1. A. Any person selling, furnishing, applying or providing to the owner of crops which are growing or to be grown any seed, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer for the growing of said crops shall upon filing have a lien on said crops for the amount due for such seed, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer or for the application thereof. The lien provided for in this section shall be subject to all prior perfected liens.

2. B. The lien created by this section shall not be effective unless:

   1. 1. A verified statement is filed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the seed, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer are sold, furnished, applied or provided in the office of the county clerk of the county where the land on which the crops are growing or to be grown is located. The statement shall be recorded by the county clerk in the same manner as other filings required by Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes. The statement shall contain the following:

      1. a. the name and address of the person to whom the seed, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer were furnished,
      2. b. the name and address of the supplier,
      3. c. a description of the crops with the legal description of the land on which the crops are growing or to be grown, and
      4. d. a description and value of the seed, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer furnished or services provided; and
   2. 2. Notice is given to the owner of the land on which the crops are growing or to be grown at the time of filing by mailing a copy of the verified statement by certified mail, return receipt requested.
3. C. The lien created by this section may be foreclosed by the sale of the crops subject to the lien anytime within twelve (12) months after filing of the lien in accordance with the provisions of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1992, HB 2482, c. 276, § 1, eff. September 1, 1992.