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2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172B - LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION › Section 172B.5 - Authority of law enforcement officers.

172B.5 Authority of law enforcement officers.
1. Investigation. A law enforcement officer may stop and detain a person, whether on or off a highway, who is transporting livestock for the purpose of obtaining compliance with section 172B.2, and the officer may request the presentation or execution of a transportation certificate. The officer may examine the livestock for identification, the vehicle for the purpose of obtaining the vehicle registration plate number, and the registration of the vehicle and the driver’s license of the driver or person detained. However, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any law enforcement officer to open or require the opening of the cargo compartment of any vehicle manufactured for use in carrying refrigerated cargo when both the cargo is actually under refrigeration at the time the vehicle is detained by the law enforcement officer, and the person operating the vehicle has in possession when stopped a valid transportation certificate or approved shipping document which was executed by the shipper and which identifies the cargo as processed livestock and otherwise complies with section 172B.3, subsection 2.
2. Execution of certificate. If the person transporting livestock does not possess a completed transportation certificate, or if in the opinion of the officer the form possessed is improper, the officer may provide the person with a blank standard form, and may request that the person execute the form, including the person’s signature. The person shall be permitted to view any documents in the person’s possession for the purpose of completing the form. Except as provided in section 172B.4, the officer shall retain a copy of the certificate and shall give the person a receipt for that certificate.
3. Detention. A law enforcement officer may detain a person transporting livestock for a reasonable period of time not to exceed thirty minutes for the purpose of verifying any information obtained by the officer.
4. Arrest. A detention for the purposes of subsections 1, 2, and 3 shall not constitute an arrest. If the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person transporting livestock has committed a public offense, the officer may place the person under arrest. The officer may require the person to move the vehicle to a place determined by the officer, or the officer may make other provisions for the vehicle and the livestock, as the officer shall determine. If the owner of the livestock is not available, the officer is authorized to incur reasonable expense for the care of the livestock which expense shall be charged to and paid by the owner of the livestock.
[C77, 79, 81, §172B.5]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172B - LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION › Section 172B.6 - Offenses and penalties.

172B.6 Offenses and penalties.
1. A person who is convicted of violating section 172B.2 shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. A person who makes or utters a transportation certificate with knowledge that some or all of the information contained in the certificate is false, or a person who alters, forges, or counterfeits a transportation certificate, or the receipt prescribed in section 172B.4, commits a class “C” felony.
[C77, 79, 81, §172B.6]
Referred to in §172B.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172D - LIVESTOCK FEEDLOTS › Section 172D.2 - Compliance — a defense to nuisance actions.

172D.2 Compliance — a defense to nuisance actions.
In any nuisance action or proceeding against a feedlot brought by or on behalf of a person whose date of ownership of realty is subsequent to the established date of operation of that feedlot, proof of compliance with sections 172D.3 and 172D.4 shall be an absolute defense, provided that the conditions or circumstances alleged to constitute a nuisance are subject to regulatory jurisdiction in accordance with either section 172D.3 or 172D.4.
[C77, 79, 81, §172D.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172D - LIVESTOCK FEEDLOTS › Section 172D.4 - Compliance with zoning requirements.

172D.4 Compliance with zoning requirements.
1. Requirement. A person who operates a feedlot shall comply with applicable zoning requirements. The applicability of a zoning requirement shall be as provided in subsection 2 of this section. A person complies with this section as a matter of law where no zoning requirement exists.
2. Applicability.
a. A zoning requirement shall apply to a feedlot with an established date of operation subsequent to the effective date of the zoning requirement.
b. A zoning requirement, other than one adopted by a city, shall not apply to a feedlot with an established date of operation prior to the effective date of the zoning requirement for a period of ten years from the effective date of that zoning requirement.
c. A zoning requirement which is in effect on November 1, 1976, shall apply to a feedlot with an established date of operation prior to November 1, 1976.
d. A zoning requirement adopted by a city shall apply to a feedlot located within an incorporated or unincorporated area which is subject to regulation by that city as of November 1, 1976, regardless of the established date of operation of the feedlot.
e. A zoning requirement adopted by a city shall not apply to a feedlot which becomes located within an incorporated or unincorporated area subject to regulation by that city by virtue of an incorporation or annexation which takes effect after November 1, 1976 for a period of ten years from the effective date of the incorporation or annexation.
[C77, 79, 81, §172D.4]
Referred to in §172D.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172E - DAIRY CATTLE SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER › Section 172E.1 - Definitions.

