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2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.5 - Loess hills alliance created.

161D.5 Loess hills alliance created.
1. A loess hills alliance is created. The alliance shall carry out its responsibilities under the general direction of the loess hills development and conservation authority. The alliance shall encompass the geographic region including the counties of Plymouth, Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills, and Fremont. Membership and participation in projects of the alliance is not required. The alliance shall be governed by a board of directors appointed as follows:
a. Three members appointed by the board of supervisors of each county participating in the alliance and at least one of the appointees shall be a member of the board of supervisors of a county participating in the alliance.
b. Seven additional voting members who shall be persons with experience in the fields of environmental affairs, conservation, finance, development, tourism, or related fields, and who shall be appointed by the authority.
c. The voting members of the board of directors appointed pursuant to paragraphs “a” and “b” shall include agricultural producers owning real property within the loess hills landform.
2. Each voting member of the board of directors shall be a resident of a county which is eligible for membership in the authority pursuant to section 161D.1 and shall be appointed to a term of office as determined by the authority. The directors of the alliance shall carry out their responsibilities pursuant to bylaws approved by the authority.
99 Acts, ch 119, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1111, §3
Referred to in §161D.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.6 - Responsibilities.

161D.6 Responsibilities.
The board of directors of the alliance shall have the following responsibilities:
1. To prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan for the development and conservation of the loess hills area subject to the approval of the authority. The plan shall provide for the designation of significant scenic areas, the protection of native vegetation, the education of the public on the need for and methods of preserving the natural resources of the loess hills area, and the promotion of tourism and related business and industry in the loess hills area.
2. To apply for, accept, and expend public and private funds for planning and implementing projects, programs, and other components of the mission of the alliance subject to approval of the authority.
3. To study different options for the protection and preservation of significant historic, scenic, geologic, and recreational areas of the loess hills including but not limited to a federal or state park, preserve, or monument designation, fee title acquisition, or restrictive easement.
4. To make recommendations to and coordinate the planning and projects of the alliance with the authority.
5. To develop and implement pilot projects for the protection of loess hills areas with the use of restrictive easements from willing sellers and fee title ownership from willing sellers subject to approval of the authority.
6. To report annually not later than January 15 to the general assembly the activities of the alliance during the preceding fiscal year including, but not limited to, its projects, funding, and expenditures.
99 Acts, ch 119, §6, 7, 9
Referred to in §161D.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.7 - Program coordination.

161D.7 Program coordination.
The department of natural resources shall coordinate the blufflands protection program with the program and projects of the loess hills alliance.
99 Acts, ch 119, §8
Blufflands protection program; §161A.80A
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.8 - Annual report — audit.

161D.8 Annual report — audit.
1. The authority shall submit to the department of management, the legislative services agency, and the division of soil conservation and water quality of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, on or before December 31 annually, a report including information regarding all of the following:
a. Its operations and accomplishments.
b. Its budget, receipts, and actual expenditures during the previous fiscal year, in accordance with classifications it establishes for its operating and capital accounts.
c. Its assets and liabilities at the end of the previous fiscal year and the status of reserve, special, and other funds.
d. A statement of its proposed and projected activities.
e. Recommendations to the governor and the general assembly, as deemed necessary.
f. Any other information deemed necessary.
2. The annual report shall identify performance goals of the authority, and clearly indicate the extent of progress during the reporting period in attaining these goals.
3. The fund shall be subject to an annual audit by the auditor of state.
2001 Acts, ch 185, §45; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §37
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.9 - Restriction.

161D.9 Restriction.
The loess hills development and conservation authority or the board of directors of the loess hills alliance shall not enter into any agreement with a local government or the state or federal government if the agreement regulates, on an involuntary basis, the action of a private landowner or the use of a private landowner’s land.
2015 Acts, ch 111, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.12 - Southern Iowa development and conservation fund.

161D.12 Southern Iowa development and conservation fund.
A southern Iowa development and conservation fund is created in the state treasury, to be administered by the southern Iowa development and conservation authority. The proceeds of the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in section 161D.11. The southern Iowa development and conservation authority may accept gifts, bequests, other moneys including, but not limited to, state or federal moneys, and in-kind contributions for deposit in the fund. The gifts, grants, bequests from public and private sources, state and federal moneys, and other moneys received by the authority shall be deposited in the fund and any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund to be used for the purposes specified in section 161D.11. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but the moneys shall remain available for expenditure by the authority in succeeding fiscal years.
99 Acts, ch 30, §2
Referred to in §161D.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161D - LOESS HILLS AND SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION › Section 161D.13 - Annual report — audit.

