Iowa Administrative Code

in purchasing food locally grown or produced by Iowa farmers to serve in school meals or as snacks. [ARC 6217C, IAB 2/23/22, effective 3/30/22]

“Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. “Food product” means a perishable or nonperishable product derived from processing a food commodity to be fit for human consumption, including but not limited to cuts of meat, poultry, or fish; shelled aquatic…

register with the department each school year. A school may apply to the department at any time during the school year. [ARC 6217C, IAB 2/23/22, effective 3/30/22]

51.4(1) Schools may be reimbursed for the purchase of a food product if either of the following applies: a. The food product was produced by a farm source located in this state. b. If the school district shares a border with another state, or the school is part of a school distri…

51.5(1) Participating schools or districts must submit a request for reimbursement to the department, and proof of purchase must be provided at that time. 51.5(2) The department will reimburse $1 for every $3 spent by the school or school district, up to $1,000, as funds are avai…

“Department” means the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship. “Food item” means any of the following: 1. A perishable item derived from an agricultural commodity, or processed from an agricultural commodity, that is fit for human consumption. 2. Honey produced from …

52.2(1) Authority of determination. The department has the sole authority in determining the eligibility of a product for participation in the program. 52.2(2) General product qualifications. Except as specified in this chapter, products must meet or exceed the following criteria…

“Agreement” means a contract for financial assistance under the program describing the terms on which the financial assistance is to be provided. “Applicant” means a person applying for assistance under the program. This includes but is not limited to an individual, business, agr…

52.21(1) Eligible applicants. To be eligible for a grant under the program, an applicant shall meet all of the following requirements: a. Be an individual, business, agricultural cooperative, nonprofit organization, or local government. b. Be in good standing with the state of Io…

52.22(1) The department will establish a uniform application process and make information about applying available on its website. 52.22(2) Applications will only be accepted during the times established by the department. Late submissions will not be accepted. An individual, bus…

52.23(1) Application scoring. A scoring committee will be established by the department to evaluate applications on a scale of 0 to 100. Projects receiving a score below 70 will not be considered. 52.23(2) Scoring criteria. The department will use the following criteria to evalua…

agreement has been executed between the applicant and the department and all applicable conditions for disbursement have been met, including the submission of documentation pertaining to the eligible expenditures. Disbursement of funds under the agreement will be on a reimburseme…

DAIRY INNOVATION PROGRAM

52.3(1) Application requirement. Persons interested in becoming a member in the choose Iowa promotional program shall do so by making application to the department. New applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year. 52.3(2) Application review and compliance verifi…

be charged at the following rates: Producer $100 Processor $100 Wholesaler/distributor $100 Retailer $100 Supporting organization $100 [ARC 6552C, IAB 10/5/22, effective 11/9/22; ARC 7037C, IAB 5/31/23, effective 7/5/23]…

“Agreement” means a contract for financial assistance under the program describing the terms on which the financial assistance is to be provided. “Applicant” means a person applying for assistance under the program. This includes but is not limited to an individual or business. “…

52.42(1) Eligible businesses. The department has the sole authority in determining the eligibility of an applicant for participation in the program. To be eligible for a grant under the dairy innovation program, an applicant shall meet all the eligibility requirements in Iowa Cod…

52.43(1) The department will establish a uniform application process and make information about applying available on its website. 52.43(2) Applications will only be accepted during the times established by the department. Late submissions will not be accepted. 52.43(3) An applic…

52.44(1) Application scoring. A scoring committee will be established by the department to evaluate applications with a score of 0 to 100. Projects receiving a score below 60 will not be considered. 52.44(2) Scoring criteria. The department will use the following criteria to eval…

52.45(1) Agreement terms. An agreement shall not be for more than one year. The department, in its sole discretion, may grant an extension, not to exceed three months, if the department determines extenuating circumstances are likely to delay or have delayed the completion of the…

agreement has been executed between the recipient and the department and all the applicable conditions for disbursement have been met, including the submission of documentation pertaining to the eligible expenditures. Disbursement of funds under the agreement will be on a reimbur…

to examine any records or materials necessary to ensure compliance with these rules. [ARC 7127C, IAB 12/13/23, effective 1/17/24] This division is intended to implement 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2560. [Filed ARC 6552C (Notice ARC 6433C, IAB 7/27/22), IAB 10/5/22, effective 11/9/…

labels, flyers, promotional materials, or any other materials that will be viewed by the public must submit a proof of text and design to the department for approval. Requests for approval must be submitted to the department not less than five working days prior to the proposed d…

Iowa logo meet the qualification criteria as set forth in this chapter. Self-certification is subject to verification through the application and compliance processes. [ARC 6552C, IAB 10/5/22, effective 11/9/22]

