Section 9--324. Priority of Purchase-money Security Interests. (a) General rule: purchase-money  priority.  Except  as  otherwise  provided in subsection (g), a perfected purchase-money security interest  in  goods  other  than  inventory  or  livestock  has  priority  over  a  conflicting  security  interest  in  the  same  goods,  and,  except  as  otherwise provided in Section 9--327, a perfected security  interest  in  its  identifiable  proceeds  also  has  priority,  if the purchase-money  security interest is perfected when the debtor  receives  possession  of  the collateral or within 20 days thereafter. (b) Inventory  purchase-money  priority. Subject to subsection (c) and  except  as  otherwise  provided in subsection (g), a perfected  purchase-money  security  interest  in  inventory  has  priority  over a  conflicting security interest in the same inventory, has priority over a  conflicting  security  interest  in  chattel  paper  or  an instrument  constituting  proceeds  of  the inventory and in proceeds of the chattel  paper, if so provided  in  Section  9--330,  and,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  Section  9--327,  also  has  priority in identifiable cash  proceeds of the inventory to the extent the identifiable  cash  proceeds  are received on or before the delivery of the inventory to a buyer, if: (1) the  purchase-money  security  interest is perfected when the debtor receives possession of the inventory; (2) the  purchase-money  secured  party  sends  an  authenticated notification  to  the  holder  of  the  conflicting  security interest; (3) the holder of the conflicting security interest receives  the notification  within  five  years  before the debtor receives possession of the inventory; and (4) the  notification  states  that  the person sending the notification  has  or  expects  to  acquire  a purchase-money security interest in inventory of the  debtor  and  describes the inventory. (c) Holders of conflicting  inventory  security  interests  to  be  notified.  Subsections (b)(2) through (4) apply only if  the  holder  of  the  conflicting  security  interest  had  filed  a  financing statement  covering the same types of inventory: (1) if the  purchase-money  security  interest  is  perfected  by filing, before the date of the filing; or (2) if the  purchase-money  security  interest  is  temporarily perfected  without  filing  or possession under Section 9--312(f), before the  beginning  of  the  20-day  period thereunder. (d) Livestock purchase-money priority. Subject to subsection  (e)  and  except as otherwise provided in subsection  (g),  a  perfected  purchase-money security interest in livestock that are farm products has  priority over a conflicting security interest  in  the  same  livestock,  and,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  Section  9--327,  a perfected  security  interest  in  their  identifiable  proceeds  and  identifiable  products in their unmanufactured states also has priority, if: (1) the  purchase-money  security  interest is perfected when the debtor receives possession of the livestock; (2) the  purchase-money  secured  party  sends  an  authenticated notification  to  the  holder  of  the  conflicting  security interest; (3) the holder of the conflicting security interest receives  the notification  within  six  months  before the debtor receives possession of the livestock; and (4) the  notification  states  that  the person sending the notification  has  or  expects  to  acquire  a purchase-moneysecurity interest in livestock of the  debtor  and  describes the livestock. (e) Holders of conflicting  livestock  security  interests  to  be  notified.  Subsections (d)(2) through (4) apply only if  the  holder  of  the  conflicting  security  interest  had  filed  a  financing statement  covering the same types of livestock: (1) if the  purchase-money  security  interest  is  perfected  by filing, before the date of the filing; or (2) if the  purchase-money  security  interest  is  temporarily perfected  without  filing  or possession under Section 9--312(f), before the  beginning  of  the  20-day  period thereunder. (f) Software purchase-money priority. Except as otherwise provided  in  subsection (g), a perfected purchase-money security interest in software  has priority over  a  conflicting  security  interest  in  the  same  collateral, and, except as  otherwise  provided  in  Section  9--327,  a  perfected  security  interest  in  its  identifiable  proceeds  also has  priority, to the extent that the purchase-money security interest in the  goods in which the software was acquired for use  has  priority  in  the  goods and proceeds of the goods under this section. (g) Conflicting  purchase-money  security  interests. If more than one  security interest qualifies for priority in the  same  collateral  under  subsection (a), (b), (d), or (f): (1) a security interest securing an obligation incurred as all or part  of  the  price  of  the  collateral has priority over a security interest securing an obligation incurred  for  value given to enable the debtor to acquire rights in or the use of collateral; and (2) in all  other  cases,  Section  9--322(a)  applies  to  the qualifying security interests.