161D.13 Annual report — audit.
1. The southern Iowa development and conservation authority shall submit to the department of management, the legislative services agency, and the division of soil conservation and water quality of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, on or before December 31 annually, a report including information regarding all of the following:
a. Its operations and accomplishments.
b. Its budget, receipts, and actual expenditures during the previous fiscal year, in accordance with classifications it establishes for its operating and capital accounts.
c. Its assets and liabilities at the end of the previous fiscal year and the status of reserve, special, and other funds.
d. A statement of its proposed and projected activities.
e. Recommendations to the governor and the general assembly, as deemed necessary.
f. Any other information deemed necessary.
2. The annual report shall identify performance goals of the authority, and clearly indicate the extent of progress during the reporting period in attaining these goals.
3. The southern Iowa development and conservation fund shall be subject to an annual audit by the auditor of state.
2001 Acts, ch 185, §46; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §39
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.1 - Authority of board.

161E.1 Authority of board.
If a county, soil and water conservation district, subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district, political subdivision of the state, or other local agency engages or participates in a project for flood or erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, in cooperation with the federal government, or a department or agency of the federal government, the counties in which the project is carried on may, through the board of supervisors, construct, operate, and maintain the project on lands under the control or jurisdiction of the county dedicated to county use, or furnish financial and other assistance in connection with the projects. Flood, soil erosion control, and watershed improvement projects are presumed to be for the protection of the tax base of the county, for the protection of public roads and lands, and for the protection of the public health, sanitation, safety, and general welfare.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.1]
86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §45; 89 Acts, ch 83, §60
C95, §161E.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.2 - Federal aid.

161E.2 Federal aid.
A county may, in accordance with this chapter, accept federal funds for aid in a project for flood or soil erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and may cooperate with the federal government or a department or agency of the federal government, a soil and water conservation district, subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district, political subdivision of the state, or other local agency, and the county may assume a proportion of the cost of the project as deemed appropriate, and may assume the maintenance cost of the project on lands under the control or jurisdiction of the county which will not be discharged by federal aid or grant.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.2]
86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §46; 89 Acts, ch 83, §61
C95, §161E.2
See also §161E.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.3 - Cooperation.

161E.3 Cooperation.
The counties, soil and water conservation districts, and subdistricts of soil and water conservation districts concerned, shall advise and consult with each other, upon the request of any of them or any affected landowners, and may cooperate with each other or with other state subdivisions or instrumentalities, and affected landowners, as well as with the federal government or a department or agency of the federal government, to construct, operate, and maintain suitable projects for flood or soil erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water on public roads or other public lands or other land granted county use.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.3]
86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §47; 89 Acts, ch 83, §62
C95, §161E.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.4 - Structures or levees.

161E.4 Structures or levees.
When structures or levees necessary for flood or soil erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, are constructed on county roads, the cost in total or in part shall be considered a part of the cost of road construction.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.4]
C95, §161E.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.5 - Maintenance cost.

161E.5 Maintenance cost.
If construction of projects has been completed by the soil and water conservation district, subdistricts of soil and water conservation districts, political subdivisions of the state, or other local agencies, or the federal government, or a department or agency of the federal government, on private lands under the easement granted to the county, only the cost of maintenance may be assumed by the county.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.5]
86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §48; 89 Acts, ch 83, §63
C95, §161E.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.6 - Estimate.

161E.6 Estimate.
1. In the proceedings to establish such a project the government engineer shall set forth in the engineer’s report separately from other items, the amount of the cost of construction on county property and on private lands, and the engineer’s estimate of the cost of the maintenance of the project.
2. If the plan is approved by all cooperating agencies and the project established as a flood or erosion control project the board of supervisors shall make a written record of any such cooperative arrangement and may use such part of the funds of the county now authorized by law and by this chapter as may be necessary to pay the amount agreed upon toward the construction, maintenance and cost of such project.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.6]
C95, §161E.6
2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.7 - Projects on private land.

161E.7 Projects on private land.
Any flood or soil erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, projects built on private land with federal or other funds when dedicated to the county use, shall be maintained in the same manner as its own county-owned or controlled property.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.7]
C95, §161E.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.8 - Conservation commissioners.

