House Journal: Page 835: Wednesday, March 24, 1999

42   longer under the authority of the contract producer

43   when the crop or a warehouse receipt issued by a
44   warehouse operator licensed under chapter 203C for
45   grain from the crop is no longer under the custody or
46   control of the contract producer.
47     2.  In order to preserve the lien, the contract
48   producer must file in the office of the secretary of
49   state a lien statement on a form prescribed by the
50   secretary of state.  If the lien arises out of
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 1   producing livestock or milk, the contract producer
 2   must file the lien within twenty days after the
 3   livestock arrive at the contract livestock facility.
 4   If the lien arises out of producing a crop, the
 5   contract producer must file the lien within twenty
 6   days after the crop is planted.  The secretary of
 7   state shall charge a fee of not more than ten dollars
 8   for filing the statement.  The secretary of state may
 9   adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the electronic
10   filing of the statements.  The statement must include
11   all of the following:
12     a.  An estimate of the amount owed pursuant to the
13   production contract.
14     b.  The date when the livestock arrive at the
15   contract livestock facility or the date when the crop
16   was planted.
17     c.  The estimated duration of the period when the
18   commodity will be under the authority of the contract
19   producer.
20     d.  The name of the party to the production
21   contract whose commodity is produced pursuant to the
22   production contract.
23     e.  The description of the location of the contract
24   operation, by county and township.
25     f.  The printed name and signature of the person
26   filing the form.
27     4.  Except as provided in chapter 581, a lien
28   created under this section until preserved and a lien
29   preserved under this section is superior to and shall
30   have priority over a conflicting lien or security
31   interest in the commodity, including a lien or
32   security interest that was perfected prior to the
33   creation of the lien provided under this section.
34     Sec. 15. NEW SECTION.  579B.3  ENFORCEMENT.
35     Before a commodity leaves the authority of the
36   contract producer as provided in section 579B.2, the
37   contract producer may foreclose a lien created in that
38   section in the manner provided for the foreclosure of
39   secured transactions as provided in sections 554.9504,
40   554.9506, and 554.9507.  After the commodity is no

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