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Oregon Liens for Service to Horses and for the Care of Horses

NOTE: Oregon has no lien specially for veterinarians, farriers or breeders. However, it has a comprehensive agricultural services lien that covers all three.

OREGON REVISED STATUTES
TITLE 9. MORTGAGES AND LIENS
CHAPTER 87. STATUTORY LIENS NONPOSSESSORY CHATTEL LIENS

87.226. Agricultural services lien.

(1) A person who performs labor, supplies materials or provides services on farmland, range, ranch, orchard or in that person's place of business to aid the growing or harvesting of crops or the raising of animals has a lien upon the crops or animals for the reasonable or agreed charges for labor, materials or services. The lien upon crops or animals created by this section shall also attach to the proceeds of the crops or animals and to the unborn progeny of the animals which are in utero on the date a notice of claim of lien is filed.

(2) If the lien claimed under subsection (1) of this section is for stud or artificial insemination services, the lien attaches only to the female animal to which the male animal is let or which is artificially inseminated, and the offspring.

(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Growing and harvesting" includes tilling, sowing, planting, cultivating, irrigating, pruning, thinning, fertilizing, spraying, dusting, cutting, harvesting, reaping, threshing, gathering, transporting, securing or otherwise performing or furnishing labor, service or materials to aid the production of any agricultural crop.
(b) "Materials" includes seed, fertilizer, pesticide, petroleum products and other products used in agricultural practice to aid the growing or harvesting of crops, and any mixtures or preparation for feeding animals, any of the constituent nutrients of an animal ration and any other food for animals.
(c) "Performs labor or provides services" includes personal labor and the use of machinery, equipment or animals rendered by the lien claimant or by the agent of the lien claimant, employee or subcontractor.
(d) "Raising animals" includes feeding, herding, pasturing, shoeing, artificially inseminating, providing male animals for the breeding of female animals, caring for and managing animals kept or raised for use or profit.

87.236. Attachment of liens; attachment to proceeds.

(1) The liens created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 attach to the chattels described in those sections.

(2) The liens created by ORS 87.222 and 87.232 shall also attach to the proceeds of the sale of the chattels subject to those liens if:
(a) Prior to the filing of the notice of claim of lien, the chattels or any part thereof are sold or delivered to an agent, broker, cooperative agency or other person to be sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(b) At the time the purchaser, agent, broker, cooperative agency or other person is notified of the filing of the claim of lien by delivery of a true copy thereof, the proceeds that were received or will be received from the sale or other disposal of the chattels have not been delivered to the owner of the chattels.

(3) When a lien created by ORS 87.222 to 87.232 attaches to the proceeds of the sale of chattels under subsection (2) of this section, a purchaser, agent, broker, cooperative agency or other person shall not deliver the proceeds or that portion of the proceeds equal to the amount of the lien claim to the owner until:
(a) The time specified by ORS 87.266 during which a suit to foreclose the lien must be commenced elapses;
(b) A court orders the delivery of the proceeds; or
(c) A certificate is recorded under ORS 87.346 declaring that the claim of lien is discharged.

87.242. Filing notice of claim of lien; contents of notice; effect of failure to file notice.

(1) A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.216, 87.222 or 87.232 shall file a written notice of claim of lien with the recording officer of the county in which the lien debtor resides, or, if the lien debtor is a business, the county in which the lien debtor has its principal place of business, not later than 60 days after the close of the furnishing of the labor, services or materials. A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.226, for all claims of lien filed on or after January 1, 1988, shall file a written notice of claim of lien with the Secretary of State not later than 75 days after the close of the furnishing of the labor, services or materials. A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.226, for all claims of lien filed on or before December 31, 1987, shall file a written notice of claim of lien with the recording officer of the county in which the lien debtor resides, or, if the lien debtor is a business, in the county in which the lien debtor has its principal place of business, not later than 75 days after the close of the furnishing of the labor, services or materials.

(2) The notice of claim of lien required under subsection (1) of this section shall be a statement in writing verified by the oath of the lien claimant and must contain:
(a) A true statement of the lien claimant's demand after deducting all credits and offsets;
(b) The name of the owner of the chattel to be charged with the lien;
(c) A description of the labor services or materials provided by the lien claimant for the benefit of the owner of the chattel to be charged with the lien;
(d) A description of the chattel to be charged with the lien sufficient for identification;
(e) A statement that the amount claimed is a true and bona fide existing debt as of the date of the filing of notice of claim of lien;
(f) The date on which payment was due to the lien claimant for labor, services or materials;
(g) The terms of extended payment; and
(h) Such other information as the Secretary of State may require for the written notice of claim of lien created by ORS 87.226.