172E.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Dairy cattle” means cattle belonging to a breed that is used to produce milk for human consumption, including but not limited to Holstein and Jersey breeds.
2. “Livestock” means the same as defined in section 717.1.
3. “Livestock market” means any place where livestock are assembled from two or more sources for public auction, private sale, or sale on a commission basis, which is under state or federal supervision, including a livestock auction market, if such livestock are kept in the place for ten days or less.
4. “Packer” means a person who is engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or receiving, purchasing, or soliciting livestock for slaughter. As used in this chapter, “packer” includes an agent of the packer engaged in buying or soliciting livestock for slaughter on behalf of a packer.
2001 Acts, ch 101, §6; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §63
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172E - DAIRY CATTLE SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER › Section 172E.2 - Marketing practices — dairy cattle sold for slaughter.

172E.2 Marketing practices — dairy cattle sold for slaughter.
1. If a livestock market accepts dairy cattle upon condition that the dairy cattle are to be moved directly to slaughter, the dairy cattle shall be segregated with other livestock to be moved directly to slaughter until sold to a packer. A person shall not knowingly sell the dairy cattle to a purchaser other than to a packer at the livestock market. A person other than a packer shall not knowingly purchase the dairy cattle at the livestock market.
2. This section shall not supersede requirements relating to the movement or marketing of livestock infected with an infectious or contagious disease, including but not limited to those diseases enumerated in section 163.2.
2001 Acts, ch 101, §7; 2002 Acts, ch 1100, §1
Referred to in §172E.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 172E - DAIRY CATTLE SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER › Section 172E.3 - Penalties.

172E.3 Penalties.
1. The department, with assistance by the attorney general, shall have the same authority to enforce this chapter as it does under chapter 165A. A person who violates section 172E.2 is subject to the same penalties as provided in section 165A.5.
2. This section does not prevent a person from commencing a civil cause of action based on any right that the person may assert under statute or common law.
2001 Acts, ch 101, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.1 - State fair authority.

173.1 State fair authority.
The Iowa state fair authority is established as a public instrumentality of the state. The authority is not an agency of state government. However, the authority is considered a state agency and its employees state employees for the purposes of chapters 17A, 20, 91B, 97B, 509A, and 669. The authority is established to conduct an annual state fair and exposition on the Iowa state fairgrounds and to conduct other interim events consistent with its rules. The powers of the authority are vested in the Iowa state fair board. The Iowa state fair board consists of the following:
1. The governor of the state, the secretary of agriculture, and the president of the Iowa state university of science and technology or their qualified representatives.
2. Two district directors from each state fair board district to be elected at a convention as provided in section 173.4.
3. A president and vice president to be elected by the state fair board from the elected directors.
4. A treasurer to be elected by the board from the elected directors.
5. A secretary to be appointed by the board who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
[S13, §1657-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2873; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.1; 81 Acts, ch 67, §1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §625, 626; 87 Acts, ch 233, §225; 91 Acts, ch 248, §1, 2; 95 Acts, ch 13, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §22; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §130, 158
Referred to in §99D.13, 173.1A, 673.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.1A - Definitions.

173.1A Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Board” means the Iowa state fair board as provided in section 173.1.
2. “Convention” means the convention held each year, to elect members of the state fair board and conduct other business of the board, as provided in section 173.2.
3. “District director” means a director of the Iowa state fair board who represents a state fair board district.
4. “State fair board district” or “district” means any of the six geographic regions established in section 173.4A.
2001 Acts, ch 29, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §25
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.2 - Convention.

173.2 Convention.
A convention shall be held at a time and place in Iowa to be designated by the Iowa state fair board each year, to elect members of the state fair board and conduct other business of the board. The board shall give sixty days’ notice of the location of the convention to all agricultural associations and persons eligible to attend. The convention shall be composed of:
1. The members of the state fair board as then organized.
2. The president or secretary of each county or district agricultural society entitled to receive aid from the state, or a regularly elected delegate therefrom accredited in writing, who shall be a resident of the county.
3. One delegate, a resident of the county, to be appointed by the board of supervisors in each county where there is no such society, or when such society fails to report to the association of Iowa fairs in the manner provided by law as a basis for state aid. The association shall promptly report such failure to the county auditor.
[R60, §1701, 1704; C73, §1103, 1112; C97, §1653, 1661; S13, §1657-d; SS15, §1661-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2874; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.2; 81 Acts, ch 67, §2 – 4]
87 Acts, ch 115, §29; 96 Acts, ch 1028, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §2; 99 Acts, ch 204, §28
Referred to in §173.1A, 173.3, 174.2, 174.12, 331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.3 - Certification of state aid associations.

