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

As used in this part , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Animal” means any livestock or agricultural animal as defined in section 717A.1 . 2. “Interested person” means the owner of an animal; a person caring for the animal, if different from the owner of the animal; or a…

1. This section shall apply to all swine moved interstate and intrastate, except swine moved directly to slaughter or to a livestock market for sale directly to a slaughtering establishment for immediate slaughter. 2. When used in this subchapter : a. “Dealer” means any person wh…

1. As used in this section, “exhibition” means an exhibit, demonstration, show, or competition involving swine which occurs as follows: a. As part of an event on the Iowa state fairgrounds under the control of the Iowa state fair authority under chapter 173 . b. A fair event unde…

1. “Feral swine” means any swine running at large. 2. A person shall not knowingly release swine to become feral swine. 3. Upon discovery of feral swine on public or private property, the department may destroy or order the destruction of the feral swine. However, the department …

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a positive means of identifying all boars, sows and stags purchased for slaughter on their arrival at the first point of concentration after such sale. The purpose of such swine identification program is to facilitate eradication of …

1. “Livestock dealer, livestock market operator, or stockyard operator” means any person engaged in the business of buying for resale, or selling, or exchanging swine as a principal or agent, or one who claims to be so engaged, but does not include the owner or operator of a farm…

1. All boars, sows and stags received for sale or shipment to slaughter by a livestock dealer, livestock market operator or stockyard operator shall be identified at the first point of concentration by such dealer or operator by application of a slap tattoo or other identificatio…

1. The slap tattoo or other means of identification required by section 163.36 shall be in accordance with regulations of the department. 2. Each person required by section 163.36 to identify animals shall record such identification on forms specified and furnished by the departm…

1. The department may provide veterinary emergency preparedness and response services necessary to prevent or control a serious threat to the public health, public safety, or the state’s economy caused by the transmission of disease among animals. The services may include measure…

1. A foreign animal disease preparedness and response fund is created in the state treasury under the control and management of the department. 2. The fund shall include moneys appropriated by the general assembly credited to the fund. The fund may include other moneys available …

1. The department shall develop and establish a foreign animal disease preparedness and response strategy for use by the department in order to prevent, control, or eradicate the transmission of foreign animal diseases among populations of animals. The strategy may be part of the…

1. a. The department may seize one or more abandoned animals pursuant to an authorization providing emergency measures to prevent or control the transmission of an infectious or contagious disease among any population or species of animals. b. The authorization must be any of the…

1. a. The department shall file a petition with the district court for the disposition of an animal seized pursuant to section 163.3D as soon as practicable. b. The court shall notify the department and all interested persons of the dispositional proceeding in a manner determined…

1. A person shall not interfere with an official act of the department taken in the performance of a duty to prevent or control the transmission of an infectious or contagious disease among a population or species of animals, if the official act is authorized as part of any of th…

The secretary or the secretary’s designee may appoint one or more veterinarians licensed pursuant to chapter 169 in each county as assistant veterinarians. The secretary may also appoint one or more special assistants as may be necessary in cases of emergency, including as provid…

Assistant veterinarians shall have power, under the direction of the department, to perform all acts necessary to carry out the provisions of law relating to infectious and contagious diseases among animals, and shall be furnished by the department with the necessary supplies and…

As used in this subchapter : 1. “Breeding bull” means a male animal of dairy or beef bovine genus used for breeding purposes. 2. “Lease” when used as a verb means to physically deliver a breeding bull pursuant to a lease agreement. 3. “Licensee” means a person required to obtain …

1. A person shall not engage in the business of leasing a breeding bull without having obtained a license issued by the department and registering each breeding bull with the department as provided in section 163.42 . The license may be obtained upon completing an application for…

The department shall issue to each licensee a tag or an identifying mark if the lessor desires this method of identification, for each breeding bull to be leased by the licensee. Each tag or identifying mark shall have an identification number which shall be a permanent identific…

1. A person shall not be a party to a lease of a breeding bull within this state in which the lessor is a licensee, unless the breeding bull is accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. For the purposes of this section , a breeding bull is leased within this state if…

The licensee shall maintain records of each lease of a breeding bull. The records shall contain the name and address of the person to whom a breeding bull is leased, the date of each lease, and a description and the identification number of the breeding bull involved. A lessee or…

