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

The department may issue any quarantine order deemed necessary for the control and eradication of brucellosis and the proper enforcement of this chapter . A lot or group of designated animals in which reactors have been disclosed shall be under quarantine along with any designate…

This state is declared to be a brucellosis eradication area. An owner shall allow the owner’s designated animals to be tested when ordered by the department or a representative of the department. The owner shall confine and restrain the designated animal in a suitable place so th…

Before being slaughtered, quarantined bovine animals shall be appraised at their cash value for dairy and breeding purposes by the owner and a representative of the department, a representative of the United States department of agriculture, or by the owner and both of the repres…

1. The owner of a bovine animal shall be indemnified for the bovine animal as provided in this section . The department shall certify the claim of the owner for the bovine animal slaughtered in accordance with this chapter . An infected bovine animal herd may be completely depopu…

All moneys appropriated by the state for carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the department for the payment of the indemnity, salaries, and other necessary expenses. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §164.20; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.22 ] 97 Acts, ch…

The department to every extent practical shall enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide that designated animals which are covered by certificates of vaccination in this state and other states may be transported and sold in interstate commerce between this sta…

Native female bovine animals of any breed between the ages of four months and twelve months may be officially vaccinated for brucellosis according to procedures approved by the United States department of agriculture. Native female designated animals other than bovine animals may…

1. The department shall provide requirements for tagging designated animals which are received for sale or shipment to a slaughtering establishment. a. Bovine animals two years of age and older received for sale or shipment to a slaughtering establishment shall be identified with…

A person guilty of violating a provision of this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C66, §164.30; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.31 ] 97 Acts, ch 124, §25 Referred to in §164.30

1. The department may adopt rules as provided in chapter 17A relating to the official testing of designated animals, the disposal by segregation and quarantine or slaughter of condemned designated animals, the operation of state-approved premises, the disinfection of the premises…

Upon request by the owner for a departmental inspection of the owner’s designated animals for brucellosis, the department may designate a veterinarian to make an inspection of the designated animals. If authorized by the department, the veterinarian may conduct an official test o…

The expense for an inspection and official test of a designated animal other than for bovine animals shall be borne by the owner. If the designated animal is a bovine animal, and the owner agrees to comply with and carry out the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted by…

A veterinarian or the department shall provide a report to the owner of a designated animal showing the results of an official test conducted by a veterinarian. The report may be a copy of a test chart. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §164.5, 164.6; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.7 ] 97…

A designated animal purchased at an auction market may be officially tested on the auction market premises, in the new owner’s name at the owner’s request and expense. This official test must be made within twenty-four hours from the time of sale. If the test discloses reactors, …

The department may order a retest of designated animals at any time, if the department determines that a retest is necessary. In case of reactors, one retest shall be granted the owner of the designated animals by the department upon the request of the owner or owner’s veterinari…

The department is authorized to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture for the purpose of eradicating tuberculosis from the dairy and beef breeds of cattle in the state. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2665; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.1 ] 20…

The department may at any time, on its own motion, make an examination of any herd. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2675; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.10 ] 2025 Acts, ch 156, §36 Section amended

All records pertaining to animals infected with tuberculosis shall be open for public inspection and the department shall furnish such information relative thereto as may be requested. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2676; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.11 ]

The department shall establish rules for determining when a herd of cattle, tested and maintained under the provisions of this chapter , the laws of the United States, and the rules of the department and regulations of the United States department of agriculture, shall be conside…

The department shall have control of the sale, distribution, and use of all tuberculin in the state, and shall formulate rules for its distribution and use. Only a licensed veterinarian shall apply a tuberculin test to cattle within this state. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2678; C46, …

The department may appoint one or more accredited veterinarians as inspectors for each county and one or more persons as assistants to such inspectors. Such inspectors, with the assistance of such person or persons, shall test the breeding cattle subject to test, as provided in t…

An accredited veterinarian is one who has successfully passed an examination set by the department and the United States department of agriculture and may make tuberculin tests of accredited herds of cattle under the uniform methods and rules governing accredited herd work which …

The department may furnish each inspector with the necessary tuberculin and other material, not including instruments and utensils, necessary to make the tests provided for in this chapter . [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2681; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.16 ]

An inspector shall receive compensation for such testing as determined by the department. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2682; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.17 ] For expenses related to the use of an automobile, see §70A.9 et seq.

