Definiciones sobre el almacenamiento de granos en Texas

Sec. 14.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Depositor" means a person who: (A) delivers grain to a public grain warehouse for storing of the grain for hire, handling of the grain for hire, or shipping of the grain for hire; (B) is the owner or legal holder of an outstanding receipt for grain stored in the public grain warehouse issuing the receipt; or (C) is lawfully entitled to possession of grain stored in a public grain warehouse. (2) "Grain" means wheat, grain sorghum, corn, oats, barley, rye, soybeans, or any other grain, peas, or beans for which federal grain standards are established. (3) "Open storage grain" means grain that: (A) is received for storage by a public grain warehouse located in this state; (B) is not covered by a negotiable warehouse receipt; and (C) is not owned by the lessee, owner, or operator of the warehouse in which it is stored. (4) "Public grain warehouse" means a building, bin, or similar structure located in this state and used for: (A) the storing of grain for hire, shipping of grain for hire, or handling of grain for hire; or (B) the purchasing and selling of grain, including grain on which payment is deferred. (5) "Receipt" means a negotiable Texas grain warehouse receipt issued by a warehouse operator licensed under this chapter. (6) "License" includes a renewal of or an amendment to a Statute text rendered on: 1/1/2025 - 96 - AGRICULTURE CODE license. (7) "Scale weight ticket" means a load slip other than a receipt given to a depos