§ 735.21 - Return of receipts before delivery of cotton.

Except as permitted by law or by the regulations in this part, a warehouseman shall not deliver cotton for which a negotiable receipt has been issued under the Act until such receipt has been returned and canceled; and shall not deliver cotton for which a non-negotiable receipt has been issued until such receipt has been returned or until the warehouseman has obtained from the person lawfully entitled to such delivery or their authorized agent, a written delivery order that is properly signed, specifying by bale or tag number, mark, or identifier each bale to be delivered from any receipt or receipts.