Terms Used In Iowa Code 579A.1

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
579A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Cattle”” means an animal classified as bovine, regardless of the age or sex of the animal.
2. “”Custom cattle feedlot”” means a feedlot where cattle owned by a person are provided feed and care by another person.
3. “”Custom cattle feedlot operator”” means the owner of a custom cattle feedlot or the owner’s personal representative.
4. “”Feedlot”” means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area in which cattle are confined and fed and maintained for forty-five days or more in any twelve-month period.
5. “”Lien”” means a custom cattle feedlot lien created in § 579A.2.
6. “”Personal representative”” means a person who is authorized by the owner of a custom cattle feedlot to act on behalf of the owner, including by executing an agreement, managing a custom cattle feedlot, filing a financing statement to perfect a lien, and enforcing a lien under this chapter.
7. “”Processor”” means the same as defined in § 202B.102.
95 Acts, ch 59, §2; 99 Acts, ch 169, §7, 8, 22, 24; 2001 Acts, ch 25, §1, 2
Referred to in §579B.7