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                          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.

Providing a lien for artificial insemination or materials.


    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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