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

Any action for professional negligence against an individual licensed under this chapter resulting in damage to property shall not be brought more than two years after the date on which the claimant knew, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have known, or received n…

When used in this chapter : 1. “Accepted livestock management practice” includes but is not limited to: Dehorning, castration, docking, vaccination, pregnancy testing, clipping swine needle teeth, ear notching, drawing of blood, relief of bloat, draining of abscesses, branding, a…

As used in this subchapter : 1. “Accredited or approved veterinary technology program” means a program in veterinary technology that is accredited by the American veterinary medical association and an accrediting agency that has been approved by the United States department of ed…

1. A licensed veterinarian may provide veterinary medical services to an animal patient by acting as a supervising veterinarian as provided in this subchapter and rules adopted by the board. 2. A supervising veterinarian shall determine the supervision required for tasks delegate…

1. a. A licensed veterinarian may employ any number of veterinary auxiliary personnel who may be delegated tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient within the limits provided in this subchapter and rules adopted by the board purs…

1. The board shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual if all of the following apply: a. The individual has graduated from an accredited or approved veterinary technology program. b. The individual has received a passing score on a national veterinary technician …

1. A person shall not use any recognized title, abbreviation, or sign to indicate that such person is a registered veterinary technician unless that person is an individual who has been issued a certificate of registration pursuant to section 169.34 . 2. A person who violates sub…

1. A registered veterinary technician shall only perform tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient under the supervision of a supervising veterinarian according to this section and rules adopted by the board under this subchapter …

1. A veterinary assistant shall only perform tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient under the direct supervision of a supervising veterinarian according to rules adopted by the board under this subchapter . 2. A supervising vet…

1. A veterinary technician student shall only perform tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient under the supervision of a supervising veterinarian according to rules adopted by the board under this subchapter . 2. A supervising v…

1. A veterinary student shall only perform tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient under the supervision determined by the supervising veterinarian. 2. A supervising veterinarian shall decide the specific tasks delegated to a ve…

A person shall not practice veterinary medicine in the state who is not a licensed veterinarian or the holder of a valid temporary permit issued by the board. This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any of the following: 1. An employee of the federal, state, or local gove…

1. A graduate from a foreign college of veterinary medicine shall only perform tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient under the supervision determined by the supervising veterinarian. 2. A supervising veterinarian shall decide …

1. A person, including a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, established on or after July 1, 1994, shall not provide veterinary medical services, own a veterinary clinic, or practice veterinary medicine in this state, except as otherwise provided in this chapt…

1. a. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate pursuant to section 2.32 , a board of five individuals, three of whom shall be licensed veterinarians and two of whom shall not be licensed veterinarians and shall represent the general public, one of whom sh…

1. A member of the board shall not disclose information relating to the following: a. Criminal history or prior misconduct of the applicant. b. Information relating to the contents of the examination. c. Information relating to the examination results other than final score excep…

Any person holding a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in this state on January 1, 1979 shall be recognized as a licensed veterinarian and shall be entitled to retain this status as long as licensee complies with the provisions of this chapter . [C79, 81, §169.7 ]

1. a. Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written application to the board on a form approved by the board. The application shall show that the applicant is a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine o…

1. The board shall hold at least one examination during each year and may hold such additional examinations as it deems necessary. The secretary shall give public notice of the time and place for each examination at least ninety days in advance of the date set for the examination…

When used in this chapter : 1. “Animal” means a creature belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species; ostriches, rheas, or emus; farm deer as defined in section 170.1 ; or poultry. 2. “Brand” means an identification mark that is burned into the hide of a l…

1. In a suit at law or equity or in any criminal proceedings in which the title to an animal is an issue, the following shall be admissible as evidence: a. A certified copy of a record as provided for in section 169A.6 or 169A.9 . The certified copy shall be prima facie evidence …

The secretary from time to time shall publish on the internet a list of all brands on record at the time of the publication. The publication shall contain a facsimile of all brands recorded and the owner’s name and post office address. The records shall be arranged in convenient …

Each owner of a brand which is recorded pursuant to section 169A.4 shall renew the brand every five years after originally recording the brand and pay a renewal fee. The amount of the renewal fee is twenty-five dollars. The secretary shall notify every owner of a brand of record …

1. A branding administration fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund is composed of moneys collected in fees as provided in this chapter , moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by …

