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property upon which the lien is claimed, and such lien 

 shall terminate at the end of eighteen months from the 

 date of such filing, unless within that time an action is 

 commenced for the enforcement thereof, as provided in 

 the code of civil procedure for the foreclosure of a lien on 

 chattels. 



"A person having the custody or control of a stallion 

 and charging a fee for his services, shall, before adver- 

 tising or offering such services to the public, file with the 

 clerk of the county in which he resides or in which such 

 stallion is kept for service, a written statement giving 

 the name, age, description and pedigree if known, and if 

 not, stating that the same is unknown, of such stallion and 

 the terms and conditions on which he will serve. On 

 filing such statement, the county clerk shall * * issue 

 a certificate to such person, that such statement has been 

 so filed and recorded." A copy of this statement and cer- 

 tificate must be posted in a conspicuous place in each 

 locality in which the stallion is kept for service. 



Any one who neglects or refuses to file and post such 

 statement as required, or who therein falsely states the 

 pedigree of the stallion, forfeits all fees for the service and 

 is liable to ahy one injured thereby. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



The owner of a stud horse, jack or bull has a lien on 

 the get which is in force until the service fee is paid. The 

 colt or calf is not exempt from an execution for the pay- 

 ment of the service fee by reason of any personal property 

 exemptions; Provided, the stallioner institutes action to 

 enforce his lien within twelve months from the birth of 

 get. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



"Filing statement of Pedigree Pre-requisite. Every 

 owner of a sire charging a service fee, in order to have a 

 lien for service upon the offspring of any such sire under 

 the provisions of this chapter, shall file a statement, veri- 

 fied by oath, to the best of his knowledge and belief, with 

 the commissioner of agriculture and labor, giving the 

 name, age, description and pedigree or breeding of such 

 sire, so far as known, as well as the terms and conditions 

 upon which he is advertised for service. 



"The commissioner of agriculture and labor, upon receipt 

 of the statement specified in the last section, shall issue a 

 certificate to the owner thereof, who shall file a copy of 

 such certificate with the register of deeds of the county or 

 counties in which such sire shall stand for service, and 



