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Iowa Code § 184.10 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 184 / Section 184.10
Powers of council.
Status: in_force

The council may perform any function that it deems necessary to carry out its purposes and duties as provided in this chapter, including but not limited to doing any of the following:

(1) Employ and discharge assistants and professional counsel as necessary, prescribe their duties and powers and fix their compensation.

(2) Establish offices, incur expenses and enter into any contracts or agreements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(3) Adopt, rescind and amend all proper and necessary rules for the exercise of its powers and duties.

(4) Enter into arrangements for the collection of the assessment.

(5) Receive gifts, rents, royalties, license fees or other moneys for deposit in the Iowa egg fund as provided in section 184.13.

(6) Become a dues-paying member of an organization carrying out a purpose related to any of the following:

(6) (a) The production or processing of eggs or egg products.

(6) (b) The consumption or utilization of eggs or egg products.

(7) Administer elections for members of the council and provide for the appointment of persons to fill vacancies occurring on the council, as provided in section 184.8. The department may assist the council in administering an election, upon request to the secretary by the council.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §196A.12]95 Acts, ch 7, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1038, §9, 10, 13C99, §184.1099 Acts, ch 109, §2, 3, 8; 2005 Acts, ch 43, §6 – 8
Iowa Code § 422.12N — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.12N
Geothermal heat pump tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) The taxes imposed under this subchapter, less the credits allowed under section 422.12, shall be reduced by a geothermal heat pump tax credit equal to twenty percent of the federal residential energy efficient property tax credit allowed for geothermal heat pumps provided in section 25D(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code for residential property located in Iowa.

(2) Any credit in excess of the tax liability is not refundable but the excess for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following ten years or until depleted, whichever is earlier.

(3) (a) A taxpayer must submit an application with the department for each geothermal heat pump installation. The application must be approved by the department prior to claiming the credit, and the application must be filed by May 1 following the year of installation of the geothermal heat pump.

(3) (b) The department shall accept and approve applications on a first-come, first-served basis until the maximum amount of tax credits that may be claimed pursuant to subsection 4 is reached. If for a tax year the aggregate amount of tax credits applied for exceeds the amount specified in subsection 4, the department shall establish a wait list for tax credits. Valid applications filed by the taxpayer by May 1 following the year of the installation but not approved by the department shall be placed on a wait list in the order the applications were received and those applicants shall be given priority for having their applications approved in succeeding years. Placement on a wait list pursuant to this subsection shall not constitute a promise binding the state. The availability of a tax credit and approval of a tax credit application pursuant to this section in a future year is contingent upon the availability of tax credits in that particular year.

(4) (a) The cumulative value of tax credits claimed annually by applicants pursuant to this section shall not exceed one million dollars.

(4) (b) If an amount of tax credits available for a tax year pursuant to paragraph “a” goes unclaimed, the amount of the unclaimed tax credits shall be made available for the following tax year in addition to, and cumulated with, the amount available pursuant to paragraph “a” for the following tax year.

(5) The director of revenue shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(6) This section does not apply to a geothermal heat pump installation occurring after December 31, 2023.

(7) This section is repealed January 1, 2034.

2019 Acts, ch 152, §67 – 69; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2021 Acts, ch 86, §8, 10, 11; 2022 Acts, ch 1002, §51, 54, 55
Iowa Code § 28E.17 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28E / Section 28E.17
Transit policy — joint agreement — city debt.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the public policy of this state to encourage the establishment or acquisition of urban mass transit systems and the equipment, maintenance, and operation thereof by public agencies in cooperation with, and with the assistance of the urban mass transportation administration of the United States department of transportation, pursuant to the provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, 49 U.S.C. §5301 et seq., which requires unification or official coordination of local mass transportation services on an area-wide basis as a condition of such assistance.

(2) An agreement between one or more cities and other public agencies for this purpose may be made and carried out without an election and the agency created thereby may jointly exercise through a board of trustees as provided by the agreement all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities of cities related to the provision of mass transportation services, except the authority to incur bonded indebtedness.

