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IA Code § 160.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 160 - STATE APIARIST|Section 160.13 - Annual report.

160.13 Annual report.   Said apiarist shall also make an annual report to the secretary of agriculture, stating the number of apiaries visited, number of demonstrations held, number of lectures given, the number of examinations and inspections made, together with such other matters of general interest concerning the business of beekeeping as in the apiarist’s judgment shall be of value to the public.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4040; C46, 50, 54, 58, §266.21; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §160.13]
IA Code § 160.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 160 - STATE APIARIST|Section 160.14 - Penalties — injunctions.

160.14 Penalties — injunctions.   1. A person who knowingly sells, barters, gives away, moves, or allows to be moved, a diseased or parasite-infested colony, package, equipment, or combs without the consent of the state apiarist, or exposes infected honey or infected equipment to the bees, or who willfully fails or neglects to give proper treatment to a diseased or parasite-infested colony, or who interferes with the state apiarist or the apiarist’s assistants in the performance of official duties or who refuses to permit the examination of bees or their destruction as provided in this chapter or violates another provision of this chapter, except as provided in subsection 2, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.   2. A person who knowingly moves or causes to be moved into this state a colony, package, used equipment, or combs in violation of section 160.5, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.   3. Each day a colony, package, used equipment, or combs moved into this state in violation of section 160.5 remain in this state constitutes a separate offense. A colony, package, used equipment, or combs brought into this state in violation of section 160.5 may be declared a nuisance. The department shall provide written notice to the person owning the land where the colony, package, used equipment, or combs are located, and, if known, to the person owning the colony, package, used equipment, or combs. The notice shall state that the owner of the colony, package, used equipment, or combs must remove the colony, package, used equipment, or combs from this state within five days of the notification. After the five days have lapsed the department may seize the colony, package, used equipment, or combs. The department may secure a warrant if the owner of the land objects to the seizure. The department shall maintain the seized property until a court, upon petition by the department, determines the disposition of the property. The court shall render a decision concerning the disposition of the property by the court within ten days of the filing of the petition. Upon conviction of a violation of section 160.5, a person shall forfeit all interest in property moved in violation of that section and the department may immediately destroy the property.   4. The attorney general or persons designated by the attorney general may institute suits on behalf of the state apiarist to obtain injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations of this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4041; C46, 50, 54, 58, §266.22; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §160.14]  85 Acts, ch 48, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1051, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1104, §4, 5; 93 Acts, ch 21, §9  Referred to in §160.5
IA Code § 160.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 160 - STATE APIARIST|Section 160.15 - Payment of expenses.

160.15 Payment of expenses.   All expenses, except salaries, incurred by the state apiarist or the apiarist’s assistants in the performance of their duties within a county shall be paid not to exceed two hundred dollars per annum for the purpose of eradication of diseases and parasites among bees. Such work of eradication shall be done in such county under the supervision of the state apiarist.  [C31, 35, §4041-c1; C39, §4041.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, §266.23; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §160.15]  83 Acts, ch 123, §70, 209; 88 Acts, ch 1051, §6
IA Code § 160.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 160 - STATE APIARIST|Section 160.16 - Importing a colony from another state — fee.

160.16 Importing a colony from another state — fee. Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1032, §10.
IA Code § 161A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.1 - Short title.

161A.1 Short title.   This chapter may be known and cited as the “Soil Conservation Districts Law”.  [C39, §2603.02; C46, §160.1; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.1]  C93, §161A.1
IA Code § 161A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.2 - Declaration of policy.

161A.2 Declaration of policy.   It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to integrate the conservation of soil and water resources into the production of agricultural commodities to insure the long-term protection of the soil and water resources of the state of Iowa, and to encourage the development of farm management and agricultural practices that are consistent with the capability of the land to sustain agriculture, and thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and promote the health, safety and public welfare of the people of this state.  [C39, §2603.03; C46, §160.2; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.2]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §645  C93, §161A.2  Referred to in §161A.7, 161A.42
IA Code § 161A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.6 - Commissioners — general provisions.

161A.6 Commissioners — general provisions.   1. The commissioners of each soil and water conservation district shall convene on the first day of January that is not a Sunday or holiday in each odd-numbered year. Those commissioners whose term of office begins on that day shall take the oath of office prescribed by section 63.10. The commissioners shall then organize by election of a chairperson and a vice chairperson.   2. The commissioners of the respective districts shall submit to the department such statements, estimates, budgets, and other information at such times and in such manner as the department may require.   3. A commissioner shall not receive compensation for the commissioner’s services. However, to the extent funds are available, a commissioner is entitled to receive actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of the commissioner’s duties, including reimbursement for mileage at the rate provided under section 70A.9 for state business use.   4. The commissioners may call upon the attorney general of the state for such legal services as they may require. The commissioners may delegate to their chairperson, to one or more commissioners or to one or more agents, or employees, such powers and duties as they may deem proper. The commissioners shall furnish to the division, upon request, copies of such ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms, and other documents as they shall adopt or employ, and such other information concerning their activities as it may require in the performance of its duties under this chapter.   5. The commissioners shall provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property; shall provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings and of all resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted; and shall regularly report to the division a summary of financial information regarding moneys controlled by the commissioners, which are not audited by the state, according to rules adopted by the division.   6. The commissioners may invite the legislative body of any municipality or county located near the territory comprised within the district to designate a representative to advise and consult with the commissioners of the district on all questions of program and policy which may affect the property, water supply, or other interests of such municipality or county.  [C39, §2603.08; C46, §160.6; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.6]  87 Acts, ch 23, §19  C93, §161A.6  93 Acts, ch 176, §33; 96 Acts, ch 1083, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §30; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 161A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.8 - Cooperation between districts.

