Full Statute Name:  West's Annotated Code of Maryland. Commercial Law. Title 16. Statutory Liens on Personal Property. Subtitle 4. Lien on Livestock. § 16-401. Lien for care or custody

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Primary Citation:  Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 16-401 Country of Origin:  United States Last Checked:  November, 2023 Alternate Citation:  MD Code, Commercial Law, § 16-401 Date Adopted:  1975 Historical: 
Summary: Under Maryland law, any person who owns or operates a livery stable or other establishment who gives care or custody to livestock will have a lien on the livestock for any reasonable charge relating to: board and custody, training, veterinarian and blacksmith service, and other maintenance expenses. If the lien is not paid within 30 days after payment is due, the owner of the livery stable is entitled to sell the livestock.

(a) The owner or operator of a livery stable or other establishment who gives care or custody to any livestock has a lien on the livestock for any reasonable charge incurred for:

(1) Board and custody;
(2) Training;
(3) Veterinarians' and blacksmiths' services; and
(4) Other proper maintenance expenses.

(b) If the charges which give rise to the lien are due and unpaid for 30 days and the lienor is in possession of the livestock, the lienor may sell the livestock to which the lien attaches at public sale.
(c)(1) The lienor shall publish notice of the sale once a week for two successive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county where the livestock is located.
(2) In addition, the lienor shall send notice by registered or certified mail at least 30 days before the sale to the owner of the livestock at his last known address. If the owner's address is unknown, the notice may be given by posting it on the door of the courthouse or on a bulletin board in the immediate vicinity of the door of the courthouse of the county where the livestock is located.
(d)(1) The proceeds of the sale shall be applied, in the following order, to:

(i) The expenses of the sale; and
(ii) The amount of the lien claim.

(2) After application of the proceeds in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, any remaining balance shall be paid to the owner of the livestock.


Credits
Added by Acts 1975, c. 49, § 3, eff. July 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1975, c. 366, § 1.
Formerly Art. 63, § 51.

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