66-12-109 - Disposal of crop with intent to deprive landlord of lien.

66-12-109. Disposal of crop with intent to deprive landlord of lien.

If any person disposes of any crop or part thereof that is subject to any such landlord's lien, as provided in §§ 66-12-101 66-12-112, with the purpose of depriving the owners of any such indebtedness of the same or its proceeds, such person commits a Class C misdemeanor, whether the person so offending had custody of the property at the time or not.

[Acts 1897, ch. 114, § 1; Shan., § 5305a1; mod. Code 1932, § 8025; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1209; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]