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Iowa Code § 206.21 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 206 / Section 206.21
Secretary of agriculture — duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary is authorized, after public hearing following due notice, to make appropriate rules for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including rules providing for the collection and chemical examination of samples of pesticides or devices.

(2) (a) The secretary, including the secretary’s authorized agents, inspectors, or employees, may enter into or upon any place during reasonable business hours in order to do any of the following:

(2) (a) Take periodic random samples for chemical examinations of pesticides and devices.

(2) (a) Open any bundle, package or other container containing or believed to contain a pesticide in order to determine whether the pesticide or device complies with the requirements of this chapter.

(2) (a) Monitor the use of or review the pesticide application.

(2) (b) Methods of analysis shall be those currently used by the association of official agricultural chemists.

(3) The secretary of agriculture, in cooperation with the advisory committee created pursuant to section 206.23, shall designate areas with a history of concerns regarding nearby pesticide applications as pesticide management areas. The secretary shall adopt rules for designating pesticide management areas.

[C66, 71, 73, §206.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §206.21]87 Acts, ch 225, §225; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §136
Iowa Code § 173.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 173 / Section 173.14
Functions of the board.
Status: in_force

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 solely by the board.

(2) Prepare premium lists and establish rules of exhibitors for the fair which shall be published by the board not later than sixty days prior to the opening of the fair.

(3) Grant a written permit to persons as it deems proper to sell fruit, provisions, and other lawful articles under rules the board prescribes.

(4) Appoint, as the president deems necessary, security personnel and peace officers qualified according to standards adopted by the board.

(5) Take and hold property by gift, devise, or bequest for fair purposes. The president, secretary, and treasurer of the board shall have custody and control of the property, subject to the action of the board. Those officers shall give bonds as required in the case of executors, to be approved by the board and filed with the secretary of state.

(6) Erect and repair buildings on the grounds and make other necessary improvements.

(7) Grant written permission to persons to use the fairgrounds when the fair is not in progress.

(8) Take, acquire, hold, and dispose of property by deed, gift, devise, bequest, lease, or eminent domain. The title to real estate acquired under this subsection and improvements erected on the real estate shall be taken and held in the name of the state of Iowa and shall be under the custody and control of the board. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain the board shall proceed in the manner provided in chapters 6A and 6B.

(9) Solicit and accept contributions from private sources for the purpose of financing and supporting the fair.

(10) Make an agreement with the department of public safety to provide for security during the annual fair and exposition and interim events.

(11) Administer the Iowa state fair foundation created in section 173.22 in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation.

(11) (a) The board shall administer the foundation fund by authorizing all payments from the foundation fund. The board on behalf of the foundation fund may contract, sue and be sued, and adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection, but the board in administering the foundation fund shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, pledge the credit of the state.

(11) (b) The board shall administer the Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund as trustees of an institutional endowment fund as provided in section 173.22A.

[R60, §1702; C73, §1106; C97, §1655; S13, §1657-i, -j, -r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2886; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.14]83 Acts, ch 195, §23; 86 Acts, ch 1244, §28; 87 Acts, ch 233, §228; 88 Acts, ch 1055, §1; 91 Acts, ch 132, §2; 91 Acts, ch 248, §8; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §4
Iowa Code § 80B.16 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80B / Section 80B.16
Audiovisual fees established.
Status: in_force

The academy may charge state departments, independent agencies, or other governmental offices a fee not to exceed the actual costs, including the cost of equipment, production, and duplication, for audiovisual services provided by the academy. Fees shall be deposited in a separate fund in the state treasury to be known as the audiovisual equipment fund. Funds generated from the audiovisual fees are appropriated and shall be used at the direction of the academy only to maintain and upgrade academy audiovisual equipment. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated moneys in the separate fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state.

92 Acts, ch 1238, §22
Iowa Code § 541.131 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.131
Section 541.131
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 204.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 204 / Section 204.9
Right of access.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1177, §44, 55.
Iowa Code § 524.1510 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1510
Effect of amendment.
Status: in_force

An amendment to the articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the state bank, a proceeding to which the state bank is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the state bank. An amendment changing the state bank’s name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the state bank in its former name.

