Sec. 251.005.  WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING DUPLICATE OR ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE RECEIPT.  (a)  A warehouseman may not issue a duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of issuance that a previously issued negotiable warehouse receipt describing the goods is outstanding and uncanceled.
(b)  This section does not apply if:
(1)  the word "duplicate" is plainly placed on the duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt; or
(2)  goods described in the outstanding and uncanceled negotiable warehouse receipt were delivered under a court order on proof that the receipt was lost or destroyed.
(c)  A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:
(1)  imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years;
(2)  a fine not to exceed $5,000; or
(3)  both the fine and imprisonment.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.