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

When used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Agent” means a person engaged in the buying or soliciting in this state of livestock for slaughter exclusively on behalf of a dealer or broker. 2. “Animals” or “livestock” includes cattle, calves, swine, sheep…

1. If any person who is required by this chapter to be licensed fails to obtain the required license, or if any person who is required by this chapter to maintain proof of financial responsibility fails to obtain or maintain such proof, or if any licensee fails to discontinue eng…

1. a. The secretary shall have the authority to suspend the license of any dealer or broker or agent if upon hearing it is found that the dealer or broker or agent has committed any of the following acts or omissions: (1) Failure to submit a larger bond amount or trust fund when …

1. The secretary shall have the authority to revoke the license of a dealer or broker or agent upon notice and hearing if any of the following conditions exist: a. Grounds exist for the temporary suspension of the license without hearing, and it is established that the person is …

The secretary is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A which are reasonable and necessary for the enforcement of this chapter . [C77, 79, 81, §172A.13 ]

1. A person shall not act as a dealer or broker without obtaining a license issued by the secretary. A person shall not act for any dealer or broker as an agent unless such dealer or broker is licensed, has designated such agent to act in the dealer’s or broker’s behalf, and has …

1. Application for a license as a dealer or broker or as an agent shall be made in writing to the department. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation, township and county, the post office address at which the business is to be conducted, …

1. A license shall not be issued by the secretary to a dealer or broker until the applicant has furnished proof of financial responsibility as provided in this section . The proof may be in the following forms: a. (1) A bond of a surety company authorized to do business in the st…

A dealer or broker who has a bond required by the United States department of agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 as amended , 7 U.S.C. §181 – 231 , shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter upon registration with the secretary. Registration shall b…

1. The license and financial responsibility provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who is licensed as provided in chapter 137F who purchases livestock for slaughter valued at less than an average daily value of two thousand five hundred dollars during any period of t…

Every dealer or broker shall during all reasonable times permit an authorized representative of the department to examine all records relating to the business necessary in the enforcement of this chapter . [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.7 ]

The department shall have the power and authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with the authorized representatives of other federal or state jurisdictions for the exchange of information and audit reports on a cooperative basis which may assist the department in the proper…

1. Each dealer, or broker purchasing livestock, before the close of the next business day following either the purchase of livestock or the determination of the amount of the purchase price, whichever is later, shall transmit or deliver to the seller or the seller’s duly authoriz…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Driver’s license” means any license or permit issued to a person to operate a motor vehicle on the highways. 2. “Law enforcement officer” means a state patrol officer, a sheriff, or other peace officer so design…

A person transporting livestock shall execute in the presence of a law enforcement officer, at the request of the officer, a transportation certificate. A person who fails to comply with this section commits a public offense punishable as provided in section 172B.6 . A person who…

1. Duties of secretary. The secretary, pursuant to chapter 17A , shall prescribe a standard form of the transportation certificate required by this chapter . Where the laws of this state or of the United States require the possession of another shipping document by a person trans…

1. Shipper. A person who causes the transporting of livestock shall cause to be executed and to be delivered to the person transporting livestock, at the request of that person, duplicate copies of a transportation certificate. 2. Transporter. A person transporting livestock who …

1. Investigation. A law enforcement officer may stop and detain a person, whether on or off a highway, who is transporting livestock for the purpose of obtaining compliance with section 172B.2 , and the officer may request the presentation or execution of a transportation certifi…

1. A person who is convicted of violating section 172B.2 shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 2. A person who makes or utters a transportation certificate with knowledge that some or all of the information contained in the certificate is false, or a person who alters, forges,…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “City” means a municipal corporation, but not including a county, township, school district, or any special-purpose district or authority. 2. “Department” means the department of environmental quality in a refere…

In any nuisance action or proceeding against a feedlot brought by or on behalf of a person whose date of ownership of realty is subsequent to the established date of operation of that feedlot, proof of compliance with sections 172D.3 and 172D.4 shall be an absolute defense, provi…

1. Requirement. A person who operates a feedlot shall comply with applicable rules of the department. The applicability of a rule of the department shall be as provided in subsection 2 . A person complies with this section as a matter of law where no rule of the department exists…

1. Requirement. A person who operates a feedlot shall comply with applicable zoning requirements. The applicability of a zoning requirement shall be as provided in subsection 2 of this section . A person complies with this section as a matter of law where no zoning requirement ex…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Dairy cattle” means cattle belonging to a breed that is used to produce milk for human consumption, including but not limited to Holstein and Jersey breeds. 2. “Livestock” means the same as defined in section 71…

