THE HOUSE BOOK. 273 



ARKANSAS. 



"The owner of any male animal kept for the propagation 

 of his species shall have a lien upon any female animal to 

 which such male is let, and the offspring of such breeding, 

 for the sum contracted therefor, which lien shall attach at 

 the time of service of such male, and shall not be lost by 

 reason of any sale, exchange, removal from the county, or 

 other disposition of such female animal, but upon such 

 sale, exchange, removal or disposition without the consent 

 of the person holding the lien, the same may be imme- 

 diately enforced." 



CALIFOBNIA. 



"Every owner or person having in charge any stallion, 

 jack or bull, used for propagating purposes, has a lien for 

 the agreed price of its service upon any mare or cow and 

 upon the offspring of such service, unless -some wilfully 

 false representation concerning the breeding or pedigree 

 of such stallion, jack or bull has been made or published 

 by the owner or person in charge thereof, or by some other 

 person, at the request or instigation of such owner or per- 

 son in charge. 



"Every claimant of a lien provided for in the preceding 

 section must, within ninety days after the service on ac- 

 count of which the lien is claimed, file in the office of the 

 county recorder of the county where the mare or cow sub- 

 ject thereto is kept, a verified claim containing a particu- 

 lar description of the mare or cow, the date and place of 

 service, the name of the owner or reputed owner of such 

 mare or cow, a description by name, or otherwise, of the 

 stallion, jack or bull performing the service, the name of 

 the owner or person in charge thereof, and the amount of 

 lien claimed. Such claim, so filed, is notice to subsequent 

 purchasers and encumbrances of such mare or cow and of 

 the offspring of such service for one year after such filing. 



"Action to enforce this lien may be brought in any 

 county wherein any of the property subject thereto may 

 be found, and at the time of issuing summons in such 

 action the plaintiff may attach the animals on which his 

 lien exists, as provided in the code, by delivering to the 

 clerk an affidavit, showing that the defendant is indebted 

 to the plaintiff upon a demand for the service fee, and 

 that the sum for which the attachment is asked is an 

 actual bona fide existing debt, due and owing from the 

 defendant to the plaintiff, and that the attachment is not 

 sought, and the action is not brought, to hinder, delay or 

 defraud any creditor or creditors of the defendant." 



