Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond

Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-201
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(1) A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouseman. (2) Where goods including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities are stored under a statute requiring a bond against withdrawal or a license for the issuance of receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, a receipt issued for the goods has like effect as a warehouse receipt even though issued by a person who is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouseman. Code 1950, § 61-4; 1964, c. 219.
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