Iowa § 717.4 Livestock in immediate need of sustenance — lien

Iowa Statutes

§ 717.4 — Livestock in immediate need of sustenance — lien

Iowa § 717.4

Title XVICRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Ch. 717INJURY TO LIVESTOCK

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Iowa Code § 717.4 (2026).

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1.This section applies to a lien created by a court order entered pursuant to section 717.3 or 717.5. The court-ordered lien is an agricultural lien subject to chapter 554 except as otherwise provided in this section.

2.The court-ordered lien shall be for the benefit of the department. The amount of the lien shall not be more than for expenses incurred in providing sustenance to the livestock pursuanttosection717.3andprovidingforthedispositionofthelivestockpursuanttosection 717.5.

3.The court-ordered lien shall attach to the livestock, identifiable proceeds from the disposition of the livestock, and products from the livestock in the products’ unmanufactured states.

4.The court-ordered lien becomes effective on the date that the court order is entered. To perfect the lien, the departme

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1. This section applies to a lien created by a court order entered pursuant to section
717.3 or 717.5. The court-ordered lien is an agricultural lien subject to chapter 554 except
as otherwise provided in this section.
2. The court-ordered lien shall be for the benefit of the department. The amount of the
lien shall not be more than for expenses incurred in providing sustenance to the livestock
pursuanttosection717.3andprovidingforthedispositionofthelivestockpursuanttosection
717.5.
3. The court-ordered lien shall attach to the livestock, identifiable proceeds from the
disposition of the livestock, and products from the livestock in the products’ unmanufactured
states.
4. The court-ordered lien becomes effective on the date that the court order is entered. To
perfect the lien, the department must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary
of state as provided in sections 554.9308 and 554.9310 on or after but not later than twenty
days after the effective date of the lien. For purposes of chapter 554, article 9, the department
is a secured party; the owner of the livestock is a debtor; and the livestock and associated
proceeds and products as provided in subsection 3 are the collateral.
5. The court-ordered lien that is perfected under this section is superior to and shall have
priorityoveraconflictinglienorsecurityinterestinthelivestockandassociatedproceedsand
products as provided in subsection 3, including a lien or security interest that was perfected
prior to the perfection of the court-ordered lien.