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Livestock Lien Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 272).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Ownership Cattle
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The main provision of this Act is contained in section 2, which states the following: "keepers of livery, boarding or sale stables and persons who feed and care for cattle for compensation have a lien on any cattle and any effects left with them by the owner of the cattle for the value or price of food, care, attendance or accommodation furnished for the cattle". The remaining sections of the Act are entitled as follows: Cattle or effects of debtor may be detained (sect. 3); Responsibility for detained cattle and effects and power to sell (sect. 4); Disposition of balance of proceeds if owner not found (sect. 5); Copy of lien, detention and sale provisions to be posted in office and stable (sect. 6).

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca