If any person disposes of any crop or part thereof that is subject to any such landlord's lien, as provided in §§ 66-12-101 - 66-12-112, with the purpose of depriving the owners of any such indebtedness of the same or its proceeds, such person commits a Class C misdemeanor, whether the person so offending had custody of the property at the time or not.
T.C.A. § 66-12-109