If the owner of the commodity or his or her authorized agent gives or furnishes to a licensed warehouse operator a written instruction or order, and if the order is properly made a part of the warehouse operator's records and is available for departmental inspection, then the warehouse operator:

(1) May receive the commodity for the purpose of processing or conditioning;

(2) May receive the commodity for the purpose of shipping by the warehouse operator for the account of the depositor;

(3) May accept an agricultural commodity delivered as seed and handle it pursuant to the terms of a contract with the depositor and the contract shall be considered written instructions pursuant to this section.

Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.