Agricultural processor’s lien--Applicability

Any person owning or leasing and operating farm machinery to process a crop has a lien from the date of operation on all grain threshed or combined; corn shelled, husked or shredded; silage cut; seeds hulled; or agricultural products baled, mowed, ground, raked, or pulverized by the person for the value of the services. Source: SL 1889, ch 88, § 1; SL 1901, ch 174, § 1; RCCivP 1903, § 737; RC 1919, § 1683; SL 1921, ch 281, § 1; SL 1931, ch 175, § 1; SDC 1939, § 39.1301; SL 1957, ch 199; SL 2018, ch 241, § 13; SL 2025, ch 166, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2027; SL 2026, ch 165, §§ 1, 6, eff. July 1, 2027.