H-3725.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 2516
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Representatives Chandler, Linville and Schoesler
Read first time 01/14/98. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
AN ACT Relating to liens for artificial insemination service or materials; and amending RCW 60.52.030.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 60.52.030 and 1913 c 53 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The owner or owners of any such sire receiving such certificate, by
complying with RCW 60.52.010 and 60.52.020, and the provider of any
artificial insemination service or materials, without the need to comply with
RCW 60.52.010 and 60.52.020, shall obtain and have a lien upon the female
served for the period of one year from the date of service or provision of
artificial insemination materials, or upon the get of any such sire or
offspring of such female from the provision of such service or materials
for the period of one year from the date of birth of such get or offspring:
PROVIDED, ((Said)) That the owner or owners or provider of
artificial insemination service or materials shall file for record a
statement of account, verified by affidavit, with the county auditor of the
county wherein the service has been rendered or the materials have been
provided, of the amount due such owner or owners or provider for ((said))
the service or materials, together with a description of the
female served or the name and address of the person for whom the service or
materials were provided, within ten months from the date of service or provision
of materials or date of birth, as the case may be: PROVIDED FURTHER, That
the lien upon the get of any such sire or upon the offspring of any such
female shall be a preferred lien: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That no sale or
transfer of any female animal served shall defeat the right of such lien
holder.
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