(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all public grain warehouses and to the operations of public grain warehouses whether or not any of the grain therein is owned by the warehouseman, unless the public grain warehouse is licensed under the provisions of the United States Warehouse Act, as amended.
(b) The provisions and definitions of the Uniform Commercial Code, § 4-1-101 et seq., relating to warehouse receipts, to the extent not inconsistent with this subchapter, shall govern warehouse receipts issued by public grain warehousemen, and the other provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, § 4-1-101 et seq. shall also be applicable to the provisions of this subchapter to the extent not inconsistent with this subchapter.