House Journal: Page 832: Wednesday, March 24, 1999

45     2.  "Custom cattle feedlot" means a feedlot where

46   cattle owned by a person are subject to care and
47   feeding performed provided feed and care by another
48   person.
49     3.  "Custom cattle feedlot operator" means the
50   owner of a custom cattle feedlot or a person managing
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 1   the custom cattle feedlot, if the person is 
authorized
 2   by the owner to file and enforce a 
lien under this
 3   chapter the owner's personal representative.
 4     4.  "Feedlot" means the same as defined in section
 5   172D.1 a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area in
 6   which cattle are confined and fed and maintained for
 7   forty-five days or more in any twelve-month period.
 8     Sec. 7.  Section 579A.1, Code 1999, is amended by
 9   adding the following new subsection:
10     NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  "Personal representative"
11   means a person who is authorized by the owner of a
12   custom cattle feedlot to act on behalf of the owner,
13   including by executing an agreement, managing a custom
14   cattle feedlot, or filing and enforcing liens under
15   this chapter.
16     Sec. 8.  Section 579A.2, subsection 1, Code 1999,
17   is amended to read as follows:
18     1.  A custom cattle feedlot operator shall have a
19   lien upon the cattle and the identifiable cash
20   proceeds from the sale of the cattle for the amount of
21   the contract price for the feed and care of the
22   livestock cattle at the custom cattle feedlot agreed
23   upon pursuant to a written or oral agreement by the
24   custom cattle feedlot operator and the person who owns
25   the cattle, which may be enforced as provided in
26   section 579A.3.
27     Sec. 9.  Section 579A.2, subsection 2, paragraph e,
28   Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
29     e.  The printed name and signature of the person
30   filing the form.
31     Sec. 10.  Section 579A.2, subsection 3, Code 1999,
32   is amended to read as follows:
33     3.  Except as provided in chapter 581, a lien
34   created under this section until preserved and a lien
35   preserved under this section is superior to and shall
36   have priority over a conflicting lien or security
37   interest in the cattle, including a lien or security
38   interest that was perfected prior to the creation of
39   the lien provided under this section.
40     Sec. 11. NEW SECTION.  579A.4  WAIVERS
41   UNENFORCEABLE.
42     A waiver of a right created by this subchapter,
43   including but not limited to, a waiver of the right to

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