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IA Code § 170.3B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.3B - Farm deer administration fee.

170.3B Farm deer administration fee.   The department may establish a farm deer administration fee which shall be annually imposed on each landowner who keeps farm deer in this state. The amount of the fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars per year. The fee shall be collected by the department in a manner specified by rules adopted by the department after consulting with the farm deer council established in section 170.2. The collected fees shall be credited to the farm deer administration fund created pursuant to section 170.3C.  2005 Acts, ch 172, §22  Referred to in §170.3C
IA Code § 170.3C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.3C - Farm deer administration fund — appropriation.

170.3C Farm deer administration fund — appropriation.   A farm deer administration fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department.   1. The fund shall be composed of 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. The fund shall include all moneys collected from the farm deer administration fee as provided in section 170.3B.   2. The moneys in the fund are appropriated exclusively to the department for the purpose of administering the chronic wasting disease control program as provided in section 170.3A.   3. Section 8.33 shall not apply to moneys credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, moneys earned as income or interest from the fund shall remain in the fund until expended as provided in this section.  2005 Acts, ch 172, §23  Referred to in §170.3B
IA Code § 170.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.4 - Requirements for keeping whitetail — fence certification.

170.4 Requirements for keeping whitetail — fence certification.   A landowner shall not keep whitetail as farm deer, unless the whitetail is kept on land which is enclosed by a fence. The fence must be constructed and maintained as prescribed by rules adopted by the department. A landowner shall not keep the whitetail unless the fence is certified in a manner and according to procedures required by the department. The fence shall be constructed and maintained to ensure that whitetail are kept in the enclosure and that other deer are excluded from the enclosure. A fence that is constructed on or after May 23, 2003, shall be at least eight feet in height above ground level. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may require that the fence is inspected and approved prior to certification. The department of natural resources may periodically inspect the fence according to appointment with the enclosure’s landowner.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §7, 23  Referred to in §170.1, 170.5, 170.6, 170.8
IA Code § 170.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.5 - Requirements for releasing whitetail — property interests.

170.5 Requirements for releasing whitetail — property interests.   A person shall not release whitetail kept as farm deer onto land unless the landowner complies with all of the following:   1. The landowner must notify the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture and land stewardship at least thirty days prior to first releasing the whitetail on the land. The notice shall be provided in a manner required by the departments. The notice must at least provide all of the following:   a. A statement verifying that the fence which encloses the land is certified by the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to section 170.4.   b. The landowner’s name.   c. The location of the land enclosed by the fence.   2. The landowner shall cooperate with the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture and land stewardship to remove any whitetail from the enclosed land. However, after the thirtieth day following receipt of the notice, the state shall relinquish its property interest in any remaining whitetail that the landowner and the cooperating departments were unable to remove from the enclosed land. Any remaining whitetail existing at that time on the enclosed land, and any progeny of the whitetail, shall become property of the landowner.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §8, 23  Referred to in §170.6, 481A.130
IA Code § 170.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.6 - Disciplinary proceedings.

170.6 Disciplinary proceedings.   1. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may suspend or revoke a certification issued pursuant to section 170.4 if the department determines that a landowner has done any of the following:   a. Provided false information to the department in an application for certification pursuant to section 170.4.   b. Failed to provide notice or access to the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture and land stewardship as required by section 170.5.   c. Failed to maintain a fence enclosing the land where a whitetail is kept as required in section 170.4.   d. Forces or lures a whitetail that is property of the state onto the enclosed land.   e. Restrains or inhibits a whitetail that is property of the state from leaving the enclosed land.   f. Takes a whitetail that is property of the state which is enclosed on the property in violation of a chapter in Title XI, subtitle 6.   2. If the department suspends a landowner’s certification, the landowner shall not release additional whitetail onto the enclosed land, unless otherwise provided in the department’s order for suspension. If the department revokes a landowner’s certification under this section, the landowner shall provide for the disposition of the enclosed whitetail by any lawful means.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §9, 23; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §66
IA Code § 170.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.7 - Department of natural resources — investigations.

