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

A person shall not move swine through a concentration point, except as provided in this section . 1. For swine from a noninfected herd, the swine may be moved through any concentration point. All of the following shall apply: a. Breeding swine must be kept separate and apart from…

1. Swine from an infected herd shall not be displayed or shown at any exhibition. 2. Animals infected shall not be shown or displayed at an exhibition. 3. Rules controlling exhibition movement requirements may be adopted by the department in addition to the requirements of this s…

1. A person shall not use, sell, or distribute or offer to sell or distribute a pseudorabies immunization product within the state unless the products are approved by the secretary. However, the secretary shall approve a pseudorabies immunization product for purposes of product r…

1. The owner of a known infected herd shall furnish to the department all of the following information: a. A list of sources of feeder pigs or breeding swine during the preceding twelve months. b. A list of sales of feeder pigs or breeding swine during the preceding twelve months…

1. The provisions of this chapter including departmental rules adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the department. 2. Except as provided in this subsection , a person violating a provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this cha…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Approved premises” means a dry lot facility located in an area with confirmed cases of pseudorabies infection, which is certified by the department to receive, feed, and move or relocate infected swine as provid…

The department shall periodically determine the prevalence of pseudorabies in each county in a manner and according to procedures established by rules adopted by the department. 97 Acts, ch 183, §7, 13

1. All tests under this chapter must be taken by a test administered by a licensed veterinarian. Test samples are to be collected by or under the direction of the department and a licensed veterinarian. If the test is determined by a laboratory located outside the state of Iowa, …

In administering the pseudorabies eradication program, the department shall regulate noninfected herds as follows: 1. A qualified negative herd must be certified, recertified, and maintained as follows: a. The herd shall be certified when all breeding swine have reacted negativel…

An infected herd which is not quarantined under section 166D.9 , shall either adopt a herd cleanup plan or a feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan. 1. a. A herd cleanup plan shall apply to a herd if feeder pigs are not moved from the herd. The plan shall provide for one of the …

1. Swine which are part of a quarantined herd shall only be moved by restricted movement in accordance with section 166D.10A . 2. A herd shall be released from quarantine when no animal, including livestock, on the premises shows clinical symptoms of pseudorabies. In addition one…

This chapter shall not apply to licensed slaughterhouses, or to the disposal, by licensed slaughterhouses, of the bodies of animals, or any part thereof, slaughtered for human food. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2744; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.1 ]

Each place for the carrying on of said business shall, to the satisfaction of the department, be provided with floors constructed of concrete, or some other nonabsorbent material, adequate drainage, be thoroughly sanitary, and adapted to carrying on the business. This section sha…

The following requirements shall be observed in the disposal of such bodies: 1. Cooking vats or tanks shall be airtight, except proper escapes for live steam. 2. Steam shall be so disposed of as not to cause unnecessary annoyance or create a nuisance. 3. The skinning and dismembe…

The department shall make such reasonable rules for the carrying on and conducting of such business as it may deem advisable, and all persons engaging in such business shall comply therewith. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2756; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.13 ]…

The department shall inspect each place licensed under this chapter at least once each year, and as often as it deems necessary, and shall see that the licensee conducts the business in conformity to this chapter and the rules made by the department. For a failure or refusal by a…

1. A person required to be licensed under section 167.4 shall transport a whole or part of an animal carcass or offal material according to requirements adopted by departmental rule. a. The delivery vehicle’s container used for loading and transporting the carcass or offal materi…

Vehicles when loaded with the carcass of an animal which has died of disease shall be driven directly to the place of disposal or transfer, except that the driver in so driving may stop on the highway for other like carcasses, but the driver shall not drive into the yard or upon …

The driver or owner of a vehicle used in conveying animals which said driver or owner has reason to believe died of disease, shall, immediately after unloading said animals, cause the bed, box, tank or other container of such vehicle, the wheels thereof, all canvas and covers, th…

1. A person who has been caring for or who owns an animal that has died shall not allow the carcass to lie about the person’s premises. The carcass shall be disposed of within a reasonable time after death by composting, cooking, burying, or burning, as provided in this chapter ,…

