REGULATIONS FOR TOBACCO WAREHOUSES. 
Sec. 6. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed 
- to conflict with, or to authorize any conflict with, or in any 
way to impair or limit the effect or operation of the laws 
of any State relating to warehouses, warehousemen, in- 
spectors, graders, or weighers, nor shall these regulations 
be construed so as to hmit the operation of any statute 
of the United States relating to warehouses, warehouse- 
men, inspectors, graders, or weighers now in force in the 
District of Columbia or in any Territory or other place 
under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. 
Sec. 7. Any amendment to, or revision of, these regula- 
tions, unless otherwise stated therein, shall apply in the 
same manner to persons holding licenses at the time it be- 
comes effective as it applies to persons thereafter licensed 
under the Act. 
UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT. 
[Approved Aug. 11, 1916, as amended by Act approved July 24, 1919.] 
That this Act shall be known by the short title of ‘‘ United 
States warehouse Act.” 
Sec. 2. That the term “ warehouse” as used in this Act shall be 
deemed to mean every building, structure, or other protected in- 
closure in which any agricultural product is or may be stored for 
interstate or foreign commerce, or, if located within any place 
under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, in which 
any agricultural product is or may be stored. The term “ agricul- 
tural product” wherever used in this Act shall be deemed to 
mean cotton, wool, grains, tobacco, and flaxseed, or any of them. 
As used in this Act, “ person” includes a corporation or partner- 
Ship or two or more persons having a joint or common interest ; 
* warehouseman ” means a person lawfully engaged in the busi- 
ness of storing agricultural products; and “receipt” means a 
warehouse receipt. 
Sec. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to in- 
vestigate the storage, warehousing, classifying according to grade 
and otherwise, weighing, and certification of agricultural 
products; upon application to him by any person applying for 
license to conduct a warehouse under this Act, to inspect such 
warehouse or cause it to be inspected; at any time, with or with- 
out application to him, to inspect or cause to be inspected all 
warehouses licensed under this Act; to determine whether ware- 
houses for which iicenses are applied for or have been issued 
under this Act are suitable for the proper storage of any agricul- 
tural product or products; to classify warehouses licensed or 
applying for a license in accordance with their ownership, loca- 
tion, Surroundings, capacity, conditions, and other qualities, and 
as to the kinds of licenses issued or that may be issued for them 
pursuant to this Act; and to prescribe, within the limitations of 
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No conflict with 
State or Federal 
Yaws, 
Amendments, 
Title declared. 
Terms con- 
strued. 
Warehouse. 
Agricultural 
product. 
Person. 
Warehouseman., 
Receint. 
Investigation, 
etc., of ware- 
houses. 
