Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any corporation, firm, limited liability company, or person, their agents or employees, to issue, sell, pledge, assign or transfer, in this state, any receipt, certificate or other written instrument for goods, wares or merchandise claimed to be stored or deposited in any warehouse, public or private, in any other state, knowing that there is no such warehouse located at the place named in such receipt, certificate or other written instrument, or if there be a warehouse at such place, knowing that there are no goods, wares or merchandise stored or deposited in the warehouse as specified in such report, certificate or other written instrument.
Formerly: Acts 1897, c.124, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.406; P.L.136-2018, SEC.143.