Title 8

(a) In the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is of the opinion that a condition exists which would jeopardize the interest of persons patronizing, or who may patronize, a public warehouse by reason of the manner in which such public warehouse is being operated …

(a) In the event that the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries upon a public hearing finds and determines that a public warehouse is being operated in violation of law and regulations and in jeopardy of the public interest, he shall thereupon revoke the permit to operate su…

Every public warehouseman receiving property of any kind for safekeeping must issue, on delivery to him or it of such property, in favor of the person from whom received, a receipt therefor, which shall comply with the requirements of the laws of this state. (Ag. Code 1927, §403;…

Whenever any public warehouseman accepts for storage any cotton or other article of value and keeps or stores the same where it is exposed to weather conditions or in any place except within the warehouse, there shall be endorsed on the warehouse receipt given for such cotton or …

(a) A public warehouseman who stores cotton or other article in the open or in any place except in the warehouse shall keep the same insured against destruction or injury by fire and shall be responsible and liable for all injury or damage suffered from the weather or any other c…

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall have power to require that all bales of cotton or other raw agricultural commodities, accepted for storage by a public warehouseman, other than cotton moving in transit to a compress to be compressed, shall be insured against d…

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority to: (1) Provide the standards as to the suitability or adequacy for the purpose for which it is used or intended of any warehouse building, structure, or protected enclosure used for the storage of cotton or other…

(a) The judge of probate of the county may not issue a license permitting anyone to transact business as a public warehouseman unless the person presents to the judge of probate a permit to transact such business issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries showing th…

Any person making a false material statement in an application filed under this chapter to secure a permit to operate a public warehouse shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall be punished as now provided by law for the commission of such offense. (Ag. Code 1927, §…

(a) Upon the filing of an application with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to secure a permit for the operation of a public warehouse, the commissioner or his duly authorized agent shall make such investigation as necessary to ascertain whether or not the statement…

(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall promptly notify any person applying for a permit to operate a public warehouse whether or not such application has been granted. (b) In the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries refuses to grant such permit, …

(a) In the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries decides that a permit to operate a public warehouse should be issued, he shall fix the amount of the bond, which shall be furnished by the applicant and approved by the commissioner prior to the issuance of the permi…

(a) Upon the filing and approval of a bond with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the commissioner must issue a permit which will authorize the applicant to operate a public warehouse at the place, building, structure, or enclosure named in the application upon such…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Self-Service Storage Facilities Act. (Act 2021-183, §1.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE SALE. A sale, conducted pursuant to this article, at the self-service storage facility, another suitable location selected by the operator, or on a publicly access…

(a) An operator shall not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes. (b) An occupant shall not use a leased space for residential purposes. (Act 2021-183, §1.)

An occupant, upon reasonable request from the operator, shall allow the operator to enter a leased space for the purpose of inspection or repair. If an emergency occurs, an operator may enter a leased space for inspection or repair without notice to or consent from the occupant. …

(a) The operator of a self-service storage facility and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of the operator shall have a lien upon all of the personal property of an occupant located at the self-service storage facility for delinquent rent, late fees, la…

If the occupant is in default, the operator may deny the occupant access to the leased space at the self-service storage facility. The operator may enter and remove the personal property from the leased space to other suitable storage space pending its sale or other disposition. …

(a) If an occupant is in default for a period of more than 30 days, the operator may enforce the lien granted in Section 8-15-44 by selling the stored personal property of the occupant. Sale of the personal property of an occupant may be by public or private proceedings. The pers…

Unless the rental agreement specifically provides otherwise and until a lien sale is conducted under Section 8-15-46, the exclusive care, custody, and control of all personal property stored in a leased space remains vested in the occupant, and the occupant shall bear all risks o…

This article does not impair the power of the parties to a rental agreement to create rights, duties, or obligations in the rental agreement. The rights provided to an operator by this article are in addition to all other rights provided by law to a creditor against a debtor or t…

This article shall apply to all rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed after October 1, 2021. (Act 2021-183, §1.)