§ 735.17 - Copies of receipts.

(a) At least one actual, skeleton, or microfilm copy of all receipts shall be made, and all copies, except skeleton and microfilm copies, shall have clearly and conspicuously printed or stamped thereon the words “Copy—Not Negotiable.”

(b) A copy of each receipt issued shall be retained by the warehouseman for a period of 1 year after December 31 of the year in which the corresponding original receipt is canceled.

(c) If copies are retained on microfilm, the warehouseman shall:

(1) Have available at all times facilities for immediate, easily readable projection of the microfilm and for producing easily readable facsimile enlargements;

(2) Arrange, index, and file the films in such a manner as to permit the immediate location of any particular microfilm record; and

(3) Be ready at all times to provide, and immediately provide, at the expense of the warehouseman, any facsimile enlargement of such microfilm copies which any authorized officers or agents of the Department of Agriculture may request.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0560-0120)