Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 571.3 (2026)

Perfecting the lien — filing requirements

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Except as provided in this section, a financing statement filed to perfect a harvester’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 harvesting services provided under section 571.1B are rendered. 2. In order to perfect the lien, the harvester must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 554.9308 within ten days after the last date that the harvesting services were rendered. The financing statement shall meet the requirements of section 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, §10269-e3; C39, §10269.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §571.3] 86 Acts, ch 1033, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §11 Referred to in §570A.5, 571.3A

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2010–2019 · leading case: Oyens Feed & Supply, Inc. v. Primebank, 808 N.W.2d 186 (Iowa 2011).

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Oyens Feed & Supply, Inc. v. Primebank, 808 N.W.2d 186 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “1, and a harvester’s lien that is perfected pursuant to section 571.3 shall have priority over a conflicting agricultural supply dealer lien as provided in section 571.”

Crooked Creek Corp. v. Primebank & Oyens Feed & Supply, Inc. (In Re Crooked Creek Corp.), 427 B.R. 500 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “1, and a harvester’s lien that is perfected pursuant to section 571.3 shall have priority over a conflicting agricultural supply dealer lien as provided in section 571.”

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Tama Benton Coop. (In Re Shulista), 451 B.R. 867 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “, Iowa Code § 571.3 (2) (Harvester’s lien perfected by filing “within ten days after the last date that the harvesting services were rendered.”

Farmers Coop. Co. v. Ernst & Young Inc. (In re Petition of Big Sky Farms Inc.), 512 B.R. 212 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2014). · cites it 2× “1, and a harvester’s lien that is perfected pursuant to section 571.3 shall have priority over a conflicting agricultural supply dealer lien as provided in section 571.”

Thomas Kohn v. Joseph Muhr (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 571.3 . 5 There is no evidence in the record indicating Kohn filed an information statement on the financing statement to indicate wrongful filing pursuant to Iowa Code section 554.”

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