The department of agriculture and land stewardship may refuse to issue or renew and may suspend or revoke a license issued under this subchapter for any violation of the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted relating to the leasing of a breeding bull. [C79, 81, §163.45 ]…

The owner of a breeding bull located within this state shall not sell the semen from that bull for the purpose of artificial insemination unless the owner is in possession of a certificate of veterinary inspection signed and issued by a licensed veterinarian within six months bef…

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to 4-H or future farmers of America organizations engaged in breeding programs. [C79, 81, §163.47 ] 95 Acts, ch 67, §13 ; 2001 Acts, ch 136, §9

Assistant veterinarians shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations to appraisers acting under this and the following chapters of this subtitle. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2647; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163.5 ] 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §34 Analogous pro…

1. The department may establish security measures in order to control outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in this state, including by providing for the prevention, suppression, and eradication of foot and mouth disease. In administering and enforcing this section , the department…

1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship unless the United States department of agriculture is otherwise specified. b. “Slaughtering establishment” means a person engaged in the bu…

1. The department shall establish, by rule, civil penalties which may be administratively or judicially assessed. The attorney general shall cooperate with the department in the assessment and collection of civil penalties. 2. Except as provided in subsection 3 , a person violati…

The department or the attorney general acting on behalf of the department may apply to the district court for injunctive relief in order to restrain a person from acting in violation of this chapter . In order to obtain injunctive relief, the department shall not be required to p…

The rules adopted by the department regarding interstate shipments of animals shall not be in conflict with the rules of the United States department of agriculture, unless there is an outbreak of a malignant contagious disease in any locality, state, or territory, in which event…

The assistant veterinarians appointed under this chapter shall enforce all rules of the department, and in so doing may call to their assistance any peace officer. [S13, §2538-s; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2650; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163.8 ]

The dean of the veterinary college of the Iowa state university of science and technology is authorized to use the equipment and facilities of the college in assisting the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter . [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2651; C46, 50, 54, 58, 6…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is licensed by the state in which the veterinarian practices, is approved by the department of agriculture and land stewardship or the livestock sanitary authority of that state, and is accredited by …

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder by the department of agriculture and land stewardship shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163A.10 ]

If the owner requests the department to inspect and test breeding swine for brucellosis, and agrees to comply with the rules made by the department under section 163A.9 , the department may designate a veterinarian to make an inspection and test, with the expense to be paid as pr…

1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , breeding swine four months of age and over, entering this state for breeding or exhibition purposes, shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin. The certificate shall show…

Any breeding swine four months of age and over for exhibition within this state shall meet all requirements for exhibition purposes. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163A.6 ] 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §31

All swine showing a positive reaction to the brucellosis test shall be tagged in the left ear with a reactor identification tag and moved to slaughter on such form as shall be designated by the department within a thirty-day period from the date of test. The herd of origin shall …

Swine from herds under quarantine may be moved to slaughter on a form designated for this purpose and issued by the department or an accredited veterinarian. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163A.8 ]

The department may make and adopt reasonable rules for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter . [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163A.9 ] Referred to in §163A.12

As used in this chapter : 1. “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate. 2. “Bovine animal” means bison or cattle. 3. “Certificate of veterinary inspection” or “certificate” means the same as defined in section 163.2 . 4. “Class free state” means there has been no known brucellosis in …

A report of tests conducted by a laboratory under this chapter shall be made in writing to the department within seven days immediately following the completion of the tests. The department shall supply forms for the report. The report shall be signed by the director of the labor…

A designated animal subjected to an official test shall be plainly and permanently marked for identification in a manner authorized by the department. Native grade bovine carrying the calfhood vaccination and calves vaccinated after importation from other states shall be tattooed…

A designated animal which is quarantined as a result of a test for brucellosis shall be plainly and permanently marked for identification by a veterinarian making the test in a manner authorized by the department and to the extent applicable by the United States department of agr…

An owner shall not sell or transfer ownership of a designated animal, allow the commingling of designated animals belonging to two or more owners, or allow the commingling of designated animals with other designated animals under feeder quarantine on a state-approved premises, un…

1. Female designated animals other than female bovine animals, which are under an age established by the department, and female bovine animals over six months and under eighteen months of age, may enter the state for feeding purposes to be consigned to a state-approved premises u…