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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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PROPERTY CODE |
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Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS |
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Subtitle B. LIENS |
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Chapter 70. MISCELLANEOUS LIENS |
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Subchapter E. AGRICULTURAL LIENS |
Sec. 70.401. DEFINITIONS
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In this subchapter:
(1) "Agricultural crop" means a plant product that is grown, produced, or harvested as a result of an agricultural producer's farm operation.
(2) "Agricultural producer" means a person who is engaged in the business of growing, producing, or harvesting an agricultural crop.
(3) "Buyer in ordinary course of business" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.201, Business & Commerce Code.
(4) "Contract purchaser" means a person who, before the planting of an agricultural crop, has agreed under a written contract to purchase the crop or otherwise pay the agricultural producer for growing, producing, or harvesting the agricultural crop. The term does not include a person who, as to the transaction in question, is licensed and bonded under Chapter 14, Agriculture Code, or the United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. Section 241 et seq.).