(3) (a) A city which is a party to a joint transit agency may issue general corporate purpose bonds for the support of a capital program for the joint agency in the following manner:

(3) (a) The council shall give notice and conduct a hearing on the proposal in the manner set forth in section 384.25. If a petition valid under section 362.4 is filed with the clerk of the city prior to the hearing, asking that the question of issuing the bonds be submitted to the registered voters of the city, the council shall either by resolution declare the proposal abandoned or shall direct the county commissioner of elections to call a special election to vote upon the question of issuing the bonds. Notice of the election and its conduct shall be in the manner provided in section 384.26.

(3) (a) If no petition is filed, or if a petition is filed and the proposition of issuing bonds is approved at the election, the council may proceed with the authorization and issuance of the bonds.

(3) (b) An agreement may provide for full or partial payment from transit revenues to the cities for meeting debt service on such bonds.

(3) (c) This subsection shall be construed as granting additional power without limiting the power already existing in cities, and as providing an alternative independent method for the carrying out of any project for the issuance and sale of bonds for the financing of a city’s share of a capital expenditures project of a joint transit agency, and no further proceedings with respect to the authorization of the bonds shall be required.

[C75, §28G.1 – 28G.4; C77, 79, 81, §28E.17]95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §140; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §6; 2025 Acts, ch 130, §2
Iowa Code § 533A.15 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.15
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of actions of the superintendent pursuant to sections 533A.3 and 533A.7 may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §533A.15]2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Iowa Code § 452A.86 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.86
Method of determining gallonage.
Status: in_force

The exclusive method of determining gallonage of any purchases or sales of motor fuel, undyed special fuel, or liquefied petroleum gas as defined in this chapter and distillate fuels shall be on a gross volume basis, except for compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and hydrogen. The exclusive method of determining gallonage of any purchases or sales of compressed natural gas is the gasoline gallon equivalent, as defined in section 452A.2, subsection 22. The exclusive method of determining gallonage of any purchase or sale of liquefied natural gas is the diesel gallon equivalent, as defined in section 452A.2, subsection 22. The exclusive method of determining gallonage of any purchases or sales of hydrogen is the diesel gallon equivalent, as defined in section 452A.2, subsection 22. A temperature-adjusted or other method shall not be used, except as it applies to liquefied petroleum gas and the sale or exchange of petroleum products between petroleum refiners. All invoices, bills of lading, or other records of sale or purchase and all returns or records required to be made, kept, and maintained by a supplier, restrictive supplier, importer, exporter, blender, or compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen dealer or user shall be made, kept, and maintained on the gross volume basis. For purposes of this section, “distillate fuels” means any fuel oil, gas oil, topped crude oil, or other petroleum oils derived by refining or processing crude oil or unfinished oils which have a boiling range at atmospheric pressure which falls completely or in part between 550 and 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit.

[81 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 2, §16]C83, §324.86C93, §452A.8695 Acts, ch 155, §41, 44; 99 Acts, ch 151, §73, 89; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §98; 2014 Acts, ch 1032, §13; 2019 Acts, ch 151, §16, 17
Iowa Code § 10A.515 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.515
Violations orders.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person has violated or is violating a provision of this part or a rule adopted pursuant to this part, the director, the chief of any fire department, or the fire prevention officer of a fire department organized under chapter 400 may issue an order directing the person to desist in the practice which constitutes the violation and to take corrective action as necessary to ensure that the violation will cease. The order shall be in writing and shall specify a reasonable time by which the person shall comply with the order. The person to whom the order is issued may appeal the order as provided in chapter 17A. On appeal, the administrative law judge may affirm, modify, or vacate the order. Judicial review may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the director determines that an emergency exists respecting any matter affecting or likely to affect the public safety, the director may issue any order necessary to terminate the emergency without notice or hearing. An emergency order is binding and effective immediately, until or unless the order is modified, vacated, or stayed at an administrative hearing or by a district court.

[S13, §2468-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1633; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.13; 82 Acts, ch 1157, §2]94 Acts, ch 1078, §12023 Acts, ch 19, §1490, 1711C2024, §10A.5152024 Acts, ch 1043, §7
Iowa Code § 541.168 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.168
Section 541.168
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 76.16 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 76 / Section 76.16
Debtor status prohibited.
Status: in_force

A city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not be a debtor under chapter nine of the federal bankruptcy code, 11 U.S.C. §901 et seq., except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

87 Acts, ch 104, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1002, §1, 3; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §20
Iowa Code § 543B.60A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543B / Section 543B.60A
Prohibited practices — business referral disclosures.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensee shall not request a referral fee after a bona fide offer to purchase is accepted.