173.3 Certification of state aid associations.
On or before November 15 of each year, the secretary of agriculture shall certify to the secretary of the state fair board the names of the various associations, fairs, and societies which have qualified for state aid under the provisions of chapters 176A through 178, 181, 182, 186, and 352, and which are entitled to representation in the convention as provided in section 173.2.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2875; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.3]
90 Acts, ch 1009, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1017, §3, 8; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §43, 116; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.4 - Voting power — election of district directors.

173.4 Voting power — election of district directors.
1. Except as provided in this subsection, each member present at the convention shall be entitled to not more than one vote. A member shall not vote by proxy.
2. A successor to a district director shall be elected by a majority of convention members from the same state fair board district as the district director, according to rules adopted by the convention. A member who is also a district director shall not be entitled to vote for a successor to a district director.
[S13, §1657-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2876; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.4]
91 Acts, ch 248, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §3
Referred to in §173.1, 173.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.4A - State fair board districts.

173.4A State fair board districts.
The state shall be divided into six geographic regions known as state fair board districts. The regions shall include all of the following:
1. The northwest state fair board district which shall contain all of the following counties: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury.
2. The north central state fair board district which shall contain all of the following counties: Boone, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Marshall, Mitchell, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright.
3. The northeast state fair board district which shall contain all of the following counties: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard, Jackson, Jones, Linn, and Winneshiek.
4. The southwest state fair board district which shall contain the following counties: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Taylor.
5. The south central state fair board district which shall contain the following counties: Appanoose, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Union, Warren, and Wayne.
6. The southeast state fair board district which shall contain the following counties: Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington.
2001 Acts, ch 29, §4
Referred to in §173.1A
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.5 - Duties of the convention.

173.5 Duties of the convention.
1. The convention shall establish staggered terms of office for the elected directors. Notwithstanding section 173.6, the convention may establish terms of office for initial elected directors for more or less than two years.
2. Each year, the convention shall elect a successor to one of the two district directors whose term expires following the adjournment of the convention, as provided in section 173.4.
3. The Iowa state fair board shall present a financial report to the convention. The report is not required to include an audit, but shall provide an estimate of the accounts under the authority of the board.
[R60, §1700; C73, §1104; C97, §1654; S13, §1657-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2877; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.5]
91 Acts, ch 248, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1028, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.6 - Terms of office.

173.6 Terms of office.
1. The term of the president and vice president of the board shall be one year. A person shall not hold the office of president for more than three consecutive years, plus any portion of a year in which the person was first elected by the board to fill a vacancy.
2. A member of the board who is a district director shall serve a term of two years. The term of a district director shall begin following the adjournment of the convention at which the district director was elected and shall continue until a successor is elected and qualified as provided in this chapter.
[R60, §1700; C73, §1104; C97, §1654; S13, §1657-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2878; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.6]
91 Acts, ch 248, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §5; 99 Acts, ch 96, §18; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §6; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Referred to in §173.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.7 - Vacancies.

173.7 Vacancies.
If, after the adjournment of the convention, a vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the board elected by the convention the board shall fill the vacancy by election. The elected member shall qualify at once and serve until noon of the day following the adjournment of the next convention. If, by that time, the member elected by the board will not have completed the full term for which the member’s predecessor was elected, the convention shall elect a member to serve for the unexpired portion of the term. The member elected by the convention shall qualify at the same time as other members elected by the convention.
[S13, §1657-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2879; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.7]
91 Acts, ch 248, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.8 - Compensation and expenses.

173.8 Compensation and expenses.
A member of the board elected at the annual convention shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in official duties. All per diem and expense moneys paid to a member shall be paid from funds of the state fair board.
[S13, §1657-p; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2880; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.8]
90 Acts, ch 1256, §32
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.9 - Secretary.

