29-3-106. The lien shall continue until the case is finally

29-3-106. The lien shall continue until the case is finally determined.

(b) If any person removes any property subject to a lien to a county other than the one in which the lien is filed, the lien claimant may within thirty (30) days thereafter file with the county clerk of the county to which it has been removed an itemized inventory of the property removed. The inventory shall show the amount due and unpaid on the lien. The inventory shall be recorded in the lien records of that county. The filing shall operate as a notice of the continuing existence of the lien. The lien shall attach and extend to the land or leasehold and other premises, properties and appurtenances to which the property removed is attached.

29-3-110. Limitation upon owner's liability and rights.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to fix a greater liability against the owner of the land or leasehold (or pooled or unitized lands, leases or interests, as the case may be) than the price or sum stipulated by the owner to be paid for the materials or services furnished or labor performed. The owner shall not have the right to offset obligations of the contractor unless these obligations arise out of the original contract.

29-3-111. Claim against contractor submitted to owner; reduction of subsequent payments to contractor by owner; duty of owner to notify contractor and of contractor to dispute or adjust claim.

(a) Every person performing any work or furnishing any material, as specified in this chapter, under contract whose demand to be reimbursed for the work done or material furnished has not been paid shall serve the owner by certified mail return receipt requested, with an account signed before a notarial officer of the amount and value of the work performed or the material furnished remaining unpaid. Thereafter the owner or his agent shall retain out of any subsequent payments to the contractors the value of the work performed or material furnished for the person making the claim.

(b) When notice is served on the owner according to subsection (a) of this section he shall immediately furnish the contractor with a copy of the notice.

(c) Within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice required by this section the contractor shall give the owner affirmative written notice of:

(i) His intent to dispute the claim; or

(ii) His intent the claim should be settled as filed.

(d) If within ten (10) days after receiving notice the contractor takes no action he shall be presumed to have agreed to the validity of the claim. The owner is then authorized to withhold enough of all subsequent payments to be made to the contractor to pay all claims as they come due.  CHAPTER 4 - LABOR AND MATERIALS ON DITCHES, CANALS AND RESERVOIRS

29-4-101. Persons entitled to lien; extent thereof.

(a) Any person who performs any work or furnishes any materials for the construction or improvement of any ditch, canal or reservoir under contract with the owner or his contractor or subcontractor, on complying with W.S. 29-2-101 through 29-2-109, is entitled to a lien for work done or material furnished upon the ditch, canal or reservoir. The lien covers:

(i) The right-of-way for the ditch, canal or reservoir;

(ii) The pertinent water permits and water rights; and

(iii) The reclaimed lands for which the ditch, canal or reservoir was constructed.

29-4-102. Filing of lien statement; enforcement.

Any person entitled may file a lien statement as provided by W.S. 29-1-103 through 29-1-314 and 29-2-101 through 29-2-113 and may enforce his lien in the same manner.

CHAPTER 5 - OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HARVESTING MACHINES

29-5-101. Definitions.

(a) As used in this chapter:

(i) "Crops" means any agricultural products grown or processed in this state;

(ii) "Elevators" means facilities leasing space for storage of crops;

(iii) "Harvesting" means cubing, baling, threshing, combining, swathing, chopping, digging, picking or shelling crops.

29-5-102. Persons entitled to lien; extent thereof. All persons owning or operating harvesting machines are entitled to a lien on the crops harvested by them for the work performed in harvesting the crops.

29-5-103. Lien statement to be filed; contents; mistake in description not fatal; notice to purchaser or owner.

(a) Every person proceeding under this chapter shall file a lien statement sworn before a notarial officer setting forth the amount claimed to be due him with the county clerk of the county in which the crops were grown, within thirty (30) days after:

(i) The last work performed under contract in the harvesting of the crops; or

(ii) The work was substantially completed.

(b) In addition to the requirements of W.S. 29-1-312(a) this statement shall contain:

(i) A description of the legal subdivision of land where the crops are stored; and

(ii) If the crops are stored in an elevator, the location of the elevator.