1. If a livestock market accepts dairy cattle upon condition that the dairy cattle are to be moved directly to slaughter, the dairy cattle shall be segregated with other livestock to be moved directly to slaughter until sold to a packer. A person shall not knowingly sell the dair…

1. The department, with assistance by the attorney general, shall have the same authority to enforce this chapter as it does under chapter 165A . A person who violates section 172E.2 is subject to the same penalties as provided in section 165A.5 . 2. This section does not prevent…

The Iowa state fair authority is established as a public instrumentality of the state. The authority is not an agency of state government. However, the authority is considered a state agency and its employees state employees for the purposes of chapters 17A , 20 , 91B , 97B , 509…

The compensation and employment terms of the secretary shall be set by the Iowa state fair board with the approval of the governor, taking into consideration the level of knowledge and experience of the secretary. [S13, §1657-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2882; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 6…

The board shall elect a treasurer who shall hold office for one year, and the treasurer shall: 1. Keep a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of all moneys belonging to the board. 2. Make payments on all warrants signed by the president and secretary from any funds a…

The president, vice president, and secretary shall constitute an executive committee, which shall transact such business as may be delegated to it by the board. The president may call meetings of the board or executive committee when the interests of the work require it. [R60, §1…

The state fair board has the custody and control of the state fairgrounds, including the buildings and equipment on it belonging to the state, and may: 1. Hold an annual fair and exposition on those grounds. All revenue generated by the fair and any interim uses shall be retained…

The authority has all of the general corporate powers needed to carry out its purposes and duties, and to exercise its specific powers including, but not limited to, the power to: 1. Issue its negotiable bonds and notes as provided in this chapter . 2. Sue and be sued in its own …

1. The board may issue and sell negotiable revenue bonds of the authority in denominations and amounts as the board deems for the best interests of the fair. However, the board must first submit a list of the purposes ranked by priority and a purpose must be authorized by a const…

The board may delegate the management of the state fair to the executive committee and two or more additional members of the board; and in carrying on such fair it may employ such assistance as may be deemed necessary. [S13, §1657-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2887; C46, 50, 54, 58, …

1. All expenses incurred in maintaining the state fairgrounds and in conducting the annual fair on the state fairgrounds, including the compensation and expenses of the officers, members, and employees of the board, shall be recorded by the secretary and paid from the state fair …

The board shall prescribe rules for the presentation and payment of claims out of the state fair receipts and other funds of the board and no claim shall be allowed which does not comply therewith. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2889; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §17…

No claim shall be paid by the treasurer except upon a warrant signed by the president and secretary of the board, but this section shall not apply to the payment of state fair premiums. [S13, §1657-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2890; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §…

The auditor of state shall annually examine and report to the executive council all financial affairs of the board. [S13, §1657-q; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2891; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.19 ] 96 Acts, ch 1028, §3

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the Iowa state fair board as provided in section 173.1 . 2. “Convention” means the convention held each year, to elect members of the state fair board and conduct other business of the board, as pro…

A convention shall be held at a time and place in Iowa to be designated by the Iowa state fair board each year, to elect members of the state fair board and conduct other business of the board. The board shall give sixty days’ notice of the location of the convention to all agric…

The board shall file each year with the department, at such time as the department may specify, a report containing such information relative to the state fair and exposition and the district and county fairs as the department may require. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2892; C46, 50, 5…

The board shall file with the governor each year by February 15 a report containing the following information relative to the state fair and exposition and the district and county fairs: 1. A complete account of the annual state fair and exposition. 2. The proceedings of the annu…

1. An Iowa state fair foundation is established under the authority of the Iowa state fair board. 2. A foundation fund is created within the state treasury composed of moneys appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the foundation. The foundation fund shall also i…

1. An Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund is created as an endowment fund under the authority and in the custody of the Iowa state fair board in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation. The Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund is not part of the state treasury. The…

The board has a prior lien upon the property of any concessionaire, exhibitor, or person, immediately upon the property being brought onto the grounds, to secure existing or future indebtedness. 87 Acts, ch 233, §233

The state fair is exempt from the state system of uniform purchasing procedures. However, the board may contract with the department of administrative services to purchase any items through the state system. The board shall adopt its own system of uniform standards and specificat…