173.9 Secretary.
The board shall appoint a secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall do all of the following:
1. Administer the policies set by the board.
2. Employ other employees and agents as the secretary deems necessary for carrying out the policies of the board and to conduct the affairs of the state fair. The secretary may fix the duties and compensation of any employees or agents with the approval of the board.
3. Keep a complete record of the annual convention and of all meetings of the board.
4. Draw all warrants on the treasurer of the board and keep a correct account of them.
5. Perform other duties as the board directs.
[R60, §1700, 1703; C73, §1104, 1107; C97, §1654, 1656; S13, §1657-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2881; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.9]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §627; 87 Acts, ch 233, §226; 93 Acts, ch 176, §34
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.10 - Salary of secretary.

173.10 Salary of secretary.
The compensation and employment terms of the secretary shall be set by the Iowa state fair board with the approval of the governor, taking into consideration the level of knowledge and experience of the secretary.
[S13, §1657-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2882; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.10]
87 Acts, ch 233, §227; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.11 - Treasurer.

173.11 Treasurer.
The board shall elect a treasurer who shall hold office for one year, and the treasurer shall:
1. Keep a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of all moneys belonging to the board.
2. Make payments on all warrants signed by the president and secretary from any funds available for such purpose.
3. Administer the foundation fund under the control of the Iowa state fair foundation, as directed by the board in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation. The treasurer shall administer the fund in accordance with procedures of the treasurer of state, and maintain a correct account of receipts and disbursements of assets of the foundation fund.
[R60, §1700; C73, §1104; C97, §1654; S13, §1657-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2883; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.11]
91 Acts, ch 132, §1; 91 Acts, ch 248, §7; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §48
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.13 - Executive committee — meetings.

173.13 Executive committee — meetings.
The president, vice president, and secretary shall constitute an executive committee, which shall transact such business as may be delegated to it by the board. The president may call meetings of the board or executive committee when the interests of the work require it.
[R60, §1104; C73, §1700; C97, §1654; S13, §1657-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2885; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.13]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.14 - Functions of the board.

173.14 Functions of the board.
The state fair board has the custody and control of the state fairgrounds, including the buildings and equipment on it belonging to the state, and may:
1. Hold an annual fair and exposition on those grounds. All revenue generated by the fair and any interim uses shall be retained solely by the board.
2. Prepare premium lists and establish rules of exhibitors for the fair which shall be published by the board not later than sixty days prior to the opening of the fair.
3. Grant a written permit to persons as it deems proper to sell fruit, provisions, and other lawful articles under rules the board prescribes.
4. Appoint, as the president deems necessary, security personnel and peace officers qualified according to standards adopted by the board.
5. Take and hold property by gift, devise, or bequest for fair purposes. The president, secretary, and treasurer of the board shall have custody and control of the property, subject to the action of the board. Those officers shall give bonds as required in the case of executors, to be approved by the board and filed with the secretary of state.
6. Erect and repair buildings on the grounds and make other necessary improvements.
7. Grant written permission to persons to use the fairgrounds when the fair is not in progress.
8. Take, acquire, hold, and dispose of property by deed, gift, devise, bequest, lease, or eminent domain. The title to real estate acquired under this subsection and improvements erected on the real estate shall be taken and held in the name of the state of Iowa and shall be under the custody and control of the board. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain the board shall proceed in the manner provided in chapters 6A and 6B.
9. Solicit and accept contributions from private sources for the purpose of financing and supporting the fair.
10. Make an agreement with the department of public safety to provide for security during the annual fair and exposition and interim events.
11. Administer the Iowa state fair foundation created in section 173.22 in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation.
a. The board shall administer the foundation fund by authorizing all payments from the foundation fund. The board on behalf of the foundation fund may contract, sue and be sued, and adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection, but the board in administering the foundation fund shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, pledge the credit of the state.
b. The board shall administer the Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund as trustees of an institutional endowment fund as provided in section 173.22A.
[R60, §1702; C73, §1106; C97, §1655; S13, §1657-i, -j, -r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2886; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.14]
83 Acts, ch 195, §23; 86 Acts, ch 1244, §28; 87 Acts, ch 233, §228; 88 Acts, ch 1055, §1; 91 Acts, ch 132, §2; 91 Acts, ch 248, §8; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.14A - General corporate powers of the authority.