(c) Any error or mistake in the statement describing the crops or the property on which they were raised shall not invalidate the lien.

(d) If the crops are being hauled from the machine direct to the elevator or to any purchaser any person desiring to claim a lien by proceeding under this chapter shall serve written notice on the purchaser or the owner of the crops that he may claim a lien on the crops for his work performed.

29-5-104. Priority of lien.

The lien for work performed as specified in W.S. 29-5-102 has precedence over any mortgage or encumbrance except those created by W.S. 29-8-102 relating to liens for the production of farm products under contracts executed, entered into, renewed or substantively amended after July 1, 2001.

29-5-105. Limitation of actions; duration of lien. Actions for the foreclosure of the lien provided by this chapter shall be commenced within sixty (60) days from the filing of the lien statement. No lien continues to exist by virtue of this chapter for more than sixty (60) days after the lien is filed unless within that time a civil action is instituted to obtain a judgment. When any action commences within the sixty (60) days, the lien continues until the suit is finally determined and satisfied.

29-5-106. Removal of encumbered property without lienholder's consent; penalty.

If any person removes any property covered by the lien created by this chapter from the place where the property is located when the lien statement is filed without the written consent of the holder of the lien, either originally or by transfer, the person causing the property to be removed is guilty of a misdemeanor. On conviction he may be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

CHAPTER 6 - FEDERAL LIEN REGISTRATION

ARTICLE 1 - FEDERAL TAX LIEN REGISTRATION

29-6-101. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

29-6-102. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

29-6-103. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

29-6-104. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

29-6-105. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

29-6-106. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

29-6-107. Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 41, § 2.

ARTICLE 2 - FEDERAL LIEN REGISTRATION

29-6-201. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act".

29-6-202. Application and construction of provisions. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

29-6-203. Applicability.

This act applies only to federal tax liens and to other federal liens, notices of which under any act of congress or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto are required or permitted to be filed in the same manner as notices of federal tax liens.

29-6-204. Federal liens; place of filing.

(a) Notices of liens, certificates and other notices affecting federal tax liens or other federal liens shall be filed in accordance with this act.

(b) Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the real property subject to the liens is situated.

(c) Notices of federal liens upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible, for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be filed as follows:

(i) If the person against whose interest the lien applies is a corporation or a partnership whose principal executive office is in this state, as these entities are defined in the internal revenue laws of the United States, in the office of the secretary of state;

(ii) If the person against whose interest the lien applies is a trust that is not covered by paragraph (i) of this subsection, in the office of the secretary of state;

(iii) If the person against whose interest the lien applies is the estate of a decedent, in the office of the secretary of state;

(iv) In all other cases, in the office of the county clerk of the county where the person against whose interest the lien applies resides at the time of filing of the notice of lien.  29-6-205. Certification of notices and certificates.

Certification of notices of liens, certificates or other notices affecting federal liens by the secretary of the treasury of the United States or his delegate, or by any official or entity of the United States responsible for filing or certifying of notice of any other lien, entitles them to be filed and no other attestation, certification or acknowledgement is necessary.

29-6-206. Duties of filing officer.

(a) If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection (b) of this section is presented to a filing officer who is:

(i) The secretary of state, he shall cause the notice to be marked, held and indexed in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 34.1-9-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of that code; or

(ii) Any other officer described in W.S. 29-6-204, he shall endorse thereon his identification and the date and time of receipt and immediately file it alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the title and address of the official or entity certifying the lien and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien.

(b) If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge or subordination of any lien is presented to the secretary of state for filing he shall:

(i) Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code and maintain a permanent record of the notice of the lien in the file or on microfilm or by other photographic means; and

(ii) Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.  (c) If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in subsection (a) of this section or any of the certificates or notices referred to in subsection (b) of this section is presented for filing to any other filing officer specified in W.S. 29-6-204, he shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the certificate to the original notice of lien and enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of lien is entered.

(d) Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue his certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this act or under W.S.