Va. Code § 8.7-201: Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond

(1) A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouseman.(2) Where goods including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities are stored under a statute requiring a bond against withdrawal or a license for the issuance of receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, a receipt issued for the goods has like effect as a warehouse receipt even though issued by a person who is the owner of the goods and is not a warehouseman.Code 1950, § 61-4; 1964, c. 219.