161A.8 Cooperation between districts.   The commissioners of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.  [C39, §2603.10; C46, §160.8; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.8]  C93, §161A.8
IA Code § 161A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.9 - State agencies to cooperate.

161A.9 State agencies to cooperate.   Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and of any county, or other governmental subdivision of the state, which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any county-owned or other publicly owned lands, lying within the boundaries of any district organized hereunder, may cooperate to the fullest extent with the commissioners of such districts in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the commissioners under the provisions of this chapter.  [C39, §2603.11; C46, §160.9; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.9]  C93, §161A.9
IA Code § 161A.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.11 - Report to governor.

161A.11 Report to governor. Repealed by  2003 Acts, ch 74, §2  ;  2003 Acts, ch 128, §2  .
IA Code § 161A.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.12 - Statement to department of management.

161A.12 Statement to department of management.   On or before October 1 next preceding each annual legislative session, the department shall submit to the department of management, on official estimate blanks furnished for those purposes, statements and estimates of the expenditure requirements for each fiscal year, and a statement of the balance of funds, if any, available to the division, and the estimates of the division as to the sums needed for the administrative and other expenses of the division for the purposes of this chapter.  [C46, §160.12; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.12]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §654  C93, §161A.12  96 Acts, ch 1034, §6; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §10
IA Code § 161A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.13 - Purpose of subdistricts.

161A.13 Purpose of subdistricts.   Subdistricts of a soil and water conservation district may be formed as provided in this chapter for the purposes of carrying out watershed protection and flood prevention programs within the subdistrict but shall not be formed solely for the purpose of establishing or taking over the operation of an existing drainage district.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.13]  86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §22; 89 Acts, ch 83, §58  C93, §161A.13
IA Code § 161A.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.14 - Petition to form.

161A.14 Petition to form.   When the landowners in a proposed subdistrict desire that a subdistrict be organized, they shall file a petition with the commissioners of the soil and water conservation district. The area must be contiguous and in the same watershed but it shall not include any area located within the boundaries of an incorporated city. The petition shall set forth an intelligible description by congressional subdivision, or otherwise, of the land suggested for inclusion in the subdistrict and shall state whether the special annual tax or special benefit assessments will be used, or whether the use of both is contemplated. The petition shall contain a brief statement giving the reasons for organization, and requesting that the proposed area be organized as a subdistrict, and must be signed by sixty-five percent of the landowners in the proposed subdistrict. Land already in one subdistrict cannot be included in another. The soil and water conservation district commissioners shall review the petition and if it is found adequate shall arrange for a hearing on it.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.14]  87 Acts, ch 23, §23  C93, §161A.14
IA Code § 161A.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.15 - Notice and hearing.

161A.15 Notice and hearing.   Within thirty days after a petition has been filed with the soil and water conservation district commissioners, they shall fix a date, hour, and place for a hearing and direct the secretary to cause notice to be given to the owners of each tract of land, or lot, within the proposed subdistrict as shown by the transfer books of the auditor’s office, and to each lienholder, or encumbrancer, of any such lands as shown by the county records, and to all other persons whom it may concern, and without naming individuals all actual occupants of land in the proposed subdistrict, of the pendency and purpose of the petition and that all objections to establishment of the subdistrict for any reason must be made in writing and filed with the secretary of the soil and water conservation district at, or before, the time set for hearing. The soil and water conservation district commissioners shall consider and determine whether the operation of the subdistrict within the defined boundaries as proposed is desirable, practicable, feasible, and of necessity in the interest of health, safety, and public welfare. All interested parties may attend the hearing and be heard. The soil and water conservation district commissioners may for good cause adjourn the hearing to a day certain which shall be announced at the time of adjournment and made a matter of record. If the soil and water conservation district commissioners determine that the petition meets the requirements set forth in this section and in section 161A.5, they shall declare that the subdistrict is duly organized and shall record such action in their official minutes together with an appropriate official name or designation for the subdistrict.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.15]  87 Acts, ch 23, §24  C93, §161A.15  2001 Acts, ch 24, §32
IA Code § 161A.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.16 - Publication of notice.

161A.16 Publication of notice.   The notice of hearing on the formation of a subdistrict shall be by publication once each week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county or district, the last of which shall be not less than ten days prior to the day set for the hearing on the petition. Proof of such service shall be made by affidavit of the publisher, and be on file with the secretary of the district at the time the hearing begins.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.16]  87 Acts, ch 115, §61  C93, §161A.16
IA Code § 161A.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.17 - Subdistrict in more than one district.