170.7 Department of natural resources — investigations.   This chapter does not prevent the department of natural resources from conducting an investigation of a violation of fish and game laws, including but not limited to a provision of Title XI, subtitle 6. The department of natural resources may obtain a warrant to search the enclosed land pursuant to chapter 808. This chapter does not prevent the department of natural resources from examining the landowner’s business records according to appointment with the enclosure’s landowner. The records include but are not limited to those relating to whitetail inventories, health, inspections, or shipments; and the enclosure’s fencing.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §10, 23
IA Code § 170.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 170 - FARM DEER|Section 170.8 - Penalties.

170.8 Penalties.   A person is guilty of taking a whitetail in violation of section 481A.48 if the whitetail is on the land enclosed by a fence required to be certified as provided in section 170.4 and the person does any of the following:   1. Forces or lures a whitetail that is property of the state onto the enclosed land.   2. Restrains or inhibits a whitetail that is property of the state from leaving the enclosed land.   3. Takes a whitetail that is property of the state that is within the enclosure in violation of a chapter in Title XI, subtitle 6.  2003 Acts, ch 149, §11, 23
IA Code § 172A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.1 - Definitions.

172A.1 Definitions.   When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Agent” means a person engaged in the buying or soliciting in this state of livestock for slaughter exclusively on behalf of a dealer or broker.   2. “Animals” or “livestock” includes cattle, calves, swine, sheep, goats, turkeys, chickens, or horses.   3. “Dealer” or “broker” means any person, other than an agent, who is engaged in this state in the business of slaughtering live animals or receiving, buying or soliciting live animals for slaughter, the meat products of which are directly or indirectly to be offered for resale or for public consumption.   4. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.   5. “Person” means an individual, partnership, association or corporation, or any other business unit.   6. “Secretary” means the secretary of agriculture.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.1]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §623; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §61; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §28
IA Code § 172A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.2 - License required.

172A.2 License required.   1. A person shall not act as a dealer or broker without obtaining a license issued by the secretary. A person shall not act for any dealer or broker as an agent unless such dealer or broker is licensed, has designated such agent to act in the dealer’s or broker’s behalf, and has notified the secretary of the designation in the dealer’s or broker’s application for license or has given official notice in writing of the appointment of the agent and the secretary has issued to the agent an agent’s license. A dealer or broker shall be accountable and responsible for contracts made by an agent in the course of the agent’s employment. The license of an agent whose employment by the dealer or broker is terminated shall be void on the date written notice of termination is received by the secretary.   2. The license of a dealer, broker, or agent, unless revoked, shall expire on the last day of the second June following the date of issue. The fee for obtaining a license as a dealer or broker is one hundred dollars. The fee for obtaining a license as an agent is twenty dollars.   3. A person shall not be issued a license if that person previously has had a license revoked, or previously was issued a license and the secretary suspended that license, unless the order of suspension or revocation is thereafter terminated by the secretary.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.2]  2017 Acts, ch 159, §29
IA Code § 172A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.3 - Application for license.

172A.3 Application for license.   1. Application for a license as a dealer or broker or as an agent shall be made in writing to the department. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation, township and county, the post office address at which the business is to be conducted, and such additional information as the department may prescribe.   2. The applicant upon satisfying the department of the applicant’s character and good faith in seeking to engage in such business and upon complying with such other requirements specified in this chapter, shall be issued by the department a license to conduct the business of a dealer, broker, or agent at the place named in the application.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.3]
IA Code § 172A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.5 - Bonded packers registration.

172A.5 Bonded packers registration.   A dealer or broker who has a bond required by the United States department of agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 as amended, 7 U.S.C. §181 – 231, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter upon registration with the secretary. Registration shall be effective upon filing with the secretary a certified copy of the bond filed with the United States department of agriculture, and shall continue in effect until that bond is terminated.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.5]  2010 Acts, ch 1061, §38
IA Code § 172A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.6 - Low volume dealers exempt from license and bond.

172A.6 Low volume dealers exempt from license and bond.   1. The license and financial responsibility provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who is licensed as provided in chapter 137F who purchases livestock for slaughter valued at less than an average daily value of two thousand five hundred dollars during any period of the preceding twelve months. A person licensed under that chapter is subject to other provisions of this chapter, including the regulatory and penal provisions of this chapter.   2. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any other person who purchases livestock for slaughter valued at less than an average daily value of two thousand five hundred dollars based upon the preceding twelve months or such part thereof as the person was purchasing livestock.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.6]  98 Acts, ch 1032, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1162, §25, 30; 2000 Acts, ch 1100, §1
IA Code § 172A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.7 - Access to records.