173.14A General corporate powers of the authority.
The authority has all of the general corporate powers needed to carry out its purposes and duties, and to exercise its specific powers including, but not limited to, the power to:
1. Issue its negotiable bonds and notes as provided in this chapter.
2. Sue and be sued in its own name.
3. Have and alter a corporate seal.
4. Make and alter bylaws for its management consistent with this chapter.
5. Make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments, with any public or private entity.
6. Accept appropriations, gifts, grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities.
7. Make, alter, and repeal rules consistent with this chapter, subject to chapter 17A.
87 Acts, ch 233, §229
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.15 - Management of state fair.

173.15 Management of state fair.
The board may delegate the management of the state fair to the executive committee and two or more additional members of the board; and in carrying on such fair it may employ such assistance as may be deemed necessary.
[S13, §1657-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2887; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.16 - Maintenance of state fair.

173.16 Maintenance of state fair.
1. All expenses incurred in maintaining the state fairgrounds and in conducting the annual fair on the state fairgrounds, including the compensation and expenses of the officers, members, and employees of the board, shall be recorded by the secretary and paid from the state fair receipts, unless a specific appropriation has been provided for that purpose. The board may request special capital improvement appropriations from the state and may request emergency funding from the executive council for natural disasters. The board may request that the department of transportation provide maintenance in accordance with section 307.24, subsection 5.
2. In order to efficiently administer facilities and events on the state fairgrounds, and to promote Iowa’s conservation ethic, the Iowa state fair board shall handle or dispose of waste generated on the state fairgrounds under supervision of the department of natural resources.
[S13, §1657-i, -t; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2888; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.16]
87 Acts, ch 233, §231; 89 Acts, ch 311, §25; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §21; 2001 Acts, ch 7, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §36; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §27; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.17 - Claims.

173.17 Claims.
The board shall prescribe rules for the presentation and payment of claims out of the state fair receipts and other funds of the board and no claim shall be allowed which does not comply therewith.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2889; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.18 - Warrants.

173.18 Warrants.
No claim shall be paid by the treasurer except upon a warrant signed by the president and secretary of the board, but this section shall not apply to the payment of state fair premiums.
[S13, §1657-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2890; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.18]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.19 - Examination of financial affairs.

173.19 Examination of financial affairs.
The auditor of state shall annually examine and report to the executive council all financial affairs of the board.
[S13, §1657-q; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2891; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.19]
96 Acts, ch 1028, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.20 - Report.

173.20 Report.
The board shall file each year with the department, at such time as the department may specify, a report containing such information relative to the state fair and exposition and the district and county fairs as the department may require.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2892; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.20]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.21 - Annual report to governor.

173.21 Annual report to governor.
The board shall file with the governor each year by February 15 a report containing the following information relative to the state fair and exposition and the district and county fairs:
1. A complete account of the annual state fair and exposition.
2. The proceedings of the annual state agricultural convention.
3. The proceedings of the annual county and district fair managers convention.
[R60, §1703; C73, §1107; C97, §1656; S13, §1657-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2893; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.21]
87 Acts, ch 233, §232
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR › Section 173.22 - Iowa state fair foundation — foundation fund.

173.22 Iowa state fair foundation — foundation fund.
1. An Iowa state fair foundation is established under the authority of the Iowa state fair board.
2. A foundation fund is created within the state treasury composed of moneys appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the foundation. The foundation fund shall also include moneys transferred to the fund.
3. The foundation may solicit or accept gifts, including donations and bequests. A gift, to the greatest extent possible, shall be used according to the expressed desires of the person providing the gift.
4. Moneys in the foundation fund shall be used to support foundation activities, including foundation administration, or capital projects or major maintenance improvements at the Iowa state fairgrounds or to property under the control of the board.
5. a. Foundation moneys credited to the foundation fund may be expended on a matching basis with public moneys or Iowa state fair authority receipts. All interest earned on moneys in the foundation fund shall be credited to and remain in the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys in the fund.
b. The auditor of state shall conduct regular audits of the foundation fund and shall make a certified report relating to the condition of the foundation fund to the treasurer of the state, and to the treasurer and secretary of the state fair board.
91 Acts, ch 132, §3; 93 Acts, ch 144, §1, 6; 94 Acts, ch 1199, §3 – 6; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §5; 2019 Acts, ch 152, §48; 2021 Acts, ch 177, §76
Referred to in §173.14, 173.22A, 422.12D