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IA Code § 169A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.6 - Certified copy furnished.

169A.6 Certified copy furnished.   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
IA Code § 169A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.7 - Unlawful use of brand — penalty.

169A.7 Unlawful use of brand — penalty.   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 conjunction with the person’s recorded brand, and only for purposes of identifying animals within a herd. However, the unrecorded brand shall not be evidence of ownership. A person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.7]  C93, §169A.7  95 Acts, ch 60, §5
IA Code § 169A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.8 - Sale or assignment of brand.

169A.8 Sale or assignment of brand.   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 of such brand shall be recorded by the secretary and the fee for recording such sale, assignment, or transfer shall be in an amount established by rule of the secretary pursuant to chapter 17A, which amount shall be based upon the administrative costs of maintaining the brand program provided for by this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.8]  C93, §169A.8
IA Code § 169A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.9 - Certified copy to new owner.

169A.9 Certified copy to new owner.   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  Referred to in §169A.2, 169A.3, 169A.5, 169A.10
IA Code § 169A.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.10 - Evidence of ownership — investigations.

169A.10 Evidence of ownership — investigations.   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 of the ownership of livestock by the person in whose name the brand is recorded.   b. Information stored in an identification device which identifies the owner of an animal. The information shall be prima facie evidence of the ownership of the animal, if all of the following apply:   (1) The identification device meets applicable design standards adopted by the international standard organization, or which may be adopted by the department.   (2) The identification device is installed according to manufacturer’s requirements.   (3) The information is not in conflict with a certified copy of a record as provided for in section 169A.6 or 169A.9.   c. The results of a sheriff’s investigation as provided in this section.   2. A dispute involving the custody or ownership of an animal branded or subject to electronic identification under this chapter shall be investigated, on request, by the sheriff of the county where the animal is located. The sheriff may call upon the services of an authorized person, approved by the secretary, in reading the brands on animals. The cost of the services shall be paid by the person requesting the investigation. The results of the sheriff’s investigation are a public record.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.10]  C93, §169A.10  95 Acts, ch 60, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1208, §2  Referred to in §331.653
IA Code § 169A.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.11 - Publication of brands list.

169A.11 Publication of brands list.   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 form for reference.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.11]  C93, §169A.11  95 Acts, ch 60, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §60
IA Code § 169A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.13 - Renewal of brand and fee.

169A.13 Renewal of brand and fee.   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 at least thirty days prior to the date of the renewal period. If the owner of a brand of record does not renew the brand and pay the renewal fee within six months after it is due, the owner shall forfeit the brand and the brand shall no longer be recorded. A forfeited brand shall not be issued to any other person for five years following date of forfeiture.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.13]  C93, §169A.13  95 Acts, ch 60, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 183, §21; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §24  Referred to in §169A.4
IA Code § 169A.13A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.13A - Branding administration fund.

169A.13A Branding administration fund.   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 the department from the United States or private sources for placement in the fund.   2. The fund is subject to warrants written by the director of the department of administrative services, drawn upon the written requisition of the department.   3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for the exclusive purpose of supporting the administration of this chapter by the department.   4. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.   5. Section 8.33 shall not apply to moneys in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, moneys earned as income, including as interest, from the fund shall remain in the fund until expended as provided in this section.  2001 Acts, ch 183, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
IA Code § 169A.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169A - MARKING AND BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK|Section 169A.14 - Tampering.

169A.14 Tampering.   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 owner of the livestock.   c. Brand, attempt to brand, or cause to be branded a recorded brand on livestock, without authorization of the owner of the brand.   d. Install an electronic device or remove or damage an installed electronic device, without authorization from the owner of an animal.   2. A person violating this section is guilty of a fraudulent practice as provided in chapter 714.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.14]  C93, §169A.14  98 Acts, ch 1208, §3  Referred to in §169.4
IA Code § 169C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169C - TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK|Section 169C.1 - Definitions.

169C.1 Definitions.   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 provided in that chapter, including but not limited to a partition fence. For purposes of this chapter, “fence” includes a fence bordering a public road.   4. “Landowner” means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant.   5. “Livestock” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species; ostriches, rheas, or emus; farm deer as defined in section 170.1; or poultry.   6. “Livestock care provider” means a person designated by a local authority to provide care to livestock which is distrained by a local authority.   7. “Livestock owner” means the person who holds title to livestock or who is primarily responsible for the care and feeding of the livestock as provided by the titleholder.   8. “Local authority” means a city as defined in section 362.2 or a county as provided in chapter 331.   9. “Maintenance” means the provision of shelter, food, water, or a nutritional formulation as required pursuant to chapter 717.   10. “Public road” means a thoroughfare and its right-of-way, whether reserved by public ownership or easement, for use by the traveling public.  97 Acts, ch 57, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 149, §3, 23; 2007 Acts, ch 64, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1118, §1  Referred to in §314.30  Further definitions, see §159.1
IA Code § 169C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169C - TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK|Section 169C.2 - Custody.

