§ 44-69.2. Effective period for liens on fruits and vegetables. - North Carolina Statutes

§44‑69.2.  Effective period for liens on fruits and vegetables.

No security interest in orlien on fruits and vegetables sold at a regular sale at an auction market atwhich the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services furnishes certifiedinspectors pursuant to Article 17 of Chapter 106 is effective for any purposemore than six months after the date of the sale.  This section does not absolveany person from prosecution and punishment for crime. (1981,c. 640, s. 2; 1997‑261, s. 109.)