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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-348. Unlawful sale of farm products on which lien exists; penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-348. Unlawful sale of farm products on which lien exists; penalty.

Any person who sells or otherwise disposes of crops upon which there is a lien for rent and advances, before the payment of the rent and advances, without the consent of and with intent to defraud the lienor or assignee of the lien, where loss is thereby sustained by the lienor or assignee of the lien, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 71, §§ 1, 2; Code 1873, § 4600; Ga. L. 1875, p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1876, p. 114, § 1; Code 1882, § 4600; Penal Code 1895, § 671; Penal Code 1910, § 721; Code 1933, § 61-9903.