52.7(1) Authority of department. The department may enter upon the premises of any member to examine any records or materials necessary to ensure compliance with these rules. 52.7(2) Random compliance inspection. The department may annually perform random compliance inspections. …

membership privileges. [ARC 6552C, IAB 10/5/22, effective 11/9/22]

This division is intended to implement Iowa Code section 159.29 as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2581. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE GRANT PROGRAM

“Class A noxious weed for eradication” means a noxious weed determined by the department to be the highest priority for eradication of existing infestations and prevention of new infestations. “Class B noxious weed for control” means a noxious weed determined by the department to…

Lythrum virgatum that are sterile or nonaggressive and can be sold for planting in ornamental gardens. 1. Rose queen. 2. The rocket. 3. Morden pink. 4. Morden gleam. 5. Morden rose. 6. Dropmore purple. 7. Columbia pink. Any person selling or offering for sale any or all of the ab…

rule 21—58.2(317) shall retain in the person’s possession records on the inventory of such varieties acquired, sold, or retained by the person. These records shall include the identity and address of the supplier of any of the varieties. These records shall be retained for a peri…

58.4(1) Class A noxious weeds for eradication. The following weed is included: a. Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). b. Reserved. 58.4(2) Class B noxious weeds for control. The following weeds are included: a. Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). b. Teasel (Dipsacus spp.) biennia…

“Agency.” In lieu of the words “(official or body issuing these rules)” insert “department of agriculture and land stewardship”.

6.10(1) Defined. “Routine use” means the disclosure of a record without the consent of the subject or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by statute other than the public reco…

6.11(1) Consent to disclosure by a subject individual. To the extent permitted by law, the subject may consent in writing to agency disclosure of confidential records as provided in rule 6.7(17A,22). 6.11(2) Complaints to public officials. A letter from a subject of a confidentia…

6.12(1) The subject of a confidential record may file a written request to review confidential records about that person as provided in rule 6.6(17A,22). However, the agency need not release the following records to the subject: a. The identity of a person providing information t…

6.13(1) General. Agency records are open for public inspection and copying unless otherwise provided by rule or law. 6.13(2) Confidential records. The following records may be withheld from public inspection. Records are listed by category, according to the legal basis for withho…

personally identifiable information which is collected, maintained, and retrieved by the agency by personal identifier in record systems as defined in rule 6.1(17A,22). For each record system, this rule describes the legal authority for the collection of that information, the mea…

agency other than record systems as defined in rule 6.1(17A,22). These records are routinely available to the public. However, the agency’s files of these records may contain confidential information as discussed in rule 6.13(17A,22). The records listed may contain information ab…

permit the comparison of personally identifiable information in one record system with personally identifiable information in another record system.

Notwithstanding any statutory confidentiality provision, the department may share information with the child support recovery unit or with the centralized collection unit of the department of revenue through manual or automated means for the sole purpose of identifying licensees …

6.3(1) Location of record. In lieu of the words “(insert agency head)” insert “secretary of agriculture”. In lieu of the words “(insert agency name and address)” insert “the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319”. 6.…

records. In lieu of the words “(designate office)” insert “the secretary of agriculture”.

6.9(1) Open records are routinely disclosed without the consent of the subject. 6.9(2) To the extent allowed by law, disclosure of confidential records may occur without the consent of the subject. Following are instances where disclosure, if lawful, will generally occur without …

birds and exhibition poultry. 60.1(1) For the purpose of assisting the state of Iowa in maintaining its pullorum-typhoid free status, the secretary adopts the provisions of §§145.23(b)(3)(i) through (vii), 145.33(b)(3)(i) through (vii), 145.43(b)(3)(i) through (vi), and 145.53(b)…

engage in the business of custom hatching, producing baby chicks and other baby domestic fowls under six weeks of age, for sale in this state or of offering them for sale or selling them within this state, the applicant shall comply with the following requirements: 60.2(1) Applic…

that comply with the following requirements of the Iowa state department of agriculture and land stewardship. 60.3(1) For the purpose of assisting the state of Iowa in maintaining its “U.S. mycoplasma gallisepticum clean state status,” the secretary adopts the provisions of §§145…

includes egg-type chickens, meat-type chickens, turkeys, domestic waterfowl, domestic game birds, and exhibition poultry. All exhibitions which include the exhibition of poultry must be registered with and approved by the state veterinarian at least 30 days prior to the exhibitio…

business of disposing of the bodies of dead animals without first obtaining a license to do so in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided in Iowa Code chapter 167. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 167.2.

filed with the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship. All tanks, vats, pipes, drains, valves, etc., shall be shown in detail. A separate drawing or blueprint of the covered or underground portion of the construction shall be included with these plans. Any alteration…

of the bodies of dead animals unless it conforms to the following specifications: 61.12(1) The building must be provided with concrete or cement floors or some other nonabsorbent material and provided with good drainage and be thoroughly sanitary. 61.12(2) All cooking vats or tan…