95 Acts, ch 148, §133
Iowa Code § 189.19 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 189 / Section 189.19
Licenses.
Status: in_force

The following provisions apply to all licenses issued or authorized under this subtitle:

(1) Applications for licenses shall be made upon blanks furnished by the department and shall conform to the prescribed rules of the department.

(2) For good and sufficient grounds the department may refuse to grant a license to any applicant; and the department may revoke a license for a violation of any provision of this subtitle or for the refusal or failure of any licensee to obey the lawful directions of the department.

(3) Unless otherwise provided all licenses shall expire one year from the date of issue.

[C97, §2525; S13, §2515-a; SS15, §2515-f, 3009-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3045; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.17; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.19]94 Acts, ch 1023, §29; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §37, 38; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §76, 77
Iowa Code § 441.2 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 441 / Section 441.2
Conference board.
Status: in_force

In each county and each city having an assessor there shall be established a conference board. In counties the conference board shall consist of the mayors of all incorporated cities in the county whose property is assessed by the county assessor; one representative from the board of directors of each high school district of the county, who is a resident of the county, said board of directors appointing said representative for a one-year term and notifying the clerk of the conference board as to their representative; and members of the board of supervisors. In cities having an assessor the conference board shall consist of the members of the city council, school board, and county board of supervisors. In the counties the chairperson of the board of supervisors shall act as chairperson of the conference board, in cities having an assessor the mayor of the city council shall act as chairperson of the conference board. In any action taken by the conference board, the mayors of all incorporated cities in the county whose property is assessed by the county assessor shall constitute one voting unit, the members of the city board of education or one representative from the board of directors of each high school district of the county shall constitute one voting unit, the members of the city council shall constitute one voting unit, and the county board of supervisors shall constitute one voting unit, each unit having a single vote and no action shall be valid except by the vote of not less than two out of the three units. The majority vote of the members present of each unit shall determine the vote of the unit. The assessor shall be clerk of the conference board.

[R60, §739; C73, §829, 830, 832; C97, §1368, 1370, 1375, 1376; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7127, 7129, 7137, 7138; C46, §441.21, 442.1, 442.12, 442.13; C50, 54, 58, §441.2, 442.1; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §441.2]2022 Acts, ch 1021, §105
Iowa Code § 455F.8B — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455F / Section 455F.8B
Local government education programs.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2016 Acts, ch 1010, §11.
Iowa Code § 321.404 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.404
Signal lamps and signal devices.
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a signal lamp or signal device which is so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal of intention to stop, which shall be red or yellow in color, which signal shall be plainly visible and understandable in normal sunlight and at night from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light.

[C39, §5034.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.404]
Iowa Code § 502.701 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.701
Public joint investment trusts.
Status: in_force

(1) A joint investment trust organized pursuant to chapter 28E for the purposes of joint investment of public funds is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the administrator, including all requirements of this chapter, except the registration provisions of sections 502.301 and 502.321I.

(2) The administrator may make examinations within or without the state, of the business and records of each joint investment trust, at the times and in the scope as the administrator determines. The administrator shall have the authority to contract for outside professional services in the conduct of examinations. The examinations may be made without prior notice to the joint investment trust or the trust’s investment advisor. The administrator may copy all records the administrator feels are necessary to conduct the examination. The expense reasonably attributable to the examination shall be paid by the joint investment trusts whose business is examined. For the purpose of avoiding unnecessary duplication of examinations, the administrator may cooperate with other regulatory authorities.

92 Acts, ch 1156, §41; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §124, 126
Iowa Code § 299.22 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299 / Section 299.22
When deaf or hard of hearing and blind children excused.
Status: in_force

Attendance at the state-operated school may be excused when the superintendent of the state-operated school certifies that an interdisciplinary staffing team has determined, pursuant to the requirements of chapter 256B, that the child is efficiently taught for the scholastic year in an accredited nonpublic or other school devoted to the instruction, by a private tutor, in the public schools, or is shown to be physically or mentally unable to attend school under section 299.5.

[S13, §2718-f; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4431; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §299.22]91 Acts, ch 200, §19; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §23
Iowa Code § 501A.1001 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.1001
Authorization, form, and acceptance of contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to any restrictions in this chapter regarding patron and nonpatron membership interests or in the articles or bylaws, and only when authorized by the board, a cooperative may accept contributions, which may be patron or nonpatron membership contributions as determined by the board under subsections 2 and 3, make contribution agreements under section 501A.1003, and make contribution rights agreements under section 501A.1004.

