Part 6 — Special Seizure Mechanisms
52 Agricultural products
products, the following applies:
(a) an agency may seize grow ing crops of an enforcement
debtor;
(b) a growing crop must not be sold until it has been harvested;
(c) an agency has the same rights and duties as the enforcement
debtor regarding the sale of seized agricultural products
under any applicable marketing legislation or plan;
(d) unless the enforcement debt or undertakes to harvest a seized
crop, an agency may require the instructing creditor to
provide security for the payment of any harvesting expenses
that may be incurred by the agency;
(e) if the instructing creditor does not provide the requested
security, the agency may release the crop from seizure;
(f) any harvesting or marketing expenses incurred by an agency
in connection with a seized crop are a first charge on and
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payable out of the proceeds of the crop in priority to any
other claim or right in the property including any security
interest, lien, charge, encumbrance, mortgage or assignment
whether arising pursuant to a statute or otherwise;
(g) the benefit of the charge referred to in clause (f) extends to
an enforcement creditor who has paid the harvesting
expenses incurred by an agency.
1994 cC-10.5 s52