161E.8 Conservation commissioners.
In counties where soil and water conservation districts exist the commissioners in said county shall be responsible for the inspection of all flood and erosion control structures built on private land under easement to the county, shall furnish such technical assistance as they may have available in making estimates of needed repairs without cost to the county, and shall report any needed repair and the nature thereof to the county board of supervisors.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.8]
C95, §161E.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.9 - Tax levy.

161E.9 Tax levy.
The county board of supervisors may annually levy a tax not to exceed six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of all agricultural lands in the county, to be used for flood and erosion control, including acquisition of land or interests in land, and repair, alteration, maintenance, and operation of works of improvement on lands under the control or jurisdiction of the county as provided in this chapter.
83 Acts, ch 123, §188, 209
CS83, §467B.9
C95, §161E.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.10 - Assumption of obligations.

161E.10 Assumption of obligations.
This chapter contemplates that actual direction of the project, or projects, and the actual work done in connection with them, will be assumed by the soil and water conservation district, a subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district, or the federal government, and that the county or other state subdivisions or instrumentalities jointly will meet the obligation required for federal cooperation and may make proper commitment for the care and maintenance of the project after its completion for the general welfare of the public and residents of the respective counties.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.10]
86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §49; 89 Acts, ch 83, §64
C95, §161E.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.11 - Highway law applicable.

161E.11 Highway law applicable.
The counties in maintaining the structures or improvements made under such a project shall do so in a like manner and under like procedure as that used in the maintenance of its highways. Any cooperative agreements with other state subdivisions or instrumentalities shall conform with such an agreement as to the proportion of maintenance cost.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.11]
C95, §161E.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.12 - Payments from federal government.

161E.12 Payments from federal government.
Whenever there shall be payable by the federal government to counties or school districts of the state any sums of money because of the fact that such school districts or counties are entitled to a share of the receipts from the operation of the federal government of flood control projects within any county of the state, such payments shall be payable to the county treasurer of any county in which such payments become due.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.12]
C95, §161E.12
See also §161E.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.13 - Allocation to secondary road funds.

161E.13 Allocation to secondary road funds.
Upon receipt of any such payments or payment by the county treasurer twenty-five percent of such amount shall be credited to the secondary road funds of the counties which are principally affected by the construction of such federal flood control projects, and the board of supervisors shall determine which roads of the county are deemed to be principally affected and the amounts which shall be expended from these funds derived from the federal government on such roads.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.13]
C95, §161E.13
Referred to in §331.401
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.14 - Allocation.

161E.14 Allocation.
1. Sixty-five percent of any such payments or payment received from the federal government shall be distributed to the general fund of the school districts of the county after the county auditor has determined the districts which are principally affected by the federal flood control project involved in an amount deemed to be the equitable share of each such district and the amount allocated to each school district shall be paid over to the treasurer of such school district.
2. The county auditor shall certify to the executive council of the state the amounts allocated to each school district in the previous year, on January 2 of each year. The remaining ten percent of a payment received by the county treasurer from the federal government, or as much thereof as is deemed necessary by the board of supervisors, shall be allocated to the local fire departments of the unincorporated villages, townships, and cities of the county which are principally affected by the federal flood control project involved, to be paid and prorated among them as determined by the board of supervisors. If the funds prorated to local fire departments in a county are less than ten percent of the total county share of such federal payments for a year, the amount which exceeds the prorations shall revert back to and be divided equally between the secondary road fund and the local school district fund.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.14]
88 Acts, ch 1134, §89
C95, §161E.14
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Referred to in §331.401
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161E - FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL › Section 161E.15 - Taxes canceled.

161E.15 Taxes canceled.
The treasurer of any county wherein is situated any land acquired by the federal government for flood control projects is hereby authorized to cancel any taxes or tax assessments against any such land so acquired where the tax has been extended but has not become a lien thereon at the time of the acquisition thereof.
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.15]
C95, §161E.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161F - SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS › Section 161F.1 - Presumption of benefit.

161F.1 Presumption of benefit.
The conservation of the soil resources of the state of Iowa, the proper control of water resources of the state and the prevention of damage to property and lands through the control of floods, the drainage of surface waters or the protection of lands from overflow shall be presumed to be a public benefit and conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare and essential to the economic well-being of the state.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.1]
C95, §161F.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161F - SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS › Section 161F.2 - Board of supervisors to establish districts — strip coal mining.