(2) A person may make a contribution to a cooperative by any of the following:

(2) (a) Paying money or transferring the ownership of an interest in property to the cooperative or rendering services to or for the benefit of the cooperative.

(2) (b) Executing a written obligation signed by the person to pay money or transfer ownership of an interest in property to the cooperative or to perform services to or for the benefit of the cooperative.

(3) A purported contribution shall not be treated or considered as a contribution, unless all of the following apply:

(3) (a) The board accepts the contribution on behalf of the cooperative and in that acceptance describes the contribution, including terms of future performance, if any, and states the value being accorded to the contribution.

(3) (b) The fact of contribution and the contribution’s accorded value are both reflected in the required records of the cooperative.

(4) The determinations of the board as to the amount or fair value or the fairness to the cooperative of the contribution accepted or to be accepted by the cooperative or the terms of payment or performance, including under a contribution agreement in section 501A.1003, and a contribution rights agreement in section 501A.1004, are presumed to be proper if they are made in good faith and on the basis of accounting methods, or a fair valuation or other method, reasonable in the circumstances. Directors who are present and entitled to vote, and who, intentionally or without reasonable investigation, fail to vote against approving a consideration that is unfair to the cooperative, or overvalue property or services received or to be received by the cooperative as a contribution, are jointly and severally liable to the cooperative for the benefit of the then members who did not consent to and are damaged by the action to the extent of the damages of those members. A director against whom a claim is asserted under this subsection, except in case of knowing participation in a deliberate fraud, is entitled to contribution on an equitable basis from other directors who are liable under this subsection.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §73; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §134
Iowa Code § 507C.29 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507C / Section 507C.29
Claims of holders of void or voidable rights.
Status: in_force

(1) A claim of a creditor who has received or acquired a preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment, or encumbrance, voidable under this chapter shall not be allowed unless the creditor surrenders the preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment, or encumbrance. If the avoidance is effected by a proceeding in which a final judgment has been entered, the claim shall not be allowed unless the money is paid or the property is delivered to the liquidator within thirty days from the date of the entering of the final judgment. However, the court having jurisdiction over the liquidation may allow further time if there is an appeal or other continuation of the proceeding.

(2) A claim allowable under subsection 1 by reason of a voluntary or involuntary avoidance, preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment, or encumbrance may be filed as an excused late filing under section 507C.35 if filed within thirty days from the date of the avoidance or within the further time allowed by the court under subsection 1.

84 Acts, ch 1175, §29
Iowa Code § 486A.1101 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.1101
Law governing foreign limited liability partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) The law under which a foreign limited liability partnership is formed governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership and the liability of partners for obligations of the partnership.

(2) A foreign limited liability partnership may not be denied a statement of foreign qualification by reason of any difference between the law under which the partnership was formed and the law of this state.

(3) A statement of foreign qualification does not authorize a foreign limited liability partnership to engage in any business or exercise any power that a partnership may not engage in or exercise in this state as a limited liability partnership.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §55, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 400.22 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 400 / Section 400.22
Charges.
Status: in_force

Within fourteen calendar days from the service of the notice of appeal, the person or body making the ruling appealed from shall file with the body to which the appeal is taken a written specification of the charges and grounds upon which the ruling was based. If the charges are not filed, the person removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended may present the matter to the body to whom the appeal is to be taken by affidavit, setting forth the facts, and the body to whom the appeal is to be taken shall immediately enter an order reinstating the person removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended for want of prosecution.

[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5706; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.22; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.22]86 Acts, ch 1138, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §61, 64
Iowa Code § 502.321D — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.321D
Fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative acts and practices prohibited.
Status: in_force

An offeror, target company, affiliate or associate of an offeror or target company, or broker-dealer acting on behalf of an offeror or target company shall not engage in a fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act or practice in connection with a takeover offer. For purposes of this section, a fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act or practice includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(1) The publication or use in connection with a takeover offer of a false statement of a material fact, or the omission of a material fact which renders the statements made misleading.