(3) If the person entitled to a lien under ORS 87.216 to 87.232 does not properly file a notice of claim of lien within the time required by subsection (1) of this section, the person waives the right to the lien.

87.246. Recording; fees.

(1) Except for a notice of a claim for a lien created by ORS 87.226, the recording officer of a county shall record the notices filed under ORS 87.242 in a book kept for that purpose and called "index of liens upon chattels."

(2) Notices filed with the Secretary of State under ORS 87.242 shall:
(a) Be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State; and
(b) Be maintained as public records for a period of time established by the Secretary of State.

(3) Fees for filing notices and requests for copies of such notices shall be established by the Secretary of State under ORS 177.130. Fees described in this subsection shall be nonrefundable.

87.252. Notice to owner and holders of security interests; effect of failure to comply.

(1) When a lien claimant files a notice of claim of lien as required by ORS 87.242, the lien claimant shall send forthwith a copy of the notice to the owner of the chattel to be charged with the lien by registered or certified mail sent to the owner at the owner's last-known address.

(2) When a lien claimant files a notice of claim of lien as required by ORS 87.242, the lien claimant shall send a copy of the notice to all holders of security interests in the chattel to be charged with the lien who duly perfected such security interests by filing notice thereof with the Secretary of State. The notice shall be mailed to holders of perfected security interests within 30 days after the date of filing.

(3) No costs, disbursements or attorney fees otherwise allowable as provided by ORS 87.336 shall be allowed to any party failing to comply with subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(4) If the total amount claimed by the lien claimant under ORS 87.226 exceeds $20,000, and if the lien claimant fails to comply with subsection (2) of this section, then, unless the lien claimant sends a copy of the notice of claim of lien to affected security interest holders disclosed by a search of the Secretary of State's lien records under the account name supplied to the lien claimant by the lien debtor or such other name or assumed business names previously supplied by the lien debtor in writing to the lien claimant, that part of the lien claimed under ORS 87.226 that exceeds $20,000 shall be subordinate to any security interest in the crops or animals to be charged with the lien if the security interest was duly perfected before the date on which the lien claimant filed a notice of claim of lien and if the holder of the security interest did not receive a notice due to the lien claimant's failure to comply with subsection (2) of this section.

87.256. Limitation on extent of liens.

Persons claiming liens created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 are only entitled to liens for labor, services or materials performed or furnished during the six months immediately preceding the filing of the notice of claim under ORS 87.242.

87.262. Foreclosure.

Except as provided in ORS 87.322, a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 may be foreclosed by a suit in the circuit or district court under ORS chapter 88 and other laws regulating the proceedings for the foreclosure of liens generally or may be foreclosed as provided in ORS 87.272 to 87.306. If the lien has attached to proceeds under ORS 87.236, the lien must be foreclosed by suit.

87.266. Duration of liens.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if either a suit to foreclose or a proceeding under ORS 87.272 to 87.306 to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 is not commenced in an appropriate court within six months after the notice of claim of lien is filed under ORS 87.242, or if extended payment is provided and the terms thereof are stated in the notice of claim of lien, then within six months after the expiration of the extended payment, the lien shall cease to exist. A lien shall not be continued in force for a longer time than two years from the time the claim for lien is filed under ORS 87.242 by an agreement to extend payment.

(2) If either a suit to foreclose or a proceeding under ORS 87.272 to 87.306 to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.226 is not commenced in an appropriate court within 18 months after the notice of claim of lien is filed under ORS 87.242 or, if extended payment is provided and the terms thereof are stated in the notice of claim of lien, within six months after the expiration of the extended payment, the lien shall cease to exist. A lien shall not be continued in force for a longer time than two years from the time the claim of lien is filed under ORS 87.242 by an agreement to extend payment.

87.272. Petition for foreclosure without suit.

A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 may obtain an order for the foreclosure of the lien by advertisement and sale by filing with the clerk of the court of the county in which the chattel is then located and from which that order is sought a sworn petition requesting an order for foreclosure of the lien by advertisement and sale and showing, to the best knowledge, information and belief of the lien claimant:

(1) The name and residence or place of business of the lien debtor;

(2) The name and residence or place of business of the person in possession of the chattel subject to the lien;

(3) The description of the chattel subject to the lien in particularity sufficient to make possible its identification, and the lien claimant's estimate of the value and location of the chattel;

(4) A copy or verbatim recital of the notice of claim of lien filed by the lien claimant under ORS 87.242;

(5) That there is no reasonable probability that the lien debtor can establish a successful defense to the underlying claim of the lien; and

(6) That the person filing the petition under this section has fully complied with the notice and filing requirements of ORS 9.370, 87.142 to 87.490, 87.705, 87.710, 87.910 and 90.120.

87.276. Evidence admissible; issuance of show cause order.

(1) The court shall consider the petition filed under ORS 87.272 and may consider other evidence, including, but not limited to, an affidavit, deposition, exhibit or oral testimony.

(2) If from the petition or other evidence, if any, the court finds that a notice of claim of lien has been filed and that there is probable cause for sustaining the validity of the lien claim, the court shall issue a show cause order as provided in ORS 87.288. The finding under this subsection is subject to dissolution upon hearing.

87.282. Waiver of right to hearing before filing of petition.

The court shall order that the lien claimant's lien be foreclosed by advertisement and sale if the court finds:

(1) That the lien debtor, by conspicuous words in a writing executed by or on behalf of the lien debtor before filing of the petition under ORS 87.272 or by handwriting of the lien debtor or the lien debtor's agent executed before filing of the petition under ORS 87.272, has declared substantially that the lien debtor is aware of the right to notice and hearing on the question of the probable validity of the underlying lien claim before the lien debtor can be deprived of the property in the possession or control of the lien debtor or in the possession or control of another and that the lien debtor waives that right and agrees that the lien claimant, or one acting on behalf of the lien claimant, may take possession or control of the chattel subject to the lien without first giving notice and opportunity for hearing on the probable validity of the underlying lien claim;

(2) That there is no reason to believe that the waiver or agreement is invalid; and

(3) That the lien debtor has voluntarily, intelligently and knowingly waived that right.

87.288. Show cause order; contents; service.

(1) The court shall issue an order directed to the lien debtor and each person having possession or control of the chattel subject to the lien requiring the debtor and each other person to appear for hearing at a time and place fixed by the court to show cause why an order for the foreclosure of the lien claimant's lien by advertisement and sale should not issue.

(2) The show cause order issued under subsection (1) of this section shall be served in the same manner as a summons is served on the lien debtor and on each other person to whom the order is directed.

(3) The order shall:
(a) State that the lien debtor may file affidavits with the court and may present testimony at the hearing; and
(b) State that if the lien debtor fails to appear at the hearing the court may order foreclosure of the lien claimant's lien by advertisement and sale.

87.296. Waiver of right to hearing after issuance of show cause order.

If, after service of the order issued under ORS 87.288 (1), the lien debtor by a writing executed by or on behalf of the lien debtor after service of the order expressly declares that the lien debtor is aware that the lien debtor has the right to be heard, that the lien debtor does not want to be heard, that the lien debtor expressly waives the right to be heard, that the lien debtor understands that upon the signing by the lien debtor of the writing the court will order the foreclosure of the lien claimant's lien so that the possession or control of the claimed property will be taken from the lien debtor or another person, the court, without hearing, shall issue the order of foreclosure by advertisement and sale.

87.302. Authority of court on sustaining validity of lien claim.

If the court on hearing on a show cause order issued under ORS 87.288 (1), finds that there is probable cause for sustaining the validity of the underlying claim of lien, the court may order foreclosure of the lien by advertisement and sale.

87.306. Foreclosure by sale without suit; notice of sale to secured parties; public notice of sale by sheriff.

(1) A lien claimant desiring to foreclose the lien by advertisement and sale shall deliver to the sheriff of the county in which the chattel is then located a certified copy of a court's order issued under ORS 87.282, 87.296 or 87.302 and a copy of the notice of claim of lien, certified by the recording officer of the county where it was filed.

(2) When the lien claimant delivers a certified copy of a court's order and a certified copy of the notice of claim of lien to a sheriff under subsection (1) of this section, the lien claimant, not later than the 30th day before the foreclosure sale, shall also send a copy of that order and notice by registered or certified mail to each person with a lien on the chattel to be sold recorded in the county of sale or with a security interest in the chattel to be sold who has filed a financing statement perfecting that security interest in the office of the Secretary of State or in the office of the appropriate county officer of the county in which the sale is held. If the chattel to be sold at the foreclosure sale is a chattel for which a certificate of title is required by the laws of this state, the lien claimant shall also so notify those persons whom the certificate of title indicates have a security interest or lien in the chattel.

