1999 Minnesota Statutes

     514.954 Lien attachment. 

    Subdivision 1.    Lien on crops.  A supplier who 
 furnishes crop production inputs has an agricultural input lien 
 for the unpaid retail cost of the crop production inputs.  The 
 lien attaches to:  (1) the existing crops upon the land where a 
 furnished agricultural chemical was applied, or if crops are not 
 planted, to the next production crop within 16 months following 
 the last date on which the agricultural chemical was applied; 
 (2) the crops produced from furnished seed; or (3) the crops 
 produced, harvested, or processed using a furnished petroleum 
 product.  If the crops are grown on leased land and the lease 
 provides for payment in crops, the lien does not attach to the 
 lessor's portion of the crops.  The lien continues in crop 
 products and proceeds.  

    Subd. 2.    Lien on livestock.  A supplier who furnishes 
 livestock production inputs has an agricultural production input 
 lien for the unpaid retail cost of the livestock production 
 input.  The lien attaches to all livestock consuming the feed 
 and continues in livestock products and proceeds.  A perfected 
 agricultural production input lien that attaches to livestock 
 may not exceed the amount, if any, that the sales price of the 
 livestock exceeds the greater of the fair market value of the 
 livestock at the time the lien attaches or the acquisition price 
 of the livestock.  

    Subd. 3.    Time of attachment.  An agricultural input 
 lien attaches when the agricultural production inputs are 
 furnished by the supplier to the purchaser.  

    HIST: 1984 c 467 s 4; 1985 c 246 s 5