(2) The purchase of any of the equity securities of an officer, director, or beneficial owner of five percent or more of the equity securities of the target company by the offeror or the target company for a consideration greater than that to be paid to other shareholders, unless the terms of the purchase are disclosed in a registration statement filed pursuant to section 502.321B.

(3) The refusal by a target company to permit an offeror who is a shareholder of record to examine or copy its list of shareholders, pursuant to the applicable corporation statutes, for the purpose of making a takeover offer.

(4) The refusal by a target company to mail any solicitation materials published by the offeror to its security holders with reasonable promptness after receipt from the offeror of the materials, together with the reasonable expenses of postage and handling.

(5) The solicitation of any offeree for acceptance or rejection of a takeover offer, or acquisition of any equity security pursuant to a takeover offer, when the offer is suspended under section 502.321B, provided, however, that the target company may communicate during a suspension with its equity security holders to the extent required to respond to the takeover offer made pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2004 Acts, ch 1161, §20, 68
Iowa Code § 633.145 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.145
Certificate of appointment and authority.
Status: in_force

Before any instrument executed by such foreign fiduciary or officer as authorized by section 633.144 shall be effective, a certificate executed by the court or clerk making the appointment, with seal attached, if such officer has a seal, shall be recorded. Such certificates shall state the name of the court making such appointment, the date of the appointment, and that such fiduciary or officer has not been discharged at the time of the execution of said instrument.

[C97, §3308; SS15, §3308; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11898; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.54; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.145]
Iowa Code § 15.111 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.111
Assistance for certain programs and projects.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Under the authority provided in section 15.106A, there shall be established one or more funds within the state treasury, under the control of the authority, to be used for purposes of this section.

(1) (b) A fund established for purposes of this section shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the authority for purposes of this section, or moneys otherwise accruing to the authority and deposited in the fund for purposes of this section.

(1) (c) Interest or earnings on moneys in a fund used for the purposes of this section, and all repayments or recaptures of the assistance provided under this section, shall accrue to the authority and shall be used for purposes of this section, notwithstanding section 12C.7. Moneys in a fund are not subject to section 8.33.

(2) (a) The moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section, as described in subsection 1, shall be allocated by the authority in appropriate amounts to be used for the following purposes:

(2) (a) For program support. For purposes of this subparagraph, “program support” means the services necessary for the efficient administration of a program administered by the authority, including but not limited to administrative costs, conducting a statewide laborshed study in coordination with the department of workforce development, outreach to business and marketing programs, the procurement of technical assistance, and the implementation of information technology.

(2) (a) For deposit in the innovation and commercialization development fund created pursuant to section 15.412.

(2) (a) For providing financial assistance to businesses engaged in disaster recovery. For purposes of this subparagraph, “business engaged in disaster recovery” means a business located in an area declared a disaster area by a federal official, that has sustained physical damage, has closed as a result of a natural disaster, and has a plan for reopening that includes employing a substantial number of the employees the business employed before the natural disaster occurred.

(2) (a) For deposit in the entrepreneur investment awards program fund pursuant to section 15E.363.

(2) (a) For deposit in a fund created for purposes of the strategic infrastructure program established pursuant to section 15.313.

(2) (a) For deposit in the nuisance property remediation fund established pursuant to section 15.338.

(2) (a) For deposit in the community catalyst building remediation fund established pursuant to section 15.231.

(2) (a) For providing financial assistance to eligible businesses for the business incentives for growth program pursuant to section 15.504.

(2) (b) Each fiscal year, the authority shall estimate the amount of revenues available for purposes of this section and shall develop a budget appropriate for the expenditure of the revenues available.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §8, 20
Iowa Code § 28J.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.11
Provisions do not affect other laws or powers.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not do any of the following:

(1) Impair a provision of law directing the payment of revenues derived from public property into sinking funds or dedicating those revenues to specific purposes.

(2) Impair the powers of a political subdivision to develop or improve a port and terminal facility except as restricted by section 28J.15.

(3) Enlarge, alter, diminish, or affect in any way, a lease or conveyance made, or action taken prior to the creation of a port authority under section 28J.2 by a city or a county.

(4) Impair or interfere with the exercise of a permit for the removal of sand or gravel, or other similar permits issued by a governmental agency.

(5) Impair or contravene applicable federal regulations.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §99