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Statutes > Missouri > T26 > C411 > 411_518

Scale tickets--required, contents, constitute nonnegotiable receipts,evidence of holder's claim to grain--custom weighing defined.

411.518. 1. A scale ticket, or other document approved by thedirector, shall be made out and filed for each movement of grain in or outof any grain warehouse licensed or required to be licensed under theprovisions of this chapter. All scale tickets shall be printed with thebusiness name and location and consecutively numbered. They must be issuedin consecutive order. A copy of all scale tickets shall be kept on file innumerical order in the warehouseman's office. All other source documentsfor movement of grain in or out of the facility shall be in a form approvedby the director and kept and maintained in a manner approved by thedirector. Any scale ticket used in pricing grain for the purpose of saleto the warehouseman shall have the price shown on all copies of the ticket.

2. A scale ticket issued in accordance with the provisions of thischapter or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be considered a form ofnonnegotiable receipt. This form of nonnegotiable receipt shall be deemeda document of title. The warehouseman's failure to complete all entries ona scale ticket as required by this chapter and the rules promulgatedpursuant to this chapter shall constitute a violation on the part of thewarehouseman, but shall not preclude or restrict a depositor's right torecover stored grain under the provisions of this chapter. The scaleticket shall constitute prima facie evidence of the holder's claim to thegrain regardless of the degree of compliance with this chapter with respectto completion of the entries required by this chapter.

3. All scale tickets, or other approved documents, issued shallcontain the following information:

(1) Customer name;

(2) Date issued;

(3) Type of grain;

(4) Quantity of grain;

(5) Notation to show whether the grain movement was IN or OUT;

(6) If movement was IN, whether the grain received was for storage,purchased by the warehouseman, or other specified purpose; and

(7) If received for purchase by the warehouseman, the price shall bestated on all copies.

4. As used in this section, "custom weighing" shall mean the weighingof products or articles for the sole purpose of ascertaining weight and theweighing of these products and articles is not for the purpose of a sale orpurchase by the warehouseman in the usual course of his businesstransactions. Any scale ticket used for the purpose of custom weighingmust be clearly and conspicuously designated as a custom weight ticket.The director may promulgate regulations pertaining to the form and usage ofcustom weighing tickets.

(L. 1977 S.B. 75 § 13, A.L. 1980 S.B. 601, A.L. 1981 S.B. 366, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1578, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)

Effective 4-2-97

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T26 > C411 > 411_518

Scale tickets--required, contents, constitute nonnegotiable receipts,evidence of holder's claim to grain--custom weighing defined.

411.518. 1. A scale ticket, or other document approved by thedirector, shall be made out and filed for each movement of grain in or outof any grain warehouse licensed or required to be licensed under theprovisions of this chapter. All scale tickets shall be printed with thebusiness name and location and consecutively numbered. They must be issuedin consecutive order. A copy of all scale tickets shall be kept on file innumerical order in the warehouseman's office. All other source documentsfor movement of grain in or out of the facility shall be in a form approvedby the director and kept and maintained in a manner approved by thedirector. Any scale ticket used in pricing grain for the purpose of saleto the warehouseman shall have the price shown on all copies of the ticket.

2. A scale ticket issued in accordance with the provisions of thischapter or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be considered a form ofnonnegotiable receipt. This form of nonnegotiable receipt shall be deemeda document of title. The warehouseman's failure to complete all entries ona scale ticket as required by this chapter and the rules promulgatedpursuant to this chapter shall constitute a violation on the part of thewarehouseman, but shall not preclude or restrict a depositor's right torecover stored grain under the provisions of this chapter. The scaleticket shall constitute prima facie evidence of the holder's claim to thegrain regardless of the degree of compliance with this chapter with respectto completion of the entries required by this chapter.

3. All scale tickets, or other approved documents, issued shallcontain the following information:

(1) Customer name;

(2) Date issued;

(3) Type of grain;

(4) Quantity of grain;

(5) Notation to show whether the grain movement was IN or OUT;

(6) If movement was IN, whether the grain received was for storage,purchased by the warehouseman, or other specified purpose; and

(7) If received for purchase by the warehouseman, the price shall bestated on all copies.

4. As used in this section, "custom weighing" shall mean the weighingof products or articles for the sole purpose of ascertaining weight and theweighing of these products and articles is not for the purpose of a sale orpurchase by the warehouseman in the usual course of his businesstransactions. Any scale ticket used for the purpose of custom weighingmust be clearly and conspicuously designated as a custom weight ticket.The director may promulgate regulations pertaining to the form and usage ofcustom weighing tickets.

(L. 1977 S.B. 75 § 13, A.L. 1980 S.B. 601, A.L. 1981 S.B. 366, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1578, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)

Effective 4-2-97


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T26 > C411 > 411_518

Scale tickets--required, contents, constitute nonnegotiable receipts,evidence of holder's claim to grain--custom weighing defined.

411.518. 1. A scale ticket, or other document approved by thedirector, shall be made out and filed for each movement of grain in or outof any grain warehouse licensed or required to be licensed under theprovisions of this chapter. All scale tickets shall be printed with thebusiness name and location and consecutively numbered. They must be issuedin consecutive order. A copy of all scale tickets shall be kept on file innumerical order in the warehouseman's office. All other source documentsfor movement of grain in or out of the facility shall be in a form approvedby the director and kept and maintained in a manner approved by thedirector. Any scale ticket used in pricing grain for the purpose of saleto the warehouseman shall have the price shown on all copies of the ticket.

2. A scale ticket issued in accordance with the provisions of thischapter or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be considered a form ofnonnegotiable receipt. This form of nonnegotiable receipt shall be deemeda document of title. The warehouseman's failure to complete all entries ona scale ticket as required by this chapter and the rules promulgatedpursuant to this chapter shall constitute a violation on the part of thewarehouseman, but shall not preclude or restrict a depositor's right torecover stored grain under the provisions of this chapter. The scaleticket shall constitute prima facie evidence of the holder's claim to thegrain regardless of the degree of compliance with this chapter with respectto completion of the entries required by this chapter.

3. All scale tickets, or other approved documents, issued shallcontain the following information:

(1) Customer name;

(2) Date issued;

(3) Type of grain;

(4) Quantity of grain;

(5) Notation to show whether the grain movement was IN or OUT;

(6) If movement was IN, whether the grain received was for storage,purchased by the warehouseman, or other specified purpose; and

(7) If received for purchase by the warehouseman, the price shall bestated on all copies.

4. As used in this section, "custom weighing" shall mean the weighingof products or articles for the sole purpose of ascertaining weight and theweighing of these products and articles is not for the purpose of a sale orpurchase by the warehouseman in the usual course of his businesstransactions. Any scale ticket used for the purpose of custom weighingmust be clearly and conspicuously designated as a custom weight ticket.The director may promulgate regulations pertaining to the form and usage ofcustom weighing tickets.

(L. 1977 S.B. 75 § 13, A.L. 1980 S.B. 601, A.L. 1981 S.B. 366, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1578, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)

Effective 4-2-97