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Arkansas Code Title 18. Property § 18-48-201. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this subchapter:

(1)(A) “Circuit clerk” means the office in the county where records of deeds and mortgages are kept.

(B) In counties with more than one (1) county seat, it means the office where records of deeds are filed relating to the larger portion of the land where the livestock is kept;

(2) “Lienholder” means any person who holds a lien upon livestock by virtue of a valid conditional sale contract, chattel mortgage, or other encumbrance;

(3) “Livestock” means any horses, mules, cattle, sheep, or hogs, and their increase, but shall not be limited solely to those animals specifically named;

(4) “Owner” means any person who has title to livestock, either legal or equitable;

(5) “Person” means any individual, firm, or corporation, including copartnerships, trusts, associations, and similar legal entities, and duly authorized agents of the person; and

(6)(A) “Written contracts” means any original impression or copies duly signed by the owners and the person tending or agreeing to tend the livestock.

(B) No acknowledgment is required in order for written contracts or for written notice or written protest to be subject to being filed in the clerk's office under the provisions of this subchapter.

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