Sec. 148.026. LIEN. (a) To secure all or part of the sales price, a person who sells cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs for slaughter has a lien on each animal sold and on the carcass of the animal, products from the animal, and proceeds from the sale of the animal, its carcass, or its products.
(b) A lien under this section is attached and perfected on delivery of the livestock to the purchaser without further action. The lien continues as to the animal, its carcass, its products, and the proceeds of any sale without regard to possession by the party entitled to the lien.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1388, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Chapter 148 - Slaughtering of Livestock
Subchapter C. Payment for Livestock Purchased for Slaughter
Section 148.021. Meat Processor
Section 148.022. Time and Method of Payment for Purchases
Section 148.023. Agreement on Time and Method of Payment
Section 148.024. Delay in Collection of Payment Instruments
Section 148.027. Commingling of Livestock Under Lien
Section 148.028. Priority of Lien
Section 148.029. Fee for Horses Sold to Slaughterer
Section 148.030. Inspection of Horses Sold Through Certain Slaughterhouses