Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§251 Conditions for Delivery of Agricultural Products
Title 7 › CHAPTER 10 — WAREHOUSES › § 251
Summary
Warehouse operators must promptly give back stored agricultural products when the receipt holder or, if there is no receipt, the person who deposited the goods asks, unless they have a legal reason not to. Before delivery, the operator can require payment of storage charges, including any warehouseman’s lien. The holder must turn in the receipt in the way the Secretary directs, and the operator must cancel returned receipts after delivery.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §251
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Prompt delivery
In the absence of a lawful excuse, a warehouse operator shall, without unnecessary delay, deliver the agricultural product stored or handled in the warehouse on a demand made by—
(1)the holder of the receipt for the agricultural product; or
(2)the person that deposited the product, if no receipt has been issued.
(b)Payment to accompany demand (c) Surrender of receipt
Prior to delivery of the agricultural product, payment of the accrued charges associated with the storage of the agricultural product, including satisfaction of the warehouseman’s lien, shall be made if requested by the warehouse operator.
(d)Cancellation of receipt
A warehouse operator shall cancel each receipt returned to the warehouse operator upon the delivery of the agricultural product for which the receipt was issued.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 251, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 10, 39 Stat. 487; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 5, 46 Stat. 1464; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 158(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 375, authorized fee for warehouse examination, inspection, and licensing, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472. See section 243 of this title. A prior section 12 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, was classified to section 253 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472.
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7 U.S.C. § 251
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110