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10 ME Rev Stat § 3269 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 603: BUILDINGS, LOTS, WHARVES AND PIERS; LABOR AND MATERIALS|10 §3269. Limitations

 §3269. Limitations Sections 3266, 3267 and 3268 shall not apply to:   [PL 1973, c. 551 (NEW).]1.  Buildings.  Any building designed for occupancy by not more than 4 families and its appurtenances;   [PL 1973, c. 551 (NEW).] 2.  Claims.  Any claim or a portion of a claim which does not meet the time requirements of sections 3253 and 3256.   [PL 1973, c. 551 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 551 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 605: CANNED GOODS|10 §3301. Canned corn, grains and fruit

 §3301. Canned corn, grains and fruit Whoever furnishes corn or other grain or fruit for canning or preservation otherwise has a lien on such preserved article and all with which it may have been mingled for its value when delivered, including the cans and other vessels containing the same and the cases, for 30 days after the same has been delivered and until it has been shipped on board a vessel or laden in a car, which lien may be enforced by attachment within that time.
10 ME Rev Stat § 3321 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3321. Purpose

 §3321. Purpose The Legislature finds that the potato industry has a substantial and unique effect on the economy of the entire State and Aroostook County in particular. A large number of people in Maine are directly or indirectly dependent upon the potato industry. In the recent past, a number of potato producers have been very adversely affected by the failure of processors of potatoes to compensate producers for the raw product contracted and delivered to the processor. As a result, some producers have been forced out of business as a way of life and as a means of earning a livelihood.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]The Legislature intends through this legislation to provide producers of potatoes with a limited guarantee of payment for the raw product contracted by and delivered to a processor. This legislation is designed to afford limited protection for producers and thereby promote the general welfare of the State which is dependent upon the potato industry and the producer.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3322 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3322. Definitions

 §3322. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]1.  Commissioner.  "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.   [PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).] 2.  Farm product or raw product.  "Farm product or raw product" shall mean potatoes.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).] 3.  Finished product.  "Finished product" shall mean any manufactured or processed form of potatoes.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).] 4.  Inventory.  "Inventory" has the same meaning as defined in Title 11, section 9-1102, subsection (48).   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §30 (AFF).] 5.  Processor.  "Processor" means any person other than a consumer who purchases or contracts to purchase potatoes for processing or manufacturing which changes the physical form that the raw product possessed when harvested. The effects of the following operations shall be considered as changing the physical form possessed by such raw products when harvested: Chopping, slicing, cutting, dicing, mashing, removing skin or peel, frying or otherwise cooking, freezing, canning, dehydrating or comparable methods of preparation for marketing in what is generally considered to be a processed form.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 699, §D6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 699, §D30 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3323 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3323. Producer's lien attached to processed agricultural goods

 §3323. Producer's lien attached to processed agricultural goods Every producer of potatoes which the producer grows, harvests and sells to any processor under contract, express or implied, has a lien upon such product and upon all processed or manufactured forms of potatoes for his labor, care and expense in growing and harvesting the raw product. The producer's lien attached to the finished product shall be the full extent of the agreed price, if any, or the unpaid balance of the agreed price of the raw product delivered to the processor. If there is no agreed price or a method for determining it which is agreed upon, the extent of the lien shall be the full value of the raw product as of the date of delivery and shall be determined by the commissioner upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, provided in a manner consistent with the provisions as to adjudicatory proceedings of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.   [PL 1977, c. 694, §190 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §190 (AMD).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3324 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3324. Attachment of lien

 §3324. Attachment of lien Except as herein provided, the producer lien, attached to the finished product manufactured or processed by a processor shall take effect immediately upon notification by a producer within 10 business days from the date specified in the contract, express or implied, for payment of insufficient or no payment to the producer for the raw product delivered to the processor. If the producer fails to notify the commissioner within the time period specified in this section or if the commissioner, following an investigation finds that there is no evidence of insufficient payment or no payment to a producer, the lien established in this chapter shall not be in effect.   [PL 1977, c. 1, §1 (AMD).]1.  Notice of lien.  All producer liens against the inventories of all potato processors in this State shall be filed with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and shall be deemed public information for the purposes of this chapter.   [PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 1, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3325 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3325. Preference of liens

