Sec. 128.009.  PERSON ENTITLED TO FILE;  EXCEPTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or by Section 128.047, a person who provides an agricultural chemical, agricultural seed, or labor may file a notice of claim of lien as provided by this chapter.
(b)  A claimant may not file a notice of claim of lien if the settlement of a dispute between the claimant and the debtor has been submitted to the department and is pending.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.