Terms Used In Iowa Code 581.2

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
581.2 Priority.
Except as provided in this section, section 554.9322 shall govern the priority of a
veterinarian’s lien that is effective or perfected as provided in § 581.3.
1. A veterinarian’s lien that is effective but not perfected under § 581.3 shall have priority as provided in § 554.9322.
2. a. A veterinarian’s lien that is perfected under § 581.3 shall have priority over any conflicting security interest or lien in livestock treated by a veterinarian, regardless of when such security interest or lien is perfected.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “”a””, a veterinarian’s lien shall not be superior to a court-ordered lien provided in § 717.4, if such lien is perfected as an agricultural lien.
[C35, §10347-f2; C39, §10347.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §581.2]
2003 Acts, ch 82, §16; 2011 Acts, ch 81, §4