Creation of lien The liability of a handler to a producer for the unpaid purchase price of dairy products purchased shall be a first lien on the real and personal property of a handler and shall have priority over any other claim or lien against the handler, except: (1) Taxes assessed against such property of the handler by the municipality in which the property is located. (2) A duly recorded mortgage, deed, or other conveyance to the extent that consideration has been paid in good faith before the recording of a notice of such producer’s lien as provided in section 2902 of this title. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 26; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 123, eff. July 1, 2022.)
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