(3) The sheriff shall promptly take the chattel described in the notice of claim of lien into the possession of the sheriff and shall hold it until the foreclosure sale.

(4) After taking possession of a chattel under subsection (3) of this section, a sheriff shall have a notice of foreclosure sale printed once a week for two successive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, published in the county in which the sale is held or, if there is none, in a daily or weekly newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, generally circulated in the county in which the sale is held. The notice of foreclosure must contain a particular description of the chattel to be sold, the name of the owner or reputed owner of the chattel, the amount due on the lien, the time and place of the sale and the name of the person foreclosing the lien. After that advertisement but not sooner than the 30th day after the sheriff received a certified copy of the court's order and the certified copy of the notice of claim of lien under subsection (1) of this section, the sheriff shall sell the chattel, or such part thereof as may be necessary, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. The sheriff shall deliver the chattel to the highest bidder and shall give the highest bidder a bill of sale containing an acknowledgment of payment for the chattel.

87.312. Effect of notice of foreclosure sale to secured parties; failure to give notice.

(1) A person who claims a lien or has a security interest in a chattel to be sold at a foreclosure sale and who is notified under ORS 87.306 (2) may discharge the foreclosing lien claimant's lien and preserve the security interest or lien claim of the person by paying the foreclosing lien claimant the amount of the lien claim and the expenses actually incurred in foreclosing it. If the person does not so discharge the lien before the day of the foreclosure sale, the security interest or lien claim of the person is extinguished.

(2) If the chattel to be sold at a foreclosure sale is a chattel for which a certificate of title is required by the laws of this state and if the lien claimant does not notify a person whom the certificate of title indicates has a security interest or lien in the chattel as required by ORS 87.306 (2), the chattel remains subject to that security interest or lien and the buyer of the chattel at a foreclosure sale held under ORS 9.370, 87.142 to 87.490, 87.705, 87.710, 87.910 and 90.120 takes the chattel subject to the security interest or lien.

(3) If a lien claimant does not notify a person, other than a person indicated on a certificate of title as a secured party or lienholder, who claims a security interest or lien on the chattel sold at a foreclosure sale as required by ORS 87.306 (2), the lien claimant is liable to that person for a sum equal to the fair market value of the chattel sold at the foreclosure sale or the amount due that person under the security agreement or lien at the time of the foreclosure sale, whichever amount is less. The secured party or other lien claimant shall recover that sum by an action at law.

87.316. Disposition of proceeds of foreclosure sale.

(1) The proceeds of a sale to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 shall first be applied to the payment of the expenses incurred by the sheriff in obtaining possession of the chattel and advertising and conducting the foreclosure sale, and secondly to the discharge of the lien.

(2) After the payment of expenses and the discharge of the lien, any amount remaining shall be paid by the sheriff to the treasurer of the county in which the foreclosure sale is held. The remainder shall be accompanied by a statement of the lien claim and the sheriff's costs in foreclosing the lien, a copy of the published or posted notice and a statement of the amount received for the chattel sold at the sale. The county treasurer shall credit the remainder to the general revenue fund of the county, subject to the right of the lien debtor, or the representative of the lien debtor, to reclaim the remainder at any time within three years of the date of deposit with the treasurer. If the remainder is not demanded and claimed within such period, it shall become the property of the county.

87.326. Protection from theft and damage of chattel subject to lien.

If the property covered by any lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 is in danger of being stolen, damaged or removed from this state, the district or circuit court for the county in which the lien is filed upon application of the lien claimant, shall appoint the sheriff of such county receiver of the property covered by the lien, and the sheriff shall immediately take all such property into the custody of the sheriff and protect, care for and account for it and dispose of it according to the further order of the court. The sheriff shall be paid actual expenses of receivership from the proceeds of the sale of the property but shall be allowed no remuneration for services.

87.332. Injury or removal of chattel subject to lien.

Except for a person holding a prior duly perfected security interest in a chattel subject to a lien created by ORS 87.216, any person to whom a notice of claim of lien has been given as provided in ORS 87.242, 87.252 and 87.306 who dismantles, removes from this state, misdelivers or conceals a chattel or the proceeds of the sale of a chattel upon which there is a valid lien without the written consent of the lien claimant, shall be liable to the lien claimant for damages proximately resulting therefrom, which sum may be recovered in an action at law without instituting foreclosure proceedings. The court shall allow reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal to the prevailing party.

