Section 16-605-48 - Bills of lading and shipping documents(a) Unless otherwise provided, a water carrier of property, at the time of accepting a shipment, shall issue a freight receipt or bill of lading covering the shipment. In the freight receipt or bill of lading, the carrier shall itemize and clearly and fully describe the shipment, including its classification. The original freight receipts and bills of lading, when processed for billing, must include the name of the shipper, the name of the consignee, the date the shipment was received for transportation, point of origin and point of destination, a description of the shipment tendered, the weight or measurements of the shipment, or both, the rate charged for transportation and the basis of computation of the charges, and the signature of the shipper or its agent.(b) All bills of lading must comply with article 7, chapter 4 90, HRS, and the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300-1315.(c) The carrier shall retain copies of all bills of lading, filed in chronological order, separate from all other records at its place of business within the State for at least five years. The carrier may retain the copies on microfilm, optical imaging, or any other method authorized by the commission. The carrier shall make hard copies of the bills of lading available to the commission or its representatives upon request.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7, 271G-20, 271G-22)