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      Sec. 42a-9-302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens. While farm products are located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of an agricultural lien on the farm products.

      (1959, P.A. 133, S. 9-302; 1961, P.A. 116, S. 11; 573, S. 4; 1963, P.A. 650, S. 2; P.A. 76-369, S. 18; P.A. 79-435, S. 48; P.A. 85-246, S. 21; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11, S. 29, 70; P.A. 97-182, S. 59; P.A. 01-132, S. 22.)

      History: 1961 acts amended Subsec. (4) for conformity with motor vehicle certificate of title act and added Subsec. (5); 1963 act specified that article provisions do not apply to "a security interest in property in the state of Connecticut created pursuant to chapter 128"; P.A. 76-369 amended Subsec. (1) to delete exception re purchase money security interest in farm equipment with purchase price of $2500 or less, unless equipment is a fixture under Sec. 42a-9-313 or a motor vehicle which must be licensed, inserting in its stead exception re security interest created by assignment of beneficial interest in trust or estate, to clarify Subdiv. (d), to delete contract rights in Subdiv. (e) and to add Subdiv. (g), deleted former Subsecs. (3) and (4) which excepted security interests in property in this or other states from filing requirements under certain circumstances and which outlined perfection of security interest in certain vehicles, inserting new Subsecs. (3) and (4) in their stead; P.A. 79-435 included "securities as provided in section 42a-8-321" in Subsec. (1)(f); P.A. 85-246 deleted reference to street railway company in Subsec. (5); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 amended Subsec. (1)(f) to replace reference to Sec. 42a-4-208 with Sec. 42a-4-210; P.A. 97-182 amended Subsec. (1) to add "certificated securities" in Subdiv. (b), delete in Subdiv. (f) a reference to a security interest "in securities as provided in Sec. 42a-8-321" and add Subdiv. (h) re a security interest in investment property which is perfected without filing under Sec. 42a-9-115 or 42a-9-116; P.A. 01-132 replaced former provisions re when filing is required to perfect a security interest and security interests to which the filing provisions of this article do not apply with provisions re the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of an agricultural lien on farm products.