172A.7 Access to records.   Every dealer or broker shall during all reasonable times permit an authorized representative of the department to examine all records relating to the business necessary in the enforcement of this chapter.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.7]
IA Code § 172A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.8 - Reciprocal agreements.

172A.8 Reciprocal agreements.   The department shall have the power and authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with the authorized representatives of other federal or state jurisdictions for the exchange of information and audit reports on a cooperative basis which may assist the department in the proper administration of this chapter.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §172A.8]
IA Code § 172A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.9 - Payment for livestock.

172A.9 Payment for livestock.   1. Each dealer, or broker purchasing livestock, before the close of the next business day following either the purchase of livestock or the determination of the amount of the purchase price, whichever is later, shall transmit or deliver to the seller or the seller’s duly authorized agent the full amount of the purchase price. If livestock is bought on a yield or grade and yield basis, a dealer or broker shall upon the express request in writing of the seller, transmit or deliver to the seller or the seller’s duly authorized agent before the close of the next business day following such purchase or delivery, whichever is later, up to eighty percent of the estimated purchase price, and pay the remaining balance on the next business day following the determination of the purchase price.   2. Payment to the seller shall be made by cash, check, or wire transfer of funds. If payment to the seller is by check, the check shall be drawn on a bank located in this state or on a bank located in an adjacent state and in the nearest city to Iowa in which a check processing center of a federal reserve bank district is located. For the purpose of this subsection, “wire transfer” means any telephonic, telegraphic, electronic, or similar communication between the bank of the purchaser and the bank of the seller which results in the transfer of funds or credits of the purchaser to an account of the seller.   3. Provisions of this section may be modified by an agreement signed by both the buyer and the seller or their duly authorized agents at the time of the sale. However, such an agreement shall not be a condition of sale unless expressly requested by the seller.   4. Failure to comply with this section shall be a violation of this chapter.  [C77, 79, 81, §172A.9]  Referred to in §172A.11
IA Code § 172A.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.10 - Injunctions — criminal penalties.

172A.10 Injunctions — criminal penalties.   1. If any person who is required by this chapter to be licensed fails to obtain the required license, or if any person who is required by this chapter to maintain proof of financial responsibility fails to obtain or maintain such proof, or if any licensee fails to discontinue engaging in licensed activities when that person’s license has been suspended, such failure shall be deemed a nuisance and the secretary may bring an action on behalf of the state to enjoin such nuisance. Such actions may be heard on not less than five days’ notice to the person whose activities are sought to be enjoined. The failure to obtain a license when required, or the failure to obtain or maintain proof of financial responsibility shall constitute a violation of this chapter.   2. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.  [C73, 75, §172A.9; C77, 79, 81, §172A.10]  2014 Acts, ch 1092, §33; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §64  Nuisances in general, chapter 657
IA Code § 172A.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.11 - Suspension of license.

172A.11 Suspension of license.   1. a. The secretary shall have the authority to suspend the license of any dealer or broker or agent if upon hearing it is found that the dealer or broker or agent has committed any of the following acts or omissions:   (1) Failure to submit a larger bond amount or trust fund when ordered by the secretary.   (2) Failure to pay for purchases of livestock in the manner required by section 172A.9.   b. An order of suspension issued by the secretary shall be effective for an indefinite period, unless and until the person establishes to the satisfaction of the secretary that the person has taken reasonable precautions to prevent a recurrence of the act or omission in the future.   2. a. The secretary shall have the authority temporarily to suspend without hearing the license of any licensee in any of the following circumstances:   (1) The licensee fails to maintain proof of financial responsibility, or the surety on the licensee’s bond loses its authorization to issue bonds in this state, or the trustee of a trust fund loses its authorization to engage in the business of a fiduciary.   (2) Claims are filed with the secretary against the bond or trust in an aggregate amount equal to ten percent or more of the amount of the bond.   b. A temporary suspension shall be effective on the date of issuance of the order of suspension, and until a revocation hearing has been held and the secretary either has entered an order of revocation of the license, or has terminated the order of suspension.  [C77, 79, 81, §172A.11]  2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
IA Code § 172A.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.12 - Revocation of license.

