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(a) The owner of a cotton gin who shall gin seed cotton for another and bale it shall have an absolute lien on the cottonseed and on the baled cotton to secure the payment of the ginning and the bagging and ties used in baling the cotton.
(b) The lien shall attach to each bale of cotton ginned and baled, and to the seed therefrom, to secure the payment of the ginning and for the bagging and ties used on each and every bale of cotton so ginned and baled for the owner, during the season for which the bale was ginned.
(c) This lien shall be superior to all other prior liens.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 18. Property § 18-48-505. Cotton gins--Authorization - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-48-505.html
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