Tex. Prop. Code Section 70.404
Applicability of Other Law; Effect on Other Law


(a)

Except as provided by Section 70.4045 (Perfection and Priority of Agricultural Lien on Crops) of this code, Chapter 9 (Applicability of Law to Commercial Transactions), Business & Commerce Code, including applicable filing and perfection requirements, applies to a lien created under this subchapter.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), to the extent of a conflict, this subchapter controls over any other law.

(c)

This subchapter does not abridge the protections afforded by any applicable law, including:

(1)

Chapter 14 (Regulation of Public Grain Warehouse Operators), Agriculture Code;

(2)

Chapter 7 (Receipts, Documents of Title, and Other Instruments), Business & Commerce Code;

(3)

the United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. Section 241 et seq.); or

(4)

common law, including the law of bailment.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 732, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 628 (S.B. 1339), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 3063), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 70.404 — Applicability of Other Law; Effect on Other Law, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.­70.­htm#70.­404 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 70.404’s source at texas​.gov