(2) A licensee shall not request a referral fee after a bona fide listing agreement has been signed.

(3) A licensee shall not offer, promote, perform, provide, or otherwise participate in any marketing plan that requires a consumer to receive brokerage services, including referral services, from two or more licensees in a single real estate transaction, as a required condition for the consumer to receive either of the following:

(3) (a) Brokerage services from one or more of such licensees.

(3) (b) A rebate, prize, or other inducement from one or more such licensees.

(4) For purposes of this section, “consumer” shall include parties or prospective parties to a real estate transaction, clients or prospective clients of a licensee, or customers or prospective customers of a licensee.

(5) This section does not address relationships between a broker and the broker associates or salespersons licensed under, employed by, or otherwise associated with the broker in a real estate brokerage agency.

(6) A violation of this section is deemed a violation of section 543B.29, subsection 1, paragraph “d”.

(7) The purpose of this section is to prohibit licensee practices that interfere with contractual arrangements, place improper restrictions on consumer choice, compromise a licensee’s fiduciary obligations, and create conflicts of interest.

(8) An Iowa licensee is prohibited from participating in any marketing plan or arrangement prohibited by this section with a person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the real estate business in another state or foreign country. This subsection shall not be interpreted to impact or alter a referral fee structure which otherwise complies with the requirements of this section.

(9) A licensee or person licensed in another state or foreign country who conducts business in this state or refers business to a licensee in this state shall disclose in writing to the consumer and to the licensee to whom they are referring business, the name of the consumer being referred, the name of the referring company, and the amount of compensation they are receiving for the referral. This subsection shall not affect or restrict business practices relating to payment methods between listing and selling brokerages, and shall be applicable strictly to properties containing at least one but not more than four dwelling units.

99 Acts, ch 22, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §73; 2007 Acts, ch 153, §1, 2; 2008 Acts, ch 1099, §5
Iowa Code § 229A.5 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229A / Section 229A.5
Person taken into custody determination of probable cause hearing evaluation.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon filing of a petition under section 229A.4, the court shall make a preliminary determination as to whether probable cause exists to believe that the person named in the petition is a sexually violent predator. Upon a preliminary finding of probable cause, the court shall direct that the person named in the petition be taken into custody and that the person be served with a copy of the petition and any supporting documentation and notice of the procedures required by this chapter. If the person is in custody at the time of the filing of the petition, the court shall determine whether a transfer of the person to an appropriate secure facility is appropriate pending the outcome of the proceedings or whether the custody order should be delayed until the date of release of the person.

(2) Within seventy-two hours after being taken into custody or being transferred to an appropriate secure facility, a hearing shall be held to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the detained person is a sexually violent predator. The hearing may be waived by the respondent. The hearing may be continued upon the request of either party and a showing of good cause, or by the court on its own motion in the due administration of justice, and if the respondent is not substantially prejudiced. At the probable cause hearing, the detained person shall have the following rights:

(2) (a) To be provided with prior notice of date, time, and location of the probable cause hearing.

(2) (b) To respond to the preliminary finding of probable cause.

(2) (c) To appear in person at the hearing.

(2) (d) To be represented by counsel.

(2) (e) To present evidence on the respondent’s own behalf.

(2) (f) To cross-examine witnesses who testify against the respondent.

(2) (g) To view and copy all petitions and reports in the possession of the court.

(3) At the hearing, the rules of evidence do not apply, and the state may rely solely upon the petition filed under subsection 1, but the state may also supplement the petition with additional documentary evidence or live testimony.

(4) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall enter an order which does both of the following:

(4) (a) Verifies the respondent’s identity.

(4) (b) Determines whether probable cause exists to believe that the respondent is a sexually violent predator.

(5) If the court determines that probable cause does exist, the court shall direct that the respondent be transferred to an appropriate secure facility for an evaluation as to whether the respondent is a sexually violent predator. The evaluation shall be conducted by a person deemed to be professionally qualified to conduct such an examination.