169C.2 Custody.   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. The landowner shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a local authority, unless the livestock owner approves of the transfer. A local authority shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a livestock care provider.  97 Acts, ch 57, §2  Referred to in §169C.4, 169C.5, 314.30
IA Code § 169C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169C - TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK|Section 169C.3 - Notice to livestock owner.

169C.3 Notice to livestock owner.   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 which has not trespassed. If a local authority takes custody of the livestock, the local authority shall deliver notice of the custody to the livestock owner within forty-eight hours after taking custody of the livestock. The forty-eight-hour period shall exclude any time that falls on a Sunday or a holiday recognized by the state or the United States. The notice shall be made in writing and delivered by certified mail or personal service to the last known mailing address of the livestock owner.   b. If the aggrieved party does not know the name and address of the livestock owner, the aggrieved party shall make reasonable efforts to determine the identity of the livestock owner. The reasonable efforts shall include obtaining the name and address of the owner of the brand appearing on the livestock from the department of agriculture and land stewardship under chapter 169A. If the name and address of the livestock owner cannot be determined, the aggrieved party shall publish the notice as soon as possible at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the livestock is located.   2. A notice required under this section shall at least provide all of the following:   a. The name and address of the landowner or local authority.   b. A description of the livestock and where it trespassed or strayed.   c. An estimate of the amount of the livestock owner’s liability.  97 Acts, ch 57, §3  Referred to in §169C.4, 169C.5
IA Code § 169C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169C - TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK|Section 169C.4 - Liability.

169C.4 Liability.   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 livestock including maintenance costs. A livestock owner’s liability is not affected by the failure of a landowner to take custody of the livestock. A livestock owner shall not be liable for damages incurred by a landowner if the livestock trespassed through a fence that was not maintained by the landowner as required pursuant to chapter 359A.   b. To a landowner who takes custody of livestock on a public road as provided in section 169C.2 for costs incurred by the landowner in taking custody of the livestock, including maintenance costs.   c. To a local authority which takes custody of livestock for costs incurred by the local authority in taking custody of the livestock, including maintenance costs.   2. An aggrieved party who fails to provide timely notice of a livestock’s trespass or custody as required by section 169C.3 shall not be entitled to compensation for damages for the period of time during which the aggrieved party fails to provide timely notice.   3. A landowner is not liable for an injury or death suffered by the livestock in the landowner’s custody, unless the landowner caused the injury or death. The landowner is not liable for livestock that strays from the landowner’s land. An aggrieved party is not liable for livestock that strays from the control of the aggrieved party.  97 Acts, ch 57, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §21, 22  Referred to in §314.30
IA Code § 169C.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 169C - TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK|Section 169C.6 - Habitual trespass.

169C.6 Habitual trespass.   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 period the same or different livestock kept on that land have trespassed onto the land of the same neighboring landowner or strayed from the land where the livestock are kept onto the same public road.   1. The local authority upon its own initiative or upon receipt of a complaint shall determine whether livestock are trespassing or straying from the land where the livestock are kept onto a public road, and make a record of its findings.   2. a. Once a habitual trespass occurs, a neighboring landowner may request that the responsible landowner of the land where the trespassing or stray livestock are kept erect or maintain a fence on the land. The neighboring landowner shall make the request to the responsible landowner in writing. The responsible landowner may compel an adjacent landowner to contribute to the erection or maintenance of the fence as provided in chapter 359A.   b. If the responsible landowner does not erect or maintain a fence within thirty days after receiving the request, the neighboring landowner may apply to the fence viewers as provided in chapter 359A as if the matter were a controversy between the responsible landowner and an adjacent landowner, and the matter shall be resolved by an order issued by the fence viewers, subject to appeal, as provided in chapter 359A. The neighboring landowner shall be a party to the controversy as if the neighboring party were an adjacent landowner. The neighboring landowner is not liable for erecting or maintaining the fence, unless the neighboring landowner is an adjacent landowner who is otherwise required to make a contribution under chapter 359A.   3. If the fence is not erected or maintained as required in section 359A.6, and upon the written request of the board of township trustees, the board of supervisors of the county where the fence is to be erected or maintained shall act in the same manner as the board of township trustees under that section, including by erecting or maintaining the fence, ordering payment from a defaulted party, and certifying an amount due to the county treasurer in the same manner as in section 359A.6. The amount due shall include the total costs required to erect or maintain the fence and a penalty equal to five percent of the total costs. The amount shall be placed upon the county system and collected in the same manner as ordinary taxes. Upon certification to the county treasurer, the amount assessed shall be a lien on the parcel until paid.  2007 Acts, ch 64, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1118, §2  Referred to in §314.30, 359A.22A, 445.1
IA Code § 170.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.1 - Definitions.

