2. Electronic bills of lading in domestic or international trade will not be issued in a set given the requirements of control necessary to deliver the bill to another person. An electronic bill of lading will be a single, authoritative copy. Section 7106. Hence, this section differentiates between electronic bills of lading and tangible bills of lading. This section does not prohibit electronic data messages about goods in transit because these electronic data messages are not the issued bill of lading. Electronic data messages contain information for the management and carrier’s handling of the cargo but this information for the use is carrier’s not the issued bill of lading. Cross Reference: Section 7103, 7303 and 7106. Definitional Cross References: Section 7102. ‘Bailee’. of Section 1201. ‘Bill lading’. Section 1201. ‘Delivery’. of Section 1201. ‘Document title’. Section 7501. ‘Duly negotiate’. Section 1201. [7102]. ‘Good faith’. Section 7102. ‘Goods’. Section 1201. ‘Holder’. Section 7102. ‘Issuer’. Section 1201. ‘Person’. of Section 2103. ‘Receipt goods’. Section 367305. (a) 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. (b) Upon request of anyone 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 the goods, the issuer, subject to Section 367105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request. OFFICIAL COMMENT Prior Uniform Statutory Provision: Former Section 7305. Changes: To accommodate electronic bills of lading and for style.
2. Electronic bills of lading in domestic or international trade will not be issued in a set given the requirements of control necessary to deliver the bill to another person. An electronic bill of lading will be a single, authoritative copy. Section 7106. Hence, this section differentiates between electronic bills of lading and tangible bills of lading. This section does not prohibit electronic data messages about goods in transit because these electronic data messages are not the issued bill of lading. Electronic data messages contain information for the carrier’s management and handling of the cargo but this information for the carrier’s use is not the issued bill of lading. Cross Reference: Section 7103, 7303 and 7106. Definitional Cross References: ‘Bailee’. Section 7102. ‘Bill of lading’. Section 1201. ‘Delivery’. Section 1201. ‘Document of title’. Section 1201. ‘Duly negotiate’. Section 7501. ‘Good faith’. Section 1201. [7102]. ‘Goods’. Section 7102. ‘Holder’. Section 1201. ‘Issuer’. Section 7102. ‘Person’. Section 1201. ‘Receipt of goods’. Section 2103. Section 367305. (a) 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. (b) Upon request of anyone 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 the goods, the issuer, subject to Section 367105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request. OFFICIAL COMMENT Prior Uniform Statutory Provision: Former Section 7305. Changes: To accommodate electronic bills of lading and for style.
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