California Civil Code CHAPTER 6.7 - Livestock Service Lien

• Section 3080.
  As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Livestock” means any cattle, sheep, swine, goat, or horse, mule, or other equine.(b) “Livestock servicer” means any...
• Section 3080.01.
  A livestock servicer shall have a general lien upon the livestock in its possession to secure the performance of all obligations of the owner of...
• Section 3080.02.
  In addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law, a lienholder may:(a) Retain possession of the livestock and charge the owner for the reasonable...
• Section 3080.03.
  Upon the filing of the complaint, or at any time thereafter prior to judgment, the lienholder may apply to the court in which the action...
• Section 3080.04.
  The notice of application and hearing shall inform the defendant of all of the following:(a) The date, time and place of the hearing on the application;(b) That...
• Section 3080.05.
  (a) If a defendant desires to oppose the issuance of an order authorizing sale the defendant shall file and serve upon the lienholder a notice of...
• Section 3080.06.
  (a) At the hearing, the court shall consider the showing made by the parties and shall issue an order authorizing the sale of the livestock if...
• Section 3080.07.
  (a) After hearing, the court may issue an order denying the lienholder’s application if it finds that:(1) A sale is not necessary prior to judgment; and(2) The defendant...
• Section 3080.08.
  (a) The court’s findings at the hearing shall be made upon the basis of the pleadings and other papers in the record. Upon cause shown, the...
• Section 3080.09.
  (a) At any time after the lienholder has filed a complaint and claimed a lien under this chapter, or at any time after the owner of...
• Section 3080.10.
  After hearing, the court may enter an order directing the lienholder to release all or a portion of the livestock to the owner, or to...
• Section 3080.11.
  The undertaking to be substituted for livestock shall be by the owner to pay to the lienholder an amount equal to the sum of (1)...
• Section 3080.15.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, or upon noticed hearing as provided in this chapter, no order authorizing sale or order for substitution of undertaking...
• Section 3080.16.
  (a) Except as otherwise specified by the order authorizing sale or as agreed to by the parties after the lien has arisen, a sale of livestock...
• Section 3080.17.
  Except as otherwise agreed or specified by order of court, notice of sale shall be given as follows:(a) A notice in writing of the date, time...
• Section 3080.18.
  (a) Any sale of which notice is delivered or mailed and published as provided in this chapter and which is held as provided in this chapter...
• Section 3080.19.
  (a) A sale of livestock held pursuant to this chapter shall:(1) Transfer to a purchaser for value all of the owner’s rights in the livestock; and(2) Discharge the...
• Section 3080.20.
  (a) The owner of livestock or any other person claiming an interest in livestock may release its interest in the livestock at any time after the...
• Section 3080.21.
  At any time after a lien has arisen, the lienholder may propose to retain any portion or all of the livestock in satisfaction of any...
• Section 3080.22.
  Any lien provided for in this chapter may be assigned by written instrument accompanied by delivery of possession of the livestock, subject to the lien,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018