# Wis. Stat. § 407.202: Form of warehouse receipt

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.202

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 407.202
- **Heading:** Form of warehouse receipt
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.202

## Text

(1) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.

(2) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of the following, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person injured by its omission:

(a) The location of the warehouse facility where the goods are stored.

(b) The date of issue of the receipt.

(c) The unique identification code of the receipt.

(d) A statement whether the goods received will be delivered to the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order.

(e) The rate of storage and handling charges, but if goods are stored under a field warehousing arrangement, a statement of that fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt.

(f) A description of the goods or the packages containing them.

(g) The signature of the warehouse or its agent.

(h) If the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouse owns, either solely, jointly, or in common with others, the fact of that ownership.

(i) A statement of the amount of advances made and of liabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or security interest, but if the precise amount of advances made or of liabilities incurred is, at the time of the issue of the receipt, unknown to the warehouse or to its agent that issued the receipt, a statement of the fact that advances have been made or liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advances or liabilities is sufficient.

(3) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that are not contrary to chs. 401 to 411 and do not impair its obligation of delivery under s. 407.403 or its duty of care under s. 407.204 . Any contrary provisions are ineffective.

History: 2009 a. 322 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 407.101 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.101.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.102 Definitions and index of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.102.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.103 Relation of chapter to treaty or statute.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.103.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.104 Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.104.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.105 Reissuance in alternative medium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.105.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.106 Control of electronic document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.106.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.201 Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.201.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.202 Form of warehouse receipt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.202.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.203.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.204 Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse’s liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.204.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.205 Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.205.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.206 Termination of storage at warehouse’s option.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.206.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.207 Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.207.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 407.208 Altered warehouse receipts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C407_S407.208.md)

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