|§ 2-17-402. Filing of petition

 (a)  (1) Following summary suspension of a license under § 2-17-215 or following a suspension or revocation of a license as otherwise provided in § 2-17-201 et seq., the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner in his or her discretion may file a verified petition in the proper court requesting that the commissioner be appointed as a receiver to take custody of grain stored in the licensee's warehouse and to provide for the disposition of those assets in the manner provided in this subchapter and under the supervision of the court.  (2) The petition shall be filed in the county in which the warehouse is located.  (3) The proper court shall appoint the commissioner as receiver.    (b) Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall issue ex parte such temporary orders as may be necessary to preserve or protect the assets in receivership, or the value thereof, and the rights of depositors, until a plan of disposition is approved.
AR Code § 2-17-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 4 - Public Warehouses — Receivership|§ 2-17-403. Plan for disposition of grain

 (a) A petition filed by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner under § 2-17-402 shall be accompanied by the commissioner's plan for disposition of stored grain.  (b)  (1) The plan may provide for the pro rata delivery of part or all of the stored grain to depositors holding warehouse receipts or unpriced scale tickets;  (2) The plan may provide for the sale under the supervision of the commissioner of part or all of the stored grain for the benefit of those depositors; or  (3) The plan may provide for any combination thereof, as the commissioner in his or her discretion determines to be necessary to minimize losses.
AR Code § 2-17-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 17 - Warehousing of Grain|Subchapter 4 - Public Warehouses — Receivership|§ 2-17-404. Date for hearing

 (a) When a petition is filed by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner under § 2-17-402, the clerk of court shall set a date for hearing on the commissioner's proposed plan of disposition at a time not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days after the date the petition is filed.  (b)  (1) Copies of the petition, the notice of hearing, and the commissioner's plan of disposition shall be served upon the licensee and upon the surety company issuing the licensee's bond in the manner required for service of an original notice.  (2) A delay in effecting service upon the licensee or surety shall not be cause for denying the appointment of a receiver and shall not be grounds for invalidating any action or proceeding in connection therewith.