(1) Every warehouse operator shall receive
for handling, conditioning, storage, or shipment, so far as the
capacity and facilities of his or her warehouse will permit, all
commodities included in the provisions of this chapter, in
suitable condition for storage, tendered him or her in the usual
course of business from historical depositors and shall issue
therefor a warehouse receipt or receipts in a form prescribed by
the department as provided in this chapter or a scale weight
ticket. Warehouse operators may accept agricultural commodities
from new depositors who qualify to the extent of the capacity of
that warehouse. The deposit for handling, conditioning, storage,
or shipment of the commodity must be credited to the depositor in
the books of the warehouse operator as soon as possible, but in
no event later than seven days from the date of the deposit. If
the commodity has been graded a warehouse receipt shall be issued
within ten days after demand by the owner.
(2) If requested by the depositor, each lot of his or her
commodity shall be kept in a special pile or special bin, if
available, but in the case of a bulk commodity, if the lot or any
portion of it does not equal the capacity of any available bin,
the depositor may exercise his or her option to require the
commodity to be specially binned only on agreement to pay charges
based on the capacity of the available bin most nearly
approximating the required capacity.
(3) A warehouse operator may refuse to accept for storage,
commodities that are wet, damaged, insect-infested, or in other
ways unsuitable for storage.
(4) Terminal and subterminal warehouse operators shall
receive put through agricultural commodities to the extent
satisfactory transportation arrangements can be made, but may not
be required to receive agricultural commodities for storage.
[2011 c 336 § 607; 1983 c 305 § 30; 1981 c 296 § 38; 1979 ex.s. c 238 § 16; 1963 c 124 § 13.]
NOTES:
Severability -- 1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
Severability -- 1981 c 296: See note following RCW 15.08.010.