 §3325. Preference of liens The producer's lien is a preferred lien attached to the finished product in inventory and to the proceeds thereof to the full extent of the price of the raw product delivered to the processor and shall be preferred to all other liens, claims or encumbrances except for the liens or security interests of financial institutions chartered by the Federal Government or by any state of the United States, including, without limitation, trust companies, commercial banks, savings banks and savings and loan associations, and commercial finance companies and other institutional lenders, granted upon the inventory of a processor and all proceeds and products thereof to secure existing and future loans, advances and all other indebtedness of the processor to financial institutions, as described when such liens are granted to such financial institutions prior to notification by the producer to the commissioner of insufficient or no payment for the product delivered to the processor.   [PL 1977, c. 1, §2 (RPR).]If any financial institution described in this section shall foreclose upon its lien, the proceeds realized after foreclosure shall be applied first to satisfy all producers' liens having priority over the lien of the financial institution and then to satisfy the lien of the financial institution. The balance of the proceeds, if any, shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or his designee for distribution to producers having liens approved by the commissioner under section 3324 in the order of their priority. Any surplus remaining thereafter shall be remitted to the processor.   [PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 1, §2 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3326 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3326. Duration of lien

 §3326. Duration of lien Except as herein provided in section 3324, the lien of a producer shall remain in effect until the producer receives payment that satisfies the total claim of the producer against the processor.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3327 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3327. Personal action to recover debt

 §3327. Personal action to recover debt This chapter does not impair or affect the right of any claimant that possesses a lien to maintain a personal action to recover such debt against a processor, either in an action to foreclose his lien or in a separate action. He is not required to state in his affidavit to procure an attachment that his demand is not secured by a lien.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]1.  Collections credited to claims.  The judgment, if any, which is obtained by the plaintiff in such personal action, or personal judgment which is obtained in such lien action, does not impair or merge any lien right or claim which is held by such plaintiff. Any money which is collected on the judgment shall be credited on the amount of such lien or claims in any action which is brought to enforce the lien or in any action which is filed pursuant to this chapter by the commissioner.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).] 2.  Posting of bonds.  In an action that is filed by any such lien claimant, the defendant processor may file with the court in which the action is pending a surety bond which is approved by such court in an amount that is sufficient to cover the demand of plaintiff's complaint, including the costs, whereupon the court may order the release of a portion or the whole of any product or processed product upon which the lien of plaintiff has attached.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).] 3.  Presentation of evidence to court.  Such processor may also, on motion duly noticed, introduce evidence to the court before whom any such action is pending to the effect that he has sufficient security or money on deposit with the commissioner to protect the lien or other rights of plaintiff. If he does so, the court may order the release of a portion or the whole or such product upon which the lien of plaintiff is attached and deny to plaintiff any recovery in such action. Such action by the court does not prejudice any other rights or remedies which are possessed by the plaintiff.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3328 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3328. Request for an injunction

 §3328. Request for an injunction The plaintiff in an action which is brought to foreclose any of the liens which are provided for in this chapter may, in a proper case, and upon proper allegations, secure an injunction against the processor to restrain the doing of any acts on the part of such processor which are designed to or which would, in effect, remove any processed product in his possession or under his control and upon which valid liens exist, beyond the process of the court, to plaintiff's injury.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3329 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3329. Insufficient security

 §3329. Insufficient security If in a court proceeding to foreclose such lien it is found and determined by the court that there is no cash, bond or other deposit as security for the payment of any of the lien claims as set out in the complaint, the judgment of foreclosure shall be against a sufficient quantity in value of such farm product or processed product in the possession or under the control of the defendant processor, as may be necessary to satisfy such claim or render judgment and declare forfeited any bond which is deposited in the court by such processor to secure the lawful claims of the plaintiff as determined by the court.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3330 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3330. Consolidation of liens

