(a) A public warehouseman who stores cotton or other article in the open or in any place except in the warehouse shall keep the same insured against destruction or injury by fire and shall be responsible and liable for all injury or damage suffered from the weather or any other cause by reason of the cotton or other article being stored in the open or in any other place except in the warehouse.
(b) Such warehouseman shall also have the same responsibility and liability for the cotton or other article as if the same was stored or kept in the warehouse. The warehouseman's bond shall also cover all duties and liabilities of a warehouseman imposed by this section and Section 8-15-16.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Chapter 15 - Public Warehouses.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 8-15-1 - Definition; Supervision by Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
Section 8-15-3 - Permit - Required; Application; Fees.
Section 8-15-4 - Permit - False Statements in Application.
Section 8-15-5 - Permit - Investigation of Building and Applicant.
Section 8-15-6 - Permit - Notification of Grant or Denial; Appeals.
Section 8-15-8 - Permit - Recordation.
Section 8-15-9 - Permit - Issuance; Term; Expiration Date.
Section 8-15-11 - Inspection of Warehouses by Commissioner and Agents.
Section 8-15-12 - Investigation of Complaints Against Warehouse.
Section 8-15-14 - Revocation of Permit; Liquidation of Operation.
Section 8-15-15 - Issuance of Receipt by Warehouseman.
Section 8-15-16 - When Receipt to Be Endorsed "Stored in the Open".
Section 8-15-18 - Insurance of Stored Cotton and Other Raw Agricultural Commodities.