§ 80101. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC80101]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 801--BILLS OF LADING
Sec. 80101. Definitions
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.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1346.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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80101................................. 49 App.:122. Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 415, Sec. 42, 39
Stat. 545.
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In this chapter, the words ``negotiable bill of lading'' are
substituted for ``order bill'', and the words ``nonnegotiable bill of
lading'' are substituted for ``straight bill'', for clarity and
consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United
States Code.
In this section, before clause (1), the words ``unless the context
of subject matter otherwise requires'' are omitted as unnecessary
because of the restatement. The words `` `Action' includes counterclaim,
set-off, and suit in equity'' are omitted as unnecessary. The words ``
`Bill' means bill of lading, governed by this chapter'' are omitted
because of section 80102 of the revised title. In clauses (1), (2), and
(4), the words `` `Person' includes a corporation or partnership, or two
or more persons having a joint or common interest'' are omitted because
of 1:1. In clause (3), the words ``personal property'' are substituted
for ``chattels'' for clarity and consistency. The words ``is being'' are
substituted for ``in course of'' for clarity. In clause (7), the words
`` `State' means a State of the United States'' are substituted for ``
`State' includes'' for clarity and consistency in the revised title and
with other titles of the Code. The word ``possession'' is substituted
for ``insular possession, or isthmian possession'' for consistency in
the revised title.