172A.12 Revocation of license.   1. The secretary shall have the authority to revoke the license of a dealer or broker or agent upon notice and hearing if any of the following conditions exist:   a. Grounds exist for the temporary suspension of the license without hearing, and it is established that the person is or will be unable to meet obligations to producers of livestock when due.   b. The person has refused access to the secretary to the books and records of the person as required by this chapter.   c. Any other conditions exist which in the opinion of the secretary reasonably establish that it would be financially detrimental to livestock producers of this state to permit the person to engage in licensed activities in this state.   2. An order of revocation shall be effective upon the issuance of the order of revocation, and until the order is rescinded by the secretary, or until the decision of the secretary is reversed by a final order of a court of this state.  [C77, 79, 81, §172A.12]
IA Code § 172A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172A - BONDING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS|Section 172A.13 - Rules.

172A.13 Rules.   The secretary is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A which are reasonable and necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.  [C77, 79, 81, §172A.13]
IA Code § 172B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172B - LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION|Section 172B.1 - Definitions.

172B.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Driver’s license” means any license or permit issued to a person to operate a motor vehicle on the highways.   2. “Law enforcement officer” means a state patrol officer, a sheriff, or other peace officer so designated by this state or by a county or municipality.   3. “Livestock” means and includes live cattle, swine, sheep, horses, ostriches, rheas, or emus, and the carcasses of such animals whether in whole or in part.   4. “Owner” means a person having legal title to livestock.   5. “Transportation certificate” means the document specified in section 172B.3 and includes either the standard form prescribed by the secretary, or a substitute document the use of which has been authorized by the secretary.   6. “Transporting livestock” means being in custody of or operating a vehicle in this state, whether or not on a highway, in which are confined one or more head of livestock. Vehicle includes a truck, trailer, and other device used for the purpose of conveying objects, whether or not the device has motive power or is attached to a vehicle with motive power at the time the livestock are confined.  [C77, 79, 81, §172B.1]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §624; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §1; 95 Acts, ch 43, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 98 Acts, ch 1074, §18; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §31  Further definitions; see §159.1
IA Code § 172B.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172B - LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION|Section 172B.2 - Transportation certificate exhibited — public offense.

172B.2 Transportation certificate exhibited — public offense.   A person transporting livestock shall execute in the presence of a law enforcement officer, at the request of the officer, a transportation certificate. A person who fails to comply with this section commits a public offense punishable as provided in section 172B.6. A person who fails to execute a transportation certificate upon the request of the officer fails to comply with this section even though the person possesses a transportation certificate.  [C77, 79, 81, §172B.2]  Referred to in §172B.5, 172B.6
IA Code § 172B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 172B - LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION|Section 172B.4 - Execution and retention of records.

172B.4 Execution and retention of records.   1. Shipper. A person who causes the transporting of livestock shall cause to be executed and to be delivered to the person transporting livestock, at the request of that person, duplicate copies of a transportation certificate.   2. Transporter. A person transporting livestock who has been given a receipt by a law enforcement officer shall retain that receipt until the person relinquishes custody of the livestock.   3. Law enforcement officer.   a. A law enforcement officer, upon requesting and receiving a transportation certificate, shall retain a copy of the certificate and shall submit the certificate to the law enforcement agency by which the officer is employed.   b. The law enforcement officer shall give to the person transporting livestock, in a form prescribed by the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner’s designee, a receipt for the certificate given to the officer. The commissioner of public safety may authorize the use of any method of giving receipt, including endorsement by the officer on the certificate retained by the person transporting livestock. The receipt shall make the law enforcement officer issuing the receipt identifiable by other law enforcement officers.   c. A law enforcement officer shall not retain a copy of the certificate if the person transporting livestock has a receipt issued by another law enforcement officer.  [C77, 79, 81, §172B.4]  2008 Acts, ch 1031, §38  Referred to in §172B.3, 172B.5, 172B.6