1. A person shall not do any of the following to an animal: a. Brand, attempt to brand, or cause to be branded livestock, without authorization from the owner. b. Efface, deface, or obliterate or attempt to efface, deface, or obliterate a brand, without authorization from the own…

Any person owning livestock may adopt a brand for the purpose of branding the livestock. The person shall have the exclusive right to use the brand in this state, after recording the brand as provided in sections 169A.4 and 169A.6 or 169A.9 . [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.2 …

Evidence of an animal’s ownership shall not be established in court by the animal’s brand, unless the animal is livestock, the brand complies with the requirements of this chapter , and the brand is recorded as provided in sections 169A.4 and 169A.6 or 169A.9 . [C66, 71, 73, 75, …

A person desiring to adopt a brand shall forward to the secretary a brand application on forms approved by the secretary and providing for the desired brand, together with a recording fee of twenty-five dollars. Upon receipt, the secretary shall file the application and fee, unle…

The recording provided for in sections 169A.4 and 169A.6 or 169A.9 shall secure the brand to the person and shall be considered personal property of said owner. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.5 ] C93, §169A.5

As soon as the brand is recorded by the secretary, the secretary shall furnish the owner of the brand with a certified copy of the record of the brand. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.6 ] C93, §169A.6 95 Acts, ch 60, §4 Referred to in §169A.2 , 169A.3 , 169A.5 , 169A.10

A person shall not use any brand for branding livestock, unless the brand has been recorded as provided by this chapter . A person may use an unrecorded hot brand or an unrecorded cryo-brand, consisting only of Arabic numerals, if the person uses the unrecorded brand in conjuncti…

Any brand recorded as provided in section 169A.4 shall be the property of the person causing such record to be made and shall be subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent as personal property. Instruments of writing, evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer o…

As soon as instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of a brand have been recorded by the secretary, the secretary shall furnish such new owner one certified copy of such sale, assignment, or transfer. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.9 ] C93, §169A.9 …

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Aggrieved party” means a landowner or a local authority. 2. “County system” means the same as defined in section 445.1 . 3. “Fence” means a fence as described in chapter 359A which is lawful and tight as provide…

A landowner may take custody of livestock if the livestock trespasses upon the landowner’s land or strays from the livestock owner’s control on a public road which adjoins the landowner’s land. A local authority may take custody of the livestock as provided by the local authority…

1. a. If livestock trespasses upon a landowner’s land or the landowner takes custody of the livestock, the landowner shall deliver notice of the trespass or custody to the livestock owner within forty-eight hours following discovery of the trespass or taking custody of livestock …

1. A livestock owner shall be liable to the following persons: a. To a landowner for damages caused by the livestock owner’s livestock which have trespassed on the landowner’s land, including but not limited to property damage and costs incurred by the landowner’s custody of the …

1. a. After receiving notice by an aggrieved party as required by section 169C.3 , the livestock owner shall pay all damages to the aggrieved party for which the livestock owner is liable. b. The aggrieved party or the livestock owner may bring a civil action in order to determin…

A habitual trespass occurs when livestock trespasses from the land where the livestock are kept onto the land of a neighboring landowner or strays from the land where the livestock are kept onto a public road, and on three or more separate occasions within the prior twelve-month …

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Chronic wasting disease” means the animal disease afflicting deer, elk, or moose that is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain and that belongs to the group …

1. A landowner shall not keep whitetail unless the whitetail are kept as farm deer under this chapter or kept as preserve whitetail on a hunting preserve pursuant to chapter 484C . 2. This chapter authorizes the department of agriculture and land stewardship to regulate whitetail…

1. Farm deer are livestock as provided in this title and are principally subject to regulation by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, and also the department of natural resources as specifically provided in this chapter . The regulations adopted by the department …

The department shall establish and administer a chronic wasting disease control program for the control of chronic wasting disease which threatens farm deer. The program shall include procedures for the inspection and testing of farm deer, responses to reported cases of chronic w…

The department may establish a farm deer administration fee which shall be annually imposed on each landowner who keeps farm deer in this state. The amount of the fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars per year. The fee shall be collected by the department in a manner specified…

A farm deer administration fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. 1. The fund shall be composed of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department from the United States or private …

A landowner shall not keep whitetail as farm deer, unless the whitetail is kept on land which is enclosed by a fence. The fence must be constructed and maintained as prescribed by rules adopted by the department. A landowner shall not keep the whitetail unless the fence is certif…