Sec. 70.407. DISCHARGE OF LIEN. (a) A lien created under this subchapter is discharged when:
(1) the lienholder receives full payment for the agricultural crop; or
(2) payment is tendered by the warehouse or the contract purchaser, as applicable, and the lienholder, without coercion, defers payment.
(b) If payment for the agricultural crop is received in the form of a negotiable instrument, full payment is received when the negotiable instrument clears all financial institutions.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 732, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 3063), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens
Chapter 70 - Miscellaneous Liens
Subchapter E. Agricultural Liens
Section 70.403. When Lien Attaches
Section 70.404. Applicability of Other Law; Effect on Other Law
Section 70.4045. Perfection and Priority of Agricultural Lien on Crops
Section 70.405. Duration of Lien
Section 70.406. Effect of Lien; Recovery
Section 70.407. Discharge of Lien
Section 70.408. Joinder of Actions