Texas Agriculture Code 188.013 – Contents of Notice of Claim of Lien
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 188.013
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Livestock: means cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic livestock, including elk and elk hybrids, and hogs, unless otherwise defined. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The notice of claim of lien must include:
(1) the name and address of the lien claimant;
(2) the name and address of the lien debtor;
(3) the location of the livestock for which the animal feed was provided;
(4) a statement that the payment of the reasonable or agreed charges is more than 30 days overdue;
(5) the amount that is overdue;
(6) a statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that:
(A) the lien claimant provided notice of the provisions of this chapter, before purchase, either generally to purchasers of animal feed as part of the lien claimant’s normal business practices or specifically to the lien debtor, in the manner required by Section 188.006(a);
(B) the lien claimant sent to the lien debtor the notice required by Section 188.006(b);
(C) more than 10 days have elapsed since the date on which the notice was received by the lien debtor; and
(D) the lien debtor has not complied with the requirements of an alternative set out by Section 188.006(b); and
(7) a statement that the lien claimant has an animal feed lien under this chapter.