[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 7] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR740.29] [Page 330] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER VII--FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 740--NUT WAREHOUSES--Table of Contents Sec. 740.29 Receipts; basis for issuance. Before issuing any receipt under the Act each warehouseman shall, unless he personally weighed, inspected, and graded, if graded, a lot of nuts, first obtain either a copy of, or the original weight certificate, and inspection certificate, if any, covering said lot of nuts. The warehouse records shall clearly identify the certificate(s) used as a basis of issuance of each warehouse receipt, and said inspection and weight certificate shall be kept on file as a record in the warehouseman's office. Such certificates shall be retained for a period of three years after December 31 of the year in which issued.