Title V, AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)

The department is empowered to make and promulgate rules necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter . [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166A.13 ]

Any person, firm or partnership or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166A.14 ]

1. A person shall not act as a dealer unless the person obtains a license issued by the department. The license fee is ten dollars. A license expires on the first day of the second July following date of issue. An initial license shall be numbered and any subsequent or renewed li…

Any person engaging in, or claiming to be in, the business of a dealer without obtaining a license may be restrained by injunction, and shall pay all costs made necessary by such procedure. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166A.3 ]

All breeding and feeding sheep offered for sale or exchange or otherwise moved or released from any premises, vehicle, or conveyance, shall, within ten days prior to exchange, release, or movement, be treated in an approved manner under the supervision of the department or the an…

Market operators and dealers in sheep shall use satisfactory treatment, approved by the department. Market operators and dealers shall maintain records which show the true origin of the sheep including name and address of the seller or consignor, number, date of receipt, date of …

Animals may be sold for slaughter without treatment. Sheep when inspected at the market or dealer’s premises and found free of scabies or no known exposure thereto, may be sold for slaughter purposes without treatment if consigned directly and immediately on a slaughter affidavit…

1. Sheep found to be infected with or exposed to scabies shall be immediately treated, as directed by and under the supervision of the department, at owner’s expense. Such sheep shall remain under quarantine until released by the department, except that sheep infected with or exp…

When all flocks of sheep within a county have been inspected by a representative of the department and are found to be free of scabies, the department may certify the county as a “scabies-free area.” [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166A.9 ]