98 Acts, ch 1171, §5; 99 Acts, ch 61, §3, 4, 14; 2002 Acts, ch 1139, §3, 27
Iowa Code § 461A.2 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.2
Duties in general.
Status: in_force

The commission shall investigate places in Iowa rich in natural history, forest reserves, archaeological specimens, and geological deposits; and the means of promoting forestry and maintaining and preserving animal and bird life and the conservation of the natural resources of the state.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1798; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.2]C93, §461A.2
Iowa Code § 163.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.2
General definitions.
Status: in_force

As provided in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Certificate of veterinary inspection” or “certificate” means a legible record, made on an official form of the state of origin or the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin or a veterinarian in the employ of the animal and plant health inspection service, which shows that an animal listed on the form meets the health requirements of the state of destination.

(2) “Control” means the prevention, suppression, or eradication of an infectious or contagious disease afflicting an animal within the state.

(3) “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(4) “Foot and mouth disease” means a virus of the family picornaviridae, genus aphthovirus, including any immunologically distinct serotypes.

(5) “Infectious or contagious disease” means glanders, farcy, maladie du coit (dourine), anthrax, foot and mouth disease, scabies, classical swine fever, tuberculosis, brucellosis, vesicular exanthema, scrapie, rinderpest, avian influenza or Newcastle disease as provided in chapter 165B, pseudorabies as provided in chapter 166D, or any other transmissible, transferable, or communicable disease so designated by the department.

(6) “Move” or “movement”, except as provided in subchapter III, means to ship, transport, or deliver an animal.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2644; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163.2]2001 Acts, ch 170, §1, 3; 2004 Acts, ch 1089, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1163, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §202; 2011 Acts, ch 84, §1, 5; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §34
Iowa Code § 327D.29 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.29
Free or reduced freight rates permitted.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to free or reduced rates for the transportation, storage or handling of:

(1) Property for the United States, this state, or political subdivisions of this state.

(2) Materials to be used by public authorities in constructing or maintaining public facilities.

(3) Property for charitable purposes.

(4) Property for exhibition at fairs or expositions.

(5) Private property or goods for the family use of such employees as are entitled to free passenger transportation.

(6) Private property in less than carload lots.

(7) Coal.

(8) Products transported to be recycled.

[C97, §2150; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8066; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.31; C77, 79, 81, §327D.29]
Iowa Code § 537.6116 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.6116
Venue.
Status: in_force

The administrator may bring actions or proceedings in the district court in a county in which an act on which the action or proceeding is based occurred, or in a county in which the defendant resides or transacts business.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.6116]
Iowa Code § 307.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307 / Section 307.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Director” means the director of transportation or the director’s designee.

(2) “Department” means the state department of transportation.

(3) “Commission” means the state transportation commission established in section 307A.1A.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §307.1; 81 Acts, ch 22, §2]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1903; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §40
Iowa Code § 163.4 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.4
Powers of assistants.
Status: in_force

Assistant veterinarians shall have power, under the direction of the department, to perform all acts necessary to carry out the provisions of law relating to infectious and contagious diseases among animals, and shall be furnished by the department with the necessary supplies and materials which shall be paid for out of the appropriation for the eradication of infectious and contagious diseases among animals.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2646; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163.4]2014 Acts, ch 1026, §33
Iowa Code § 598B.311 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.311
Warrant to take physical custody of child.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child-custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state.

(2) If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state, it may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed unless that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The application for the warrant must include the statements required by section 598B.308, subsection 2.

(3) A warrant to take physical custody of a child must provide all of the following:

(3) (a) Recite the facts upon which a conclusion of imminent serious physical harm or removal from the jurisdiction is based.

(3) (b) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately.

(3) (c) Provide for the placement of the child pending final relief.

(4) The respondent must be served with the petition, warrant, and order immediately after the child is taken into physical custody.

(5) A warrant to take physical custody of a child is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds on the basis of the testimony of the petitioner or other witness that a less intrusive remedy is not effective, it may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by exigent circumstances of the case, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour.

(6) The court may impose conditions upon placement of a child to ensure the appearance of the child and the child’s custodian.

99 Acts, ch 103, §33