161A.17 Subdistrict in more than one district.   If the proposed subdistrict lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition may be presented to the commissioners of any one of such districts, and the commissioners of all such districts shall act jointly as a board of commissioners with respect to all matters concerning the subdistrict, including its formation. They shall organize as a single board for such purposes and shall designate its chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary-treasurer to serve for terms of one year. Such a subdistrict shall be formed in the same manner and has the same powers and duties as a subdistrict formed in one soil and water conservation district.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.17]  87 Acts, ch 23, §25  C93, §161A.17
IA Code § 161A.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.18 - Certification.

161A.18 Certification.   Following the entry in the official minutes of the soil and water conservation district commissioners of the creation of the subdistrict, the commissioners shall certify this fact on a separate form, authentic copies of which shall be recorded with the county recorder of each county in which any portion of the subdistrict lies, and with the division.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.18]  87 Acts, ch 23, §26  C93, §161A.18  2001 Acts, ch 24, §33; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §32
IA Code § 161A.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.19 - Governing body.

161A.19 Governing body.   The commissioners of a soil and water conservation district in which the subdistrict is formed are the governing body of the subdistrict. When a subdistrict lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the combined board of commissioners is the governing body. The governing body of the subdistrict shall appoint three trustees living within the subdistrict to assist with the administration of the subdistrict.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.19]  87 Acts, ch 23, §27  C93, §161A.19  Referred to in §161A.20
IA Code § 161A.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.20 - Special annual tax.

161A.20 Special annual tax.   1. After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, a subdistrict shall have the authority to impose a special annual tax, the proceeds of which shall be used for the repayment of actual and necessary expenses incurred to organize the subdistrict; to acquire land or rights or interests therein by purchase or condemnation; and to repair, alter, maintain, and operate the present and future works of improvement within its boundaries.   2. On or before January 10 of each year its governing body shall make an estimate of the amount it deems necessary to be raised by such special tax for the ensuing year and transmit said estimate in dollars to the board of supervisors of the county in which the subdistrict lies.   3. If portions of the subdistrict are in more than one county, then the governing body, as designated in section 161A.19 in such event, after arriving at the estimate in dollars deemed necessary for the entire subdistrict shall ratably apportion such amount between the counties and transmit and certify the prorated portion to the respective boards of supervisors of each of the counties.   4. The board or boards of supervisors shall upon receipt of certification from the governing body of the subdistrict make the necessary levy on the assessed valuation of all real estate within the boundaries of the subdistrict lying within their respective county to raise said amounts, but in no event to exceed one dollar and eight cents per thousand dollars of assessed value.   5. The special tax levied under this section shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes with a penalty for delinquency. The moneys collected from the special tax and any delinquency penalty shall be deposited in a fund established by the governing body as provided by a resolution adopted by the governing body and delivered for filing with each appropriate county treasurer. Moneys earned as income from moneys in the fund, including as interest, shall remain in the fund until expended by the governing body according to procedures specified in the resolution. If the governing body does not adopt a resolution or deliver the resolution to the county treasurer, the moneys shall be deposited into a separate account in the county’s general fund by that county treasurer. The account shall be identified by the official name of the subdistrict and expenditures from the account shall be made on requisition of the chairperson and secretary of the governing body of the subdistrict.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.20]  C93, §161A.20  2005 Acts, ch 116, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §46  Referred to in §161A.22, 161A.41
IA Code § 161A.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.21 - Condemnation by subdistrict.

161A.21 Condemnation by subdistrict.   A subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district may condemn land or rights or interests in the subdistrict to carry out the authorized purposes of the subdistrict.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.21]  87 Acts, ch 23, §28  C93, §161A.21
IA Code § 161A.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 161A - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION|Section 161A.22 - General powers applicable — warrants or bonds.

161A.22 General powers applicable — warrants or bonds.   1. A subdistrict organized under this chapter has all of the powers of a district in addition to other powers granted to the subdistrict in other sections of this chapter.   2. The governing body of the subdistrict, upon determination that benefits from works of improvement as set forth in the watershed work plan to be installed will exceed costs thereof, and that funds needed for purposes of the subdistrict require levy of a special benefit assessment as provided in section 161A.23, in lieu of the special annual tax as provided in section 161A.20, shall record its decision to use its taxing authority and, upon majority vote of the governing body and with the approval of the committee, may issue warrants or bonds payable in not more than forty semiannual installments in connection with the special benefit assessment, and pledge and assign the proceeds of the special benefit assessment and other revenues of the subdistrict as security for the warrants or bonds. The warrants and bonds of indebtedness are general obligations of the subdistrict, exempt from all taxes, state and local, and are not indebtedness of the district or the state of Iowa.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.22]  87 Acts, ch 23, §29  C93, §161A.22  2017 Acts, ch 159, §10  Referred to in §422.7(2)(j)