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108 STAT. 1346 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 SUBTITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER Q^V* 801. BILLS OF LADING 80101 803. CONTRABAND 80301 805. MISCELLANEOUS 80501 CHAPTER 801—BILLS OF LADING Sec. 801*01. Definitions. 80102. Application. 80103. Negotiable and nonnegotiable bills. 80104. Form and requirements for negotiation. 80105. Title and rights affected b^ negotiation. 80106. Transfer without negotiation. 80107. Warranties and Uabuity. 80108. Alterations and additions. 80109. Liens under negotiable bills. 80110. Duty to deliver goods. 80111. Liability for dehvery of goods. 80112. Liability under negotiable bills issued in parts, sets, or duplicates. 80113. Liability for nonreceipt, misdescription, and improper loading. 80114. Lost^ stiolen, and destroyed negotiable bills. 80115. Limitation on use of juoicial process to obtain possession of goods from common carriers. 80116. Criminal penalty. §80101. DeHnitions In this chapter— (1) "consignee" means the person named in a bill of lading as the person to whom the goods are to be delivered. (2) "consignor" means the person named in a bill of lading as the person from whom the goods have been received for shipment. (3) "goods" means merchandise or personal property that has been, is being, or will be transported. (4) "holder" means a person having possession of, and a property right in, a bill of lading. (5) "order" means an order by indorsement on a bill of lading. (6) "purchase" includes taking by mortgage or pledge. (7) "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and a territory or possession of the United States. §80102. Application This chapter applies to a bill of lading when the bill is issued by a common carrier for the transportation of goods— (1) between a place in the District of Columbia and another place in the District of Columbia; (2) between a place in a territory or possession of the United States and another place in the same territory or possession; (3) between a place in a State and a place in another State; (4) between a place in a State and a place in the same State through another State or a foreign country; or (5) from a place in a State to a place in a foreign country. §80103. Negotiable and nonnegotiable bills (a) NEGOTIABLE BILLS.— (1) A bill of lading is negotiable if the bill— (A) states that the goods are to be delivered to the order of a consignee; and