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Iowa Code § 581.3 (2026)

Perfecting the lien — filing requirements

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Except as provided in this section, a financing statement filed to perfect a veterinarian’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 veterinarian treats the livestock.

2. In order to perfect the lien, the veterinarian must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 554.9308 within sixty days after the day that the veterinarian treats the livestock. 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, §10347-f3; C39, §10347.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §581.3] 2003 Acts, ch 82, §18 Referred to in §581.2\n\nTue Dec 09 22:00:29 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 581 (21, 0) §581.4, VETERINARIAN’S LIEN 2 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2011 · leading case: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Innovative AG Serv. Co. (In re Highside Pork, L.L.C.), 450 B.R. 173 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2011).

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Innovative AG Serv. Co. (In re Highside Pork, L.L.C.), 450 B.R. 173 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 3× “Iowa Code § 581.3 . In order to have priority over a prior perfected security interest, a veterinarian’s lien must be perfected.”

In Re HighSide Pork, LLC, 450 B.R. 173 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 3× “In order to perfect the lien, the veterinarian "must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 554.”

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