A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The person may be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. However,…

No person shall engage in the business of disposing of the bodies of dead animals without first obtaining a license for that purpose from the department. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2745; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.2 ]

The expense attending the inspection provided for in this chapter shall be paid from any unappropriated funds in the state treasury. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2763; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.20 ]

The department is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements in behalf of this state with any one or more of the states adjacent to this state, providing for permits to be issued to rendering plants located in either state to transport carcasses to their plants over public hi…

1. As used in this section “chronic wasting disease” means the same as defined in section 170.1 . 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection , a person licensed under this chapter shall not transport the carcass of a deer or elk into this state if the carcass originates f…

1. A person who receives from any other person the body of any dead animal for the purpose of obtaining the hide, skin, or grease from such animal, in any way whatsoever, or any part thereof, shall be deemed to be engaged in the business of disposing of the bodies of dead animals…

1. The following shall apply to a person required to be licensed under this chapter : a. The person shall submit an application for a license to the department in a manner and according to procedures required by the department. b. The person shall include in the application infor…

On receipt of such application, the secretary of agriculture or some person appointed by the secretary, shall at once inspect the building in which the applicant proposes to conduct such business. If the inspector finds that said building complies with the requirements of this ch…

The department shall keep a record of all licenses applied for or issued, which shall show the date of application and by whom made, the cause of all rejections, the date of issue, to whom issued, the date of expiration, and the location of the licensed business. [C24, 27, 31, 35…

If the inspector finds that said building does not comply with the requirements of this chapter or with the rules of the department, the inspector shall notify the applicant wherein the same fails to so comply. If within a reasonable time thereafter, to be fixed by the inspector,…

For the purpose of this chapter : 1. “Baby chicks” shall mean all domestic fowls six weeks of age or under. 2. “Person” shall include an individual, partnership, a corporation, company, firm, society, association, community sales, public sale pavilions, or other holders of public…

Every person engaged in the business of custom hatching, producing baby chicks for sale in this state, or of selling or offering for sale baby chicks from any place located in this state shall obtain a license from the department for each establishment at which said business is c…

The fee for obtaining a license issued under section 168.2 shall be twenty dollars and each such license shall expire on the second July 1 after the date of issue. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §168.3 ] 2017 Acts, ch 159, §27, 56

All fees collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §168.4 ]

All establishments licensed under this chapter shall: 1. Before baby chicks are delivered for sale, determine that the same are in a healthy condition. 2. Provide ample facilities for the proper care and handling of baby chicks on the premises. 3. Maintain sanitary measures such …

All establishments licensed under this chapter shall be subject to inspection by the department to determine that the requirements of section 168.5 are fully met. The failure to comply with section 168.5 or any of the provisions thereof shall constitute a violation of this chapte…

The secretary of agriculture shall be charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter . [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §168.7 ]

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §168.8 ] 2017 Acts, ch 29, §47

This chapter shall be known as the “Iowa Veterinary Practice Act” . [C79, 81, §169.1 ]

1. The board may issue a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state without written examination to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements: a. Has graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine or has received a certificate from the educat…

The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this state: 1. To a qualified applicant for license pending examination and the temporary permit shall expire the day after the notice of results of the first examination given after the…

1. All licenses shall expire in multiyear intervals as determined by the board but may be renewed by registration with the board and payment of the registration renewal fee established and published by the board. Prior to expiration the secretary shall mail a notice to each licen…

1. The board of veterinary medicine, after due notice and hearing, may take disciplinary action against a licensee if it determines that a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine is guilty of violating any of the grounds for discipline in this section . 2. The board…

A proceeding for the revocation or suspension of a license to practice veterinary medicine or to discipline a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine shall be substantially in accord with the following: 1. The board, upon its own motion or upon a verified complaint in wri…

Any party aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the matter to the district court as provided in section 17A.19 . [C79, 81, §169.15 ] 83 Acts, ch 115, §10

A person whose license is suspended or revoked may be relicensed or reinstated at any time by a vote of five members of the board after written application made to the board showing cause justifying relicensing or reinstatement. Examination of the applicant may be waived by the b…