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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Innkeepers Lien Act is amended by changing
5Section 49 as follows:
 
6    (770 ILCS 40/49)  (from Ch. 82, par. 58)
7    Sec. 49. Stable keepers.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9        (1) "Boarding or stabling agreement" means any
10    agreement, written or oral, that establishes or modifies
11    the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions
12    concerning the boarding or stabling of a horse.
13        (2) "Horse owner" or "owner" means a person who owns a
14    horse or the person's agent, successor, or assign.
15        (3) "Keeping", "boarding", or "stabling" means
16    boarding and training services at a stable provided at the
17    horse owner's request including but not limited to:
18    services under a written boarding or stabling agreement;
19    services provided in response to a written request by the
20    horse owner; administering the horse owner's requested
21    supplements or medications to the horse; trailering the
22    horse to a designated location; and assistance in
23    conjunction with veterinary, breeding, farrier,

 

 

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1    chiropractic, dental, or other professional services for a
2    horse.
3        (4) "Last known address" means that address provided by
4    the horse owner in the latest boarding or stabling
5    agreement or any other writing, or the address provided by
6    the horse owner in a subsequent written notice of a change
7    of address.
8        (5) "Stable" or "horse boarding facility" means any
9    real property used for the purpose of stabling, boarding,
10    or keeping a horse.
11        (6) "Stable keeper" or "keeper" means the owner,
12    operator, lessor, or sublessor of a stable or horse
13    boarding facility, or his, her, or its agent, or any other
14    person or entity authorized by him, her, or it to manage
15    the horse boarding facility or to receive rent from a horse
16    owner under a boarding or stabling agreement.
17    (b) Stable keepers and any persons shall have a lien upon
18the horses, carriages, and harness, tack and equipment, and any
19other personal property stored by the owner at the stable or
20boarding facility in the amount of kept by them for the proper
21charges due for the keeping thereof and expenses bestowed
22thereon at the request of the owner, or the person having the
23possession thereof, plus other charges, present or future, in
24relation to the horse boarded, plus all fees and expenses,
25including legal fees, incurred by the keeper to enforce the
26lien, whether by public or private sale, to the extent

 

 

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1permitted under this Section.
2    (c) The lien provided under this Section is a possessory
3lien which entitles the keeper to restrict the subject horse's
4movement from the keeper's facility, except for emergency
5veterinary care. Local law enforcement authorities notified of
6the keeper's right to a possessory lien on the horse shall have
7the authority, without a court order, to restrict the removal
8of the horse from the keeper's facility despite the horse
9owner's request or demand, until the keeper confirms to the
10local law enforcement authorities that the lien has been
11satisfied. Evidence of a possessory lien that constitutes
12notice to law enforcement authorities includes, but is not
13limited to, a written boarding agreement signed by the horse
14owner acknowledging that the keeper shall have an automatic
15lien on the horse for the amount owed or the unpaid invoices
16for the keeping of the horse and fees and expenses, including
17attorney's fees, incurred in connection with the enforcement of
18the lien.
19    (d) Enforcement of the lien must be by public sale, unless
20the written boarding agreement provides a clear authorization
21that the horse may be sold through a private sale.
22    (e) In the event of enforcement of the lien through a
23public sale, the sale shall be conducted by the local sheriff
24or other authorized individual, at which cash shall be paid by
25the highest bidder. The date, time, and place of the sale shall
26be advertised by posting a written notice of the sale at 3 of

 

 

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1the most public places in the township or municipality where
2the horse is boarded or if the horse is not boarded in a
3township or municipality, by posting a written notice of the
4sale at 3 of the most public places in the county. The posting
5may be done at any time, but shall not be done less than 21 days
6before the sale. Alternatively, the sale may be advertised by
7placing a sale notice stating the date, time, and place of the
8sale for 3 consecutive weeks in a weekly or daily newspaper of
9general circulation distributed in the township or
10municipality where the horse is boarded. After the amount due
11for keeping the horse and any unpaid invoices and any and all
12fees and costs incurred in connection with the enforcement of
13the lien, including, but not limited to, the auctioneer and
14sheriff's fees, advertising costs, and any legal fees and costs
15are paid, the balance shall be paid to the owner. At the time
16that the surplus funds are received by the horse owner, the
17ownership papers to the horse shall be forwarded by the horse
18owner to the public sale buyer within 7 days after the horse
19owner's receipt of the surplus funds. In the event the horse
20owner cannot be found after reasonable attempts to locate the
21owner have been made, any surplus funds shall be paid to the
22keeper's chosen equine rescue, rehabilitation, or retirement
23facility or organization. At the time of the sale conducted
24pursuant to this Section, the sheriff or other authorized
25person conducting the sale shall, upon payment of the sale
26price, provide a public sale certificate of purchase of the

 

 

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1horse to the highest bidder showing that the highest bidder is
2the new legal owner of the horse. As of the time of the
3delivery of the public sale certificate of purchase, the
4original horse owner shall have no claim of right, title, or
5interest in the horse.
6    (f) In the event of enforcement of the lien through a
7private sale pursuant to the terms of this Section, written
8notice shall be considered satisfactory under this Section when
9sent at least 3 weeks prior to the date of any private sale to
10the horse owner's last known mailing address by first class
11certified or registered mail or by e-mail or facsimile. At the
12time of the private sale conducted pursuant to the requirements
13of this subsection, the keeper shall, upon payment of the sale
14price, provide a private sale certificate for the horse to the
15buyer certifying that the requirements of this subsection were
16met and that the buyer is the legal owner of the horse. As of
17the time of the delivery of the private sale certificate, the
18original horse owner shall have no claim of right, title, or
19interest in the horse. The application of the sale proceeds
20shall be as provided in subsection (e).
21    (g) A lien created pursuant to this Section attaches as of
22the date the horse is brought to the stable and shall be
23superior to any other lien or security interest except for a
24statutory lien or security interest which is perfected through
25a proper filing pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial
26Code prior to the beginning of the boarding.

 

 

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1(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 665.)