{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s30703","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f30703.","heading":"Bills of lading","text":"\u00a7\u202f30703.\nBills of lading\n(a)\nIssuance.\u2014\nOn demand of a shipper, the carrier shall issue a bill of lading or shipping document.\n(b)\nContents.\u2014\nThe bill of lading or shipping document shall include a statement of\u2014\n(1) the marks necessary to identify the goods;\n(2) the number of packages, or the quantity or weight, and whether it is carrier\u2019s or shipper\u2019s weight; and\n(3) the apparent condition of the goods.\n(c)\nPrima Facie Evidence of Receipt.\u2014\nA bill of lading or shipping document issued under this section is prima facie evidence of receipt of the goods described.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s30703.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f30703."},{"t":"heading","text":"Bills of lading"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Issuance.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"On demand of a shipper, the carrier shall issue a bill of lading or shipping document.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Contents.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The bill of lading or shipping document shall include a statement of\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the marks necessary to identify the goods;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the number of packages, or the quantity or weight, and whether it is carrier\u2019s or shipper\u2019s weight; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the apparent condition of the goods.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30703/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prima Facie Evidence of Receipt.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"A bill of lading or shipping document issued under this section is prima facie evidence of receipt of the goods described.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}