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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1964, chapter 219.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":283463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80054,"identifier":"8.7-201","token":"8.7\/2\/8.7-201","url":"\/8.7-201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.7-201\/","token":"8.7\/2\/8.7-201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.7-201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouseman. <a id=\"paragraph-286681\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.7-201\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Where goods including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities are stored under a <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> requiring a <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> 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. <a id=\"paragraph-286682\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.7-201\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO MAY ISSUE A WAREHOUSE RECEIPT; STORAGE UNDER GOVERNMENT BOND (\u00a7 8.7-201)\n\n1. A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouseman.\n\n2. Where goods including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities are\nstored under a statute requiring a bond against withdrawal or a license for the\nissuance of receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, a receipt issued for\nthe goods has like effect as a warehouse receipt even though issued by a person\nwho is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouseman.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-4; 1964, c. 219.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}