§ 729.308 - Lien for penalty.

(a) Lien on peanuts. Until the amount of any penalty provided by this part is paid, a lien on the crop of peanuts with respect to which such penalty is incurred, and on any subsequent crops of peanuts subject to poundage quotas in which the person liable for payment of the penalty has an interest, shall be in effect in favor of the United States.

(b) Lien precedence. The lien on the peanuts takes precedence over all claims and attaches at the time the debt is entered on a county claim record in the county FSA office for the county in which the subsequent crop is grown.

(c) List of peanut marketing penalty debts. Each county FSA office shall maintain a list of peanut marketing penalties for which a claim has been established and recorded in such office. The list shall be made available for examination upon written request by any interested person.