[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1421.107]

[Page 441-442]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1421_GRAINS AND SIMILARLY HANDLED COMMODITIES_MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS 
 
                  Subpart B_Marketing Assistance Loans
 
Sec.  1421.107  Warehouse receipts.

    (a) Warehouse receipts tendered to CCC under Sec.  1421.3 for 
marketing assistance loans must meet the provisions of this section and 
all other provisions of this part, and CCC program documents.
    (b) Warehouse receipts must be issued in the name of the eligible 
producer or CCC. If issued in the name of the eligible producer, the 
receipt must be properly endorsed on its reverse side certifying that 
the crop is free of encumbrances in order for title to vest in the 
holder. Receipts must be issued by an approved warehouse and must 
represent a commodity that is deemed to be stored commingled. The 
receipts must be negotiable and must represent a commodity that is the 
same quantity and quality as the eligible commodity actually in storage 
in the warehouse of the original deposit.
    (c) If the receipt is issued for a commodity that is owned by the 
warehouse operator either solely, jointly, or in common with others, the 
fact of such ownership shall be stated on the receipt. In States where 
the pledge of warehouse receipts issued by a warehouse operator on the 
warehouse operator's commodity is invalid, the warehouse operator may 
offer the commodity to CCC for a marketing assistance loan if such 
warehouse is licensed under the U.S. Warehouse Act.
    (d) Each warehouse receipt or accompanying supplemental certificate 
representing a commodity stored in an approved warehouse that has a 
storage agreement with CCC shall indicate that the commodity is insured 
under such agreement. CCC shall not be responsible for the cost of such 
insurance.
    (e) A separate warehouse receipt must be submitted for each grade 
and class of any commodity tendered to CCC and, for rice, such receipt 
must also state the milling yield of the rice, and for wool, such 
receipts must also state the yield and micron of the wool.
    (f) With respect to peanuts, a warehouse receipt must be submitted 
exhibiting grade, type, and segregation for peanuts tendered to CCC.
    (g)(1) Each warehouse receipt, or a supplemental certificate (in 
duplicate) that properly identifies the warehouse receipt, must be 
issued under the applicable CCC storage agreement or the U.S. Warehouse 
Act, as applicable, and must indicate:
    (i) The name and location of the storing warehouse;
    (ii) The warehouse code assigned by CCC;
    (iii) The warehouse receipt number;
    (iv) The date the receipt was issued;
    (v) The type of commodity;
    (vi) The date the commodity was deposited or received;
    (vii) The date to which storage has been paid or the storage start 
date;
    (viii) Whether the commodity was received by rail, truck or barge;
    (ix) The amount per bushel, pound, or hundredweight of prepaid in or 
out charges;
    (x) The signature of the warehouse operator or the authorized agent; 
and
    (xi) For warehouses operating under a merged warehouse code 
agreement (KC-385), the location and county to which the producer 
delivered the commodity.
    (2) In addition to the information specified in paragraph (f)(1) of 
this section, additional commodity specific requirements shall be 
determined by CCC and be available at State and county offices and the 
Kansas City Commodity Office.

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    (h) If a warehouse receipt indicates that the commodity tendered for 
loan grades ``infested'' or ``contains excess moisture'', or both, the 
receipt must be accompanied by a supplemental certificate in order for 
the commodity to be eligible for a marketing assistance loan. The grade, 
grading factors, and quantity to be delivered must be shown on the 
certificate as follows:
    (1) When the warehouse receipt shows ``infested'' and the commodity 
has been conditioned to correct the infested condition, the supplemental 
certificate must show the same grade without the ``infested'' 
designation and the same grading factors and quantity as shown on the 
warehouse receipt.
    (2)(i) When the warehouse receipt shows that the commodity contained 
excess moisture and the commodity has been dried or blended, the 
supplemental certificate must show the grade, grading factors, and 
quantity after drying or blending of the commodity. Such entries shall 
reflect a drying or blending shrinkage as provided in paragraph 
(g)(2)(iv) of this section.
    (ii) When a supplemental certificate is issued under paragraphs 
(g)(1) and (g)(2)(i) of this section, the grade, grading factors and the 
quantity shown on such certificate shall supersede the entries for such 
items on the warehouse receipt.
    (iii) If the commodity has been dried or blended to reduce the 
moisture content, the quantity specified on the warehouse receipt or the 
supplemental certificate shall represent the quantity after drying or 
blending.
    (iv) For commodities dried or blended under paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of 
this section, such quantity shall reflect a minimum shrinkage in the 
receiving weight excluding dockage:
    (A) For the following commodities, 1.3 times the percentage 
difference between the moisture content of the commodity received and 
the following percentages for the specified commodity:
    (1) Barley: 14.5 percent;
    (2) Corn: 15.5 percent;
    (3) Grain sorghum: 14.0 percent;
    (4) Oats: 14.0 percent;
    (5) Rice: 14.0 percent;
    (6) Soybeans: 14.0 percent;
    (7) Wheat: 13.5 percen; and
    (8) Peanuts: 10.0 percent.
    (B) For the following commodities, 1.1 times the percentage 
difference between the moisture content of the commodity received and 
the following percentages for the specified commodity:
    (1) Canola: 10.0 percent;
    (2) Flaxseed: 9.0 percent;
    (3) Mustard Seed: 10.0 percent;
    (4) Rapeseed: 10.0 percent;
    (5) Safflower Seed: 10.0 percent;
    (6) Sunflower Seed: 10.0 percent;
    (7) Crambe: 10.0 percent; and
    (8) Sesame Seed: 10.0 percent.
    (i)(1) If, under paragraph (g) of this section, a supplemental 
certificate is issued in connection with a warehouse receipt, such 
certificate must state that no lien for processing will be asserted by 
the warehouse operator against CCC or any subsequent holder of such 
receipt.
    (2) Warehouse receipts and the commodities represented by such 
receipts that are stored in an approved warehouse that is operating 
under a CCC storage agreement may be subject to a lien for warehouse 
charges as specified in the applicable storage agreement. For all 
commodities except peanuts, the producer who pledged such a receipt as 
collateral for a loan under this part shall pay to CCC all costs 
incurred by CCC as result of the existence of the lien. In no event 
shall a warehouse operator be entitled to satisfy such a lien by sale of 
the commodities when CCC is the holder of such receipt.
    (j) Warehouse receipts representing commodities that have been 
shipped by rail or by barge, must be accompanied by supplemental 
certificates completed under paragraph (f) of this section.