REPEAL HORSESHOER'S LIEN H.B. 4366: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 4366 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Bill Caul
House Committee: Agriculture
Senate Committee: Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism
Date Completed: 5-31-06
CONTENT
The bill would repeal Public Act 160 of 1897, which allows an individual to claim a lien upon a shoed horse or other animal to cover the cost of shoeing.
(Public Act 160 provides that every person who shoes or causes to be shod a horse, mule, ox, or other animal has a lien upon the animal for all reasonable charges for the shoeing.
A person must file notice of his or her intention to claim a lien under the Act with the register of deeds in the county in which the animal is located, within 60 days of the shoeing. The register of deeds must file the lien in the same manner as chattel mortgages, and may collect the same fee as is required for the filing of a chattel mortgage.
The person having the lien may commence a suit for the recovery of the charges in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person liable for the payment. All expenses incurred by the person having the lien are considered an additional lien upon the animal, and must be included in the judgment.)
MCL 570.351-570.363 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: David Zin
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4366/0506