Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-194.1

A. A person who has a lien upon a domestic animal pursuant to

Title 4 of the Oklahoma Statutes may foreclose upon the lien while

lawfully in possession of the animal.

B. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of the domestic animal

upon notice which shall include:

1. The names of the owner and any other known party or parties

who claim any interest in the domestic animal;

2. A description of the domestic animal to be sold;

3. The nature of the work, labor or service performed, or the

materials or feed provided, any of which resulted in the creation of

the lien, and the value of the work, labor, services, materials or

feed;

4. The time and place of sale; and

5. The name of the party, agent or attorney foreclosing the

lien. If the claimant is a business, the name of the contact person

shall be shown. In place of an original signature and notary seal,

a digital or electronic signature or seal shall be accepted.

C. The notice may relate to and contain information for more

than one domestic animal or lien, provided that the information

required pursuant to subsection B of this section is provided for

each domestic animal or lien.

D. The notice shall be posted in three public places in the

county where the property is to be sold at least ten (10) days

before the time specified for such sale, and shall be mailed to the

owner and any other party who claims any interest in the domestic

animal, at the last-known post office address, by certified mail.

The mailing shall occur at least ten (10) days before the time

specified for the sale.

E. The lienor or any other person may in good faith become a

purchaser of the property sold.

F. Proceedings for foreclosure under this section shall not be

commenced until thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued, except

as otherwise provided in the laws of this state.

G. For purposes of this section:

1. “Constructive possession” means possession by a person who,

although not in actual possession, does not have an intention to

abandon property, who knowingly has both the power and the intent at

a given time to exercise dominion or control over the property, and

who holds claim to the property pursuant to a legal right;

2. “Commercially reasonable sale” shall include, but not be

limited to, any auction which members of the public may attend and

bid;

3. A “party who claims any interest in the domestic animal”

shall include:

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a. all owners of the domestic animal,

b. any secured party who has a properly perfected lien in

accordance with the laws of this state, and

c. any other person having any interest in the domestic

animal, of whom the claimant has actual notice; and

4. “Possession” shall include actual possession and

constructive possession.

H. The method described in this section for foreclosing upon a

lien is in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other method under

the laws of this state by which the lien may be properly foreclosed.

I. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any new

lien rights or limit any existing lien rights provided under the

laws of this state; provided, however, this act shall not apply to

liens created pursuant to Section 156 of Title 4 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

J. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the method

of foreclosing upon a lien set forth in this section shall not be

used for any lien created pursuant to Section 156 of Title 4 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

K. Any person who is induced by means of a check or other form

of written order for immediate payment of money to deliver

possession of a domestic animal on which the person has a lien

created by subsection A of this section, which check or other

written order is dishonored or is not paid when presented, shall

have a lien for the amount thereof upon the personal property. The

person claiming such lien shall, within thirty (30) days from the
r other form

of written order for immediate payment of money to deliver

possession of a domestic animal on which the person has a lien

created by subsection A of this section, which check or other

written order is dishonored or is not paid when presented, shall

have a lien for the amount thereof upon the personal property. The

person claiming such lien shall, within thirty (30) days from the

date of dishonor of the check or other written order for payment of

money, file an Effective Financing Statement pursuant to Sections 1-

9-320.1 through 1-9-320.7 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes or a

financing statement pursuant to Section 1-9-501 of Title 12A of the

Oklahoma Statutes, as applicable to the personal property, along

with a sworn statement that:

1. The check or other written order for immediate payment of

money, copy thereof being attached, was received for feeding,

furnishing feed, or keeping a domestic animal;

2. The check or other written order was not paid; and

3. The uttering of the check or other written order constituted

the means for inducing the person, one possessed of a special lien

created by subsection A of this section upon the described domestic

animal, to deliver up the domestic animal.

L. Any person who renders service to the owner of a domestic

animal by feeding, furnishing feed, or keeping a domestic animal

shall have a lien on such domestic animal pursuant to this section

if such property is removed from the person’s possession, without

such person’s written consent or without payment for such service.

1. The person claiming such lien shall, within thirty (30) days

of such nonauthorized removal, file an Effective Financing Statement

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pursuant to Sections 1-9-320.1 through 1-9-320.7 of Title 12A of the

Oklahoma Statutes or a financing statement pursuant to Section 1-9-

501 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, as applicable to the

personal property, along with a sworn statement including:

a. that services were rendered on or in relation to the

domestic animal by the person claiming the lien,

b. that the domestic animal was in the possession of the

person claiming the lien but the domestic animal was

removed without the person’s consent,

c. an identifying description of the domestic animal on

or in relation to which the service was rendered, and

d. that the debt for the services rendered on or in

relation to the domestic animal was not paid.

Provided, if the unpaid total amount of the debt for

services rendered on or in relation to the domestic

animal is unknown, an approximated amount of the debt

shall be included in the sworn statement. The

approximated debt may be amended within thirty (30)

days of filing to reflect the actual amount of the

debt.

2. The enforcement of the lien shall be within one hundred

twenty (120) days after filing the lien in the manner provided by

law for enforcing the lien of a security agreement and provided that

the lien shall not affect the rights of innocent, intervening

purchasers without notice.