Iowa § 581.2 Priority

Iowa Statutes

§ 581.2 — Priority

Iowa § 581.2

Title XIVPROPERTY

Ch. 581VETERINARIAN’S LIEN

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Iowa Code § 581.2 (2026).

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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 section 581.3.

1.A veterinarian’s lien that is effective but not perfected under section 581.3 shall have priority as provided in section 554.9322.

2.

a.Aveterinarian’slienthatisperfectedundersection581.3shallhavepriorityoverany 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 section 717.4, if such lien is perfected as an agricultural lien.

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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 section 581.3.
1. A veterinarian’s lien that is effective but not perfected under section 581.3 shall have
priority as provided in section 554.9322.
2. a. Aveterinarian’slienthatisperfectedundersection581.3shallhavepriorityoverany
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 section 717.4, if such lien is perfected as an agricultural lien.