Florida Statutes 677.305 – Destination bills
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 677.305
- Carrier: means a person that issues a bill of lading. See Florida Statutes 677.102
- Consignor: means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See Florida Statutes 677.102
- Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract of storage or transportation. See Florida Statutes 677.102
- Issuer: means a bailee who issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person who orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See Florida Statutes 677.102
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(1) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.
(2) Upon request of any person entitled as against the carrier to control the goods while in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering such goods, the issuer, subject to s. 677.105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.