Terms Used In Iowa Code 581.3

  • 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
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
581.3 Perfecting the lien — filing requirements.
Except as provided in this section, a financing statement filed to perfect a veterinarian’s lien
shall be governed by chapter 554, article 9, part 5, in the same manner as any other financing statement.
1. The lien becomes effective at the time that the veterinarian treats the livestock.
2. In order to perfect the lien, the veterinarian must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary of state as provided in § 554.9308 within sixty days after the day that the veterinarian treats the livestock. The financing statement shall meet the requirements of § 554.9502, subsection 1, and include all applicable information described in section
554.9516. Filing a financing statement as provided in this subsection satisfies all requirements for perfection of an agricultural lien as provided in chapter 554, article 9.
[C35, §10347-f3; C39, §10347.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §581.3]
2003 Acts, ch 82, §18
Referred to in §581.2