1. An Iowa animal disease prevention 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 to and obtained o…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. 2. “Certificate of veterinary inspection” or “certificate” means the same as defined in section 163.2 . 2004 Acts, ch 1163, §20 Further defin…

1. The state of Iowa is declared to be and is established as an accredited area for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis from the dairy and breeding cattle of the state. It shall be the duty of the department to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in all of the counties of the state …

Every owner of dairy or breeding cattle in the state shall permit the owner’s cattle to be tested for tuberculosis as provided in this chapter , and shall confine the cattle in a proper place so that the examination and test can be applied. If the owner refuses to so confine the …

Any owner of dairy or breeding cattle in the state who prevents, hinders, obstructs, or refuses to allow a veterinarian authorized by the department to conduct such tests for tuberculosis on the owner’s cattle, shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [S13, §2538-s; C24, 2…

1. The cattle owned by any owner who violates the provisions of this chapter , or which have reacted to the tuberculin test, shall be quarantined by the department until the law is complied with. When such quarantine is established no beef or dairy products shall be sold from cat…

Before any action is commenced under section 165.27 , upon request of the secretary of agriculture, the board of supervisors of any county shall cause such owner to be served with a written notice of the provisions of this chapter , at least fifteen days before the commencement o…

Before being tested, such animals shall be appraised at their cash value for breeding, dairy, or beef purposes by the owner and a representative of the department, or a representative of the United States department of agriculture, or by the owner and both of such representatives…

The secretary of agriculture may order a retest of any dairy or breeding cattle at any time when, in the secretary’s opinion, it is necessary to do so, and shall, once in three years, order the tuberculin testing of any cattle to conform to and comply with the regulations of the …

Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of section 165.32 shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C31, 35, §2704-c1; C39, § 2704.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.33 ]

The township trustees in such county are hereby constituted the animal board of health in their respective townships and they shall by April 1 of each year and at such other times as they shall deem advisable, make a survey and report to the department all breeding cattle brought…

No dairy or breeding cattle shall be shipped, driven on foot, or transported, into the state of Iowa, except upon one of the following conditions: 1. That such cattle come from a herd which has been officially accredited as a tuberculosis-free accredited herd by the state from wh…

If, after such examination, tubercular animals are found, the department shall have authority to order such disposition of them as it considers most desirable and economical. If the department deems that a due regard for the public health warrants it, it may enter into a written …

Any animal retained, under section 165.4 , by the owner for ninety days after it has been adjudged infected with tuberculosis shall not be made the basis of any claim for compensation against the state. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2670; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81…

The pedigree of purebred cattle shall be proved by certificate of registry from the herdbooks where registered. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2672; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.7 ]

The department in making examinations of cattle shall give priority to applications by owners for the testing of dairy cattle from which are sold, or are offered for sale, in cities milk or milk products in liquid or condensed form. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2674; C46, 50, 54, 58, …

1. “Concentration point” means a location or facility where cattle are assembled for purposes of sale or resale for feeding, breeding, or slaughtering, and where contact may occur between groups of cattle from various sources. “Concentration point” includes a public stockyard, au…

The provisions of this chapter , including departmental rules adopted pursuant to this chapter , shall be administered and enforced by the department. The department may assess and collect civil penalties against persons in violation of this chapter as provided in section 165A.5 …

The department shall adopt rules providing methods and procedures to determine whether cattle are infected, which may include detection and analysis of Johne’s disease using techniques approved by the United States department of agriculture. 2001 Acts, ch 101, §3 ; 2012 Acts, ch …

Cattle infected with Johne’s disease shall be accompanied by an owner-shipper statement. A person shall not sell infected cattle other than directly to a slaughtering establishment, or to a concentration point for sale directly to a slaughtering establishment, for immediate slaug…

1. A person violating a provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of at least one hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars. The proceeding to assess a civil penalty shall be conducted as a contested ca…

1. “Concentration point” means a location or facility where poultry originating from the same or different sources are assembled for any purpose. However, a concentration point does not include an animal feeding operation as defined in section 459.102 if the poultry are provided …