Sec. 14A.007. DUPLICATE RECEIPTS. (a) A public warehouse operator may not issue a duplicate receipt or two receipts bearing the same number from the same warehouse during the same calendar year, except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b) If a receipt is lost or destroyed, the public warehouse operator shall issue a new receipt that:
(1) bears the same date and number as the original receipt;
(2) is plainly marked "duplicate" on its face; and
(3) is secured with a deposit:
(A) made by the person requesting the duplicate receipt; and
(B) acceptable to the warehouse operator to protect a person who may hold the original receipt in good faith and for valuable consideration.
Renumbered from Sec. 14.209 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1124, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.