87.336. Costs and attorney fees in foreclosure by suit.

In suits to foreclose the liens created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232, the court shall, upon entering judgment for the lien claimant, allow as part of the lien the moneys paid for the filing or recording of the lien as provided in ORS 87.910. The court shall also allow reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal to the prevailing party.

87.342. Bond, letter of credit or deposit of money to discharge lien on chattel; amount; recording; notice to lien claimant.

(1) The owner of a chattel subject to a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232, or any other interested person, may file with the recording officer of the county in whose office the claim of lien is filed a bond executed by a corporation authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of Oregon to the effect that the owner of the chattel against which the lien is claimed shall pay the amount of the claim and all costs and attorney fees which are awarded against the chattel on account of the lien. The bond shall be in an amount not less than 150 percent of the amount claimed under the lien, and must be filed prior to the commencement of a foreclosure proceeding by the lien claimant.

(2)(a) In lieu of the surety bond provided for in subsection (1) of this section, a person may deposit with the treasurer of the county in which the claim for lien is filed an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, or a sum of money or its equivalent equal in value to 150 percent of the amount claimed under the lien.
(b) When a person deposits money or an irrevocable letter of credit with the treasurer of a county under this subsection, the person shall file with the recording officer of the same county an affidavit stating that the deposit was made.

(3) When a bond is filed under subsection (1) of this section or an irrevocable letter of credit or money deposited and an affidavit filed under subsection (2) of this section, the recording officer shall issue to the owner or other person a certificate stating that the bond, irrevocable letter of credit or money is substituted for the chattel and that the lien on the chattel is discharged. A marginal entry of the discharge and bond, irrevocable letter of credit or money shall be made in the index of liens on chattels containing the original record of the claim of lien.

(4) When a bond is filed under subsection (1) of this section, or money or an irrevocable letter of credit is deposited under subsection (2) of this section, the owner or other person filing the bond or depositing the money or an irrevocable letter of credit shall promptly send a copy of the certificate received from the recording officer under subsection (3) of this section to the lien claimant by registered or certified mail sent to the lien claimant at the last-known address of the lien claimant.

(5) If the lien claimant establishes the validity of the lien claim by a suit to enforce it, the lien claimant is entitled to judgment or decree against the sureties upon the bond, against the irrevocable letter of credit issuer or against the deposited money.

87.346. Filing certificate of lien satisfaction upon payment of claim; liability for failure to discharge lien; notice of discharge.

(1) When a person claiming a lien under ORS 87.216 to 87.232 receives full payment of the claim including costs of making, filing and recording the lien and expenses incurred in commencing to foreclose it, the person shall file with the Secretary of State or the recording officer of the county in which the claim of lien is recorded a certificate declaring that full payment has been received from the lien debtor and that the claim of lien is discharged.

(2) Upon receiving the certificate, the Secretary of State or recording officer shall enter it in full length in the index of liens upon chattels.

(3) If any lien claimant, after full payment of the claim, within 10 days after being requested thereto, fails to discharge the claim of lien, the person is liable to the owner of the chattel formerly subject to the lien in the sum of $100 damages and for all actual damages caused by the failure of the lien claimant to discharge the claim of lien. The owner of the chattel shall recover those damages by an action at law.

(4) Upon the expiration of the 18-month time period allowed by ORS 87.266 (2) for filing either a suit to foreclose or a proceeding under ORS 87.272 to 87.306 to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.226, the owner of chattels subject to a claim of lien which has ceased to exist pursuant to ORS 87.266 (2) may file with the Secretary of State or recording officer of the county in which the claim of lien is recorded a notarized certificate indicating:
(a) The date and location where the claim of lien was filed with the Secretary of State or county recorder;
(b) That the lien has expired and is discharged because no suit to foreclose or proceeding under ORS 87.272 to 87.306 has been initiated with respect to such lien claim; and
(c) That the person filing such certificate has personally contacted the clerks of the district and circuit courts in such county to determine that no suit to foreclose or proceeding under ORS 87.272 to 87.306 has been filed prior to the expiration of the time period set forth in ORS 87.266 (2).

(5) Within 10 days after filing a certificate under subsection (4) of this section, the person filing the certificate shall mail or deliver a true copy thereof to all persons having perfected security interests under ORS chapter 79 in the chattel which is the subject of the lien to which the certificate applies.



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