 §3330. Consolidation of liens All actions filed by the commissioner or producers against any processor for the foreclosure of the liens or other security which are provided for in this chapter may be consolidated by the court and all persons that are necessary, to a determination of such action may be made parties to such actions. Any judgment which is rendered shall determine the lawfulness of the amount of each claim as represented by the pleadings.   [PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3331 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 606: POTATO LIEN LAW|10 §3331. Violations and penalty

 §3331. Violations and penalty 1.  Violation.  A processor may not remove any farm product that is delivered to the processor or any processed form of the farm product upon which any of the liens that are provided for in this chapter are attached from this State or beyond the processor's ownership or control, except any farm product or processed form of the product as may be in excess of a quantity that is on hand of a value that is sufficient to satisfy all existing liens, provided, that neither this section and the penalties provided in this section or any other provision of this chapter may affect, impede or restrict the rights and remedies of a lienor or holder of a security interest having priority under section 3325 to enforce its liens or security interests against the inventory of a processor and the proceeds and products of the processor and the lienor or security interest holder or any person cooperating or acting in accordance with the request of the lienor or security interest holder may not be in violation of this section.   [PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §9 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).] 2.  Penalty.  A person who violates a provision of this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §9 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 725 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 1, §3 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 421, §B9 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3351 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 607: COLTS, ANIMALS FOR PASTURAGE, FOOD AND SHELTER|10 §3351. Service fee for colts

 §3351. Service fee for colts There shall be a lien on all colts foaled in the state to secure the payment of the service fee for the use of the stallion begetting the same. Such lien shall continue in force until the foal is 6 months old and may be enforced during that time by attachment of such foal.
10 ME Rev Stat § 3352 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 607: COLTS, ANIMALS FOR PASTURAGE, FOOD AND SHELTER|10 §3352. Pasturage, food and shelter

 §3352. Pasturage, food and shelter Whoever pastures, feeds or shelters animals by virtue of a contract with or by consent of the owner has a lien thereon for the amount due for such pasturing, feeding or sheltering, and for necessary expenses incurred in the proper care of such animals and in payment of taxes assessed thereon, to secure payment thereof with costs, to be enforced in the same manner as liens on goods in possession and choses in action. The court rendering judgment for such lien shall include therein a pro rata amount for such pasturage, feed and shelter provided by the lienor from the date of the commencement of proceedings to the date of said judgment.
10 ME Rev Stat § 3401 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 609: HAY|10 §3401. Cutting

 §3401. Cutting Whoever labors in cutting or harvesting hay has a lien on all the hay cut or harvested by him and his co-laborers for the amount due for his personal services and the services performed by his team, which takes precedence of all other claims except liens reserved to the State, continues for 30 days after the last of such services are performed, and may be enforced by attachment.
10 ME Rev Stat § 3402 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 609: HAY|10 §3402. Pressing

 §3402. Pressing Whoever presses hay or straw has a lien on all the hay or straw so pressed for the amount due for such pressing, which takes precedence of all other claims except liens reserved to the State and the lien specified in section 3401 continues for 30 days after said pressing is completed, and may be enforced by attachment.
10 ME Rev Stat § 3411 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 610: HOSPITAL SERVICES|10 §3411. Lien

