New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - Warehousing of Agricultural Products
Section 56-6-9 - [Issuance of receipts without complying with act; penalty.]

Any warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt for such agricultural products without complying with the provisions of this act [56-6-1 to 56-6-11 NMSA 1978] shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding three years or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars [($5,000)], or both.
History: Laws 1941, ch. 145, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 53-909; 1953 Comp., § 50-9-9.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Warehouses §§ 42, 60, 288, 305.
93 C.J.S. Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries §§ 18, 86.

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