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

The secretary shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the effective administration of this chapter . [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.13 ]

1. Judicial review of the action of the secretary may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . 2. The district court in the county where the violation occurs may enjoin a person from violating this chapter or a regulation prom…

The secretary is hereby authorized to cooperate with all other agencies, federal and state, in order to carry out the effective administration of this chapter . [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.15 ]

1. No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulation thereof, except a…

1. Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter for which no other criminal penalty is provided shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is adulterated, ex…

Every establishment subject to the provisions of this chapter engaged in the slaughter of bovine, porcine, caprine, or ovine animals or farm deer shall slaughter all such animals in an approved humane slaughtering method. For purposes of this section , an approved humane slaughte…

Any person who gives, pays, or offers, directly or indirectly, to any officer or employee of this state authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter or by the regulations of the secretary, any money or other thing of value, with intent to influence said offi…

1. It is the objective of this chapter to provide for meat and poultry products inspection programs that will impose and enforce requirements with respect to intrastate operations and commerce that are at least equal to those imposed and enforced under the federal Meat Inspection…

As used in this chapter except as otherwise specified: 1. “Adulterated” shall apply to any livestock product or poultry product under any one or more of the following circumstances: a. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to…

Inspection shall not be provided under this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of livestock or poultry or the preparation of any livestock products or poultry products which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale…

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter . [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.21 ]

All federal grants to and the federal receipts of this department are hereby appropriated for the purpose set forth in such federal grants or receipts. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.22 ]

1. a. A person shall not operate an establishment without first obtaining a license from the department. b. Paragraph “a” does not apply to any of the following: (1) A food establishment as defined in section 137F.1 . (2) A home food processing establishment as defined in section…

1. In order to accomplish the objective of this chapter , the secretary may exempt the following types of operations from inspection: a. Slaughtering and preparation by any person of livestock and poultry of the person’s own raising exclusively for use by the person and members o…

1. The secretary shall administer this chapter and may appoint a person to act as the secretary’s designee in the administration of this chapter . a. The secretary shall employ veterinarians licensed in the state of Iowa as veterinary inspectors. b. The secretary is also authoriz…

The operator of any establishment shall require all employees of such establishment to have a health examination by a physician or physician assistant and a certified health certificate for each employee shall be kept on file by the operator. The secretary may at any time require…

In order to accomplish the objective stated in section 189A.1A, the secretary may do any of the following: 1. Remove inspectors from any establishment that fails to destroy condemned products as required under section 189A.5, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” . 2. Refuse to provide in…

1. No person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and conspicu…

1. The secretary may require operations at licensed establishments to be conducted during reasonable hours. The owner or operator of each licensed establishment shall keep the secretary informed in advance of intended hours of operation. 2. A charge shall be made for overtime ins…