 §3411. Lien Every individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, institution or any governmental unit or combination or parts of a partnership, firm, association, corporation, institution or governmental unit maintaining and operating a hospital licensed in the State is entitled to a lien for the reasonable charges for hospital care, treatment and maintenance of an injured person upon any and all causes of action, suits, claims, counterclaims or demands accruing to the person to whom such care, treatment or maintenance was furnished, or to the legal representatives of such person, on account of injuries giving rise to such causes of action and which necessitated such hospital care, treatment and maintenance, except that no entitlement to such a lien may exist against the principal residence of any person in any 12-month period or periods during which that person is eligible for financial assistance under the catastrophic illness program, Title 22, section 3185. Such lien may not be applied or considered valid against anyone coming under the former Workers' Compensation Act or the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992, and nothing enacted by this chapter may be construed so as to give such lien precedence over the claim or contract of an attorney for legal services rendered with respect to the claim of the injured party nor may this lien be applicable to any accident or health insurance policy, or the proceeds from the same, owned by or running to the benefit of the injured person.   [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §25 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 373 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 824, §X1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 462, §A25 (AMD).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3412 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 610: HOSPITAL SERVICES|10 §3412. Notice

 §3412. Notice No such lien shall be perfected unless a written notice containing the name and address of the injured person, as it shall appear on the records of the hospital, the date of the accident, the name and location of the hospital, and the name of the person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations alleged to be liable to the injured party for the injuries received, shall be filed under the name of the patient and under the name of all persons, firms or corporations liable for damages arising from such injuries with the clerk of the municipality in which such hospital is located not later than 10 days after the patient has been discharged from the hospital and prior to the payment of any moneys to such injured person, his attorneys or legal representatives as compensation for such injuries; nor unless the hospital shall mail, registered mail, return receipt requested, a copy of such notice with a statement of the date of filing thereof to:   [PL 1967, c. 373 (NEW).]1.  Persons alleged to be liable.  The person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, alleged to be liable to the injured patient for the injuries sustained prior to the payment of any moneys to such injured person, his attorneys or legal representatives, as compensation for such injuries and;   [PL 1967, c. 373 (NEW).] 2.  Insurance carrier.  To the home office, or district office handling the carrier's business within the State, of any insurance carrier which has insured such person, firm or corporation against such liability. The person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations alleged to be liable to the injured patient shall upon written request of the hospital disclose the name of his or its insurance carrier which has insured such person, firm or corporation against such liability.   [PL 1967, c. 373 (NEW).] 3.  Hospital records available.  For the purposes of determining the reasonableness of the hospital charges, the hospital shall, at the written request of the person alleged to be liable, or his insurance carrier, make available any hospital records which may be pertinent to determining the reasonableness of the hospital charge, but in no event shall they disclose any other records which it may have; including but not limited to, records or reports with regard to the nature of the injury of the patient, the nature of his condition or the state of his recovery.   [PL 1967, c. 373 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 373 (NEW).
10 ME Rev Stat § 3412-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE|Part 7: LIENS|Chapter 610: HOSPITAL SERVICES|10 §3412-A. Limits on priority of hospital liens

 §3412-A. Limits on priority of hospital liens 1.  Lien reduction; just and equitable basis.  A hospital lien must be reduced by the patient's proportionate share of the patient's litigation or other recovery costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees. A hospital lien must be satisfied not on the basis of a priority lien but on a just and equitable basis, which means that any factors that diminish the potential value of the patient's claim against which the lien is asserted must likewise reduce the share in the claim by the hospital for reimbursement for services provided. Such factors include, but are not limited to:   A. Questions of liability and comparative negligence or other legal defenses;   [PL 2019, c. 270, §1 (NEW).]B. Exigencies of trial that reduce a settlement or award in order to resolve the claim; and   [PL 2019, c. 270, §1 (NEW).]C. Limits on the amount of applicable insurance coverage that reduce the claim to an amount recoverable by the insured.   [PL 2019, c. 270, §1 (NEW).][PL 2019, c. 270, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Dispute resolution.  In the event of a dispute as to the application of this section or the amount available for payment to those claiming payment for services or reimbursement, that dispute must be determined, if the action is pending, before the court in which it is pending; or if no action is pending, by filing an action in any court for determination of the dispute.   [PL 2019, c. 270, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 270, §1 (NEW).