170.1 Definitions.   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 of diseases that is known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE).   2. “Council” means the farm deer council established pursuant to section 170.2.   3. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.   4. a. “Farm deer” means an animal belonging to the cervidae family and classified as part of the dama species of the dama genus, commonly referred to as fallow deer; part of the elaphus species of the cervus genus, commonly referred to as red deer or elk; part of the virginianus species of the odocoileus genus, commonly referred to as whitetail; part of the hemionus species of the odocoileus genus, commonly referred to as mule deer; part of the nippon species of the cervus genus, commonly referred to as sika; or part of the alces species of the alces genus, commonly referred to as moose.   b. “Farm deer” does not include any unmarked free-ranging elk, whitetail, or mule deer. “Farm deer” also does not include preserve whitetail which are kept on a hunting preserve as provided in chapter 484C.   5. “Fence” means a boundary fence which encloses farm deer within a landowner’s property as required to be constructed and maintained pursuant to section 170.4.   6. “Landowner” means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §4, 23; 2005 Acts, ch 139, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §58, 59  Referred to in §10.1, 167.22, 169A.1, 169C.1, 189A.2, 423.1, 481A.1, 481A.134, 481A.135, 716.7, 716.7A, 716.8, 717.1
IA Code § 170.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.1A - Application of chapter.

170.1A Application of chapter.   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 kept as farm deer. However, the department of natural resources shall regulate preserve whitetail kept on a hunting preserve pursuant to chapter 484C.  2005 Acts, ch 139, §2
IA Code § 170.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.2 - Farm deer council.

170.2 Farm deer council.   1. A farm deer council is established within the department.   a. The council shall consist of not more than seven members who shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture. All members must be actively engaged in the production of farm deer and at least four members must be actively engaged in the production of whitetail as farm deer.   b. The members of the council shall serve staggered terms of two years, except that the initial council members shall serve terms of unequal length. A person appointed to fill a vacancy for a member shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. A member is eligible for reappointment for three successive terms.   c. The council shall elect a chairperson and meet according to rules adopted by the council. A majority of the council constitutes a quorum and an affirmative vote of a majority of members is necessary for substantive action taken by the council. The majority shall not include any member who has a conflict of interest and a statement by a member of a conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. A vacancy in the membership does not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the council.   d. A member of the council is not entitled to receive expenses incurred in the discharge of the member’s duties on the council. A member is also not entitled to receive compensation as otherwise provided in section 7E.6.   2. The council shall do all of the following:   a. Monitor conditions relating to the production of farm deer, the processing of farm deer products, and the marketing of such products. The council shall advise the department about health issues affecting farm deer, including but not limited to chronic wasting disease, and related regulations or practices.   b. Advise the department about the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including but not limited to consulting with the department regarding the rules adopted under this chapter, the certification of fences, and disciplinary actions. However, the council shall not control policy decisions or direct the administration or enforcement of this chapter.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §5, 23  Referred to in §170.1, 170.3B
IA Code § 170.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.3 - Departmental jurisdiction — administration and enforcement.

170.3 Departmental jurisdiction — administration and enforcement.   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 of agriculture and land stewardship may include but are not limited to providing for the importation, transportation, and disease control of farm deer. The department of natural resources shall not require that the landowner be issued a license or permit for keeping farm deer or for the construction of a fence for keeping farm deer.   2. The department of agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural resources shall cooperate in administering and enforcing this chapter.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §6, 23
IA Code § 170.3A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.3A - Chronic wasting disease control program.

170.3A Chronic wasting disease control program.   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 wasting disease, and methods to ensure that owners of farm deer may engage in the movement and sale of farm deer.  2005 Acts, ch 172, §21  Referred to in §170.3C  See also §167.22