No provision of this act [56-6-1 to 56-6-11 NMSA 1978] shall apply to any warehouseman operating under the provisions of the United States Warehouse Act nor to any warehouseman within the state of New Mexico who is under like bond in the amount of $5,000.00 or more to any agency of the United States or the state of New Mexico providing that if the warehouseman shall cease to operate under the bond referred to in this section, he shall be governed by the provisions of this act.
NMS § 56-6-11