Fla. Stat. 713.595
Liens for labor or services in ginning cotton

(1)

A lien prior in dignity to all others accruing thereafter shall exist in favor of any person performing the service of ginning or classifying cotton for any cotton producer.

(2)

In addition to, or in lieu of, any other remedy provided by law or in equity for the enforcement of this lien:The ginner or classifier may withhold the producer’s warehouse receipts until the ginner or classifier has been paid in full;A purchaser or lender may withhold from the producer the proceeds from a sale of the cotton or a loan on the cotton until the ginner or classifier has been paid in full; orThe purchaser of the cotton may make payment jointly to the producer and the ginner or classifier. The ginner or classifier may withhold from the joint payment only the amount owed for ginning or classifying such cotton.

(a)

The ginner or classifier may withhold the producer’s warehouse receipts until the ginner or classifier has been paid in full;

(b)

A purchaser or lender may withhold from the producer the proceeds from a sale of the cotton or a loan on the cotton until the ginner or classifier has been paid in full; or

(c)

The purchaser of the cotton may make payment jointly to the producer and the ginner or classifier. The ginner or classifier may withhold from the joint payment only the amount owed for ginning or classifying such cotton.

Source: Section 713.595 — Liens for labor or services in ginning cotton, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0713.­595 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

713.50
Liens upon property 713.56
Liens for labor on and with machines, etc 713.57
Liens for labor on logs and timber 713.58
Liens for labor or services on personal property 713.59
Liens for labor in raising crops 713.60
Liens for labor on or for vessels 713.61
Liens for manufacturing and repairing articles 713.62
Liens for furnishing articles to be manufactured 713.63
Liens for furnishing locomotives, machinery, etc 713.64
Liens for furnishing material for vessels 713.65
Liens for care and maintenance of animals 713.66
Liens for feed, etc., for racehorses, polo ponies and race dogs 713.67
Liens for board, lodging, etc., at hotels, etc 713.68
Liens for hotels, apartment houses, roominghouses, boardinghouses, etc 713.69
Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued 713.70
Lien for service of stallions and other animals 713.71
Liens for loans and advances 713.73
Priority of foregoing liens 713.74
Acquisition of liens by persons in privity with the owner 713.75
Acquisition of liens by persons not in privity with the owner 713.76
Release of lien by filing bond 713.77
Liens of owners, operators, or keepers of mobile home or recreational vehicle parks 713.78
Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels 713.79
Liens for interior design services 713.585
Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle 713.595
Liens for labor or services in ginning cotton 713.596
Molder’s liens 713.655
Liens for professional services of veterinarians 713.665
Liens for furnishing pest control 713.691
Landlord’s lien for rent 713.785
Liens for recovering, towing, or storing mobile homes

Current through Fall 2025

§ 713.595. Liens for labor or services in ginning cotton's source at flsenate​.gov