Pennsylvania Statutes Title 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code § 9311. Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations and treaties

(a) Security interest subject to other law.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the filing of a financing statement is not necessary or effective to perfect a security interest in property subject to:

(b) Compliance with other law.--Compliance with the requirements of a statute, regulation or treaty described in subsection (a) for obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor is equivalent to the filing of a financing statement under this division. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and sections 9313 (relating to when possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing) and 9316(d) and (e) (relating to effect of change in governing law) for goods covered by a certificate of title, a security interest in property subject to a statute, regulation or treaty described in subsection (a) may be perfected only by compliance with those requirements, and a security interest so perfected remains perfected notwithstanding a change in the use or transfer of possession of the collateral.

(c) Duration and renewal of perfection.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and section 9316(d) and (e), duration and renewal of perfection of a security interest perfected by compliance with the requirements prescribed by a statute, regulation or treaty described in subsection (a) are governed by the statute, regulation or treaty. In other respects, the security interest is subject to this division.

(d) Inapplicability to certain inventory.--During any period in which collateral subject to a statute specified in subsection (a)(2) is inventory held for sale or lease by a person or leased by that person as lessor and that person is in the business of selling goods of that kind, this section does not apply to a security interest in that collateral created by that person.