Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 579.1 (2026)

Nature of liens

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1. Livery and feed stable keepers, herders, feeders, or keepers of stock shall have a lien on all property coming into their hands, as such, for their charges and the expense of keeping, but such lien shall be subject to chapter 579A and all prior liens of record.

2. Places for the storage of motor vehicles, boats, and boat engines and boat motors shall have a lien on all property coming into their hands, as such, for their charges and the expense of keeping, but such lien shall be subject to all prior liens of record. [C97, §3137; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10345; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §579.1] 95 Acts, ch 59, §1 Bond to release, chapter 584 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1994–1997 · leading case: Keppy v. Lilienthal, 524 N.W.2d 436 (Iowa Ct. App. 1994).

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Keppy v. Lilienthal, 524 N.W.2d 436 (Iowa Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 6× “The district court additionally ruled that Keppy sold the hogs in order to make certain the feed order would be paid for.”

Kunkel v. Ries (In Re Morken), 199 B.R. 940 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1996). “Each of the Iowa feedlots asserted statutory liens based upon Iowa Code § 579.1 on the cattle located in their respective feedlots on the petition date.”

Klemme v. Matthias (In re Klemme), 218 B.R. 906 (Bankr. D. Iowa 1997). · cites it 15× “Matthias claims he has both an enforceable statutory lien' under Iowa Code § 579.1 and a UCC lien perfected by possession.”

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