161F.2 Board of supervisors to establish districts — strip coal mining.
The board of supervisors of any county shall have jurisdiction, power and authority at any regular, special or adjourned session to establish, subject to the provisions of this chapter, districts having for their purpose soil conservation and the control of flood waters and to cause to be constructed as hereinafter provided, such improvements and facilities as shall be deemed essential for the accomplishment of the purpose of soil conservation and flood control. Such board shall also have jurisdiction, power and authority at any regular, special or adjourned session to establish, in the same manner that the districts hereinabove referred to are established, districts having for their purpose soil conservation in mining areas within the county, and provide that anyone engaged in removing the surface soil over any bed or strata of coal in such district for the purpose of obtaining such coal shall replace the surface soil as nearly as practicable to its original position, and provide that, upon abandonment of such removal operation, all surface soil shall be so replaced. This section shall apply only to surface soil so removed after July 4, 1949, and then only if it is essential for the accomplishment of the purpose of soil conservation and flood control within the purview of this chapter.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.2]
C95, §161F.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161F - SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS › Section 161F.3 - Combination of functions.

161F.3 Combination of functions.
Such districts shall have the power to combine in their functions activities affecting soil conservation, flood control and drainage, or any of these objects, singly or in combination with another.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.3]
C95, §161F.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161F - SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS › Section 161F.4 - Old districts combined.

161F.4 Old districts combined.
If any levee or drainage district or improvement established either by legal proceedings or by private parties shall desire to include in the activities of such district soil conservation or flood control projects, the board upon petition, as for the establishment of an original levee or drainage district, shall establish a new district covering and including such old district and improvement together with any additional lands deemed necessary. All outstanding indebtedness of the old levee or drainage district shall be assessed only against the lands included therein.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.4]
C95, §161F.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161F - SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS › Section 161F.5 - Approval of commissioners.

161F.5 Approval of commissioners.
A district shall not be established by a board of supervisors under this chapter unless the organization of the district is approved by the commissioners of a soil and water conservation district established under chapter 161A and which is included all or in part within the district, nor shall a district be established without the approval of the department of natural resources.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.5; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §75, 96]
87 Acts, ch 23, §50
C95, §161F.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161F - SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS › Section 161F.6 - Chapters made applicable — definitions.

161F.6 Chapters made applicable — definitions.
1. In the organization, operation, and financing of districts established under this chapter, the provisions of chapter 468 shall apply and any procedure provided under chapter 468 in connection with the organization, financing, and operation of any drainage district shall apply to the organization, financing, and operation of districts organized under this chapter.
2. As used in this chapter or chapter 468:
a. “Drainage” shall be deemed to include in its meaning soil erosion and flood control or any combination of drainage, flood control, and soil erosion control.
b. “Drainage certificates” or “drainage bonds” shall be deemed to include certificates or bonds issued in behalf of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter.
c. “Drainage district” shall be considered to include districts having as their purpose soil conservancy or flood control or any combination thereof.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.6]
C95, §161F.6
2009 Acts, ch 133, §69
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161G - MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN HEALTHY WATERSHEDS INITIATIVE › Section 161G.1 - Definitions.

161G.1 Definitions.
1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
2. “Fund” means the Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative fund created pursuant to section 161G.2.
2010 Acts, ch 1191, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161G - MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN HEALTHY WATERSHEDS INITIATIVE › Section 161G.2 - Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative fund.

161G.2 Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative fund.
1. A Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative fund is created within the department.
2. The fund is composed of money appropriated by the general assembly to the fund and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department from the United States, the state, or any other source for placement in the fund.
3. The fund shall be used by the department to support the Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative as provided in section 161G.3.
4. The moneys in the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this section. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2010 Acts, ch 1191, §22
Referred to in §161G.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 161G - MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN HEALTHY WATERSHEDS INITIATIVE › Section 161G.3 - Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative.

161G.3 Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative.
1. The department shall implement a voluntary program to assist in improving the health of the Mississippi river basin, including water quality and wildlife habitat.
2. The department shall implement the program consistent with requirements of the United States department of agriculture in its administration of the Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative.
3. To the extent allowed by the United States department of agriculture, the department of agriculture and land stewardship may do all of the following:
a. Provide for conservation systems that manage and optimize nitrogen and phosphorus within fields to minimize runoff and reduce downstream nutrient loading.
b. Assist agricultural producers with a system of practices that will control soil erosion, improve soil quality, restore and enhance wildlife habitat, and manage runoff and drainage water for improved water quality.
c. Avoid, control, and trap nutrient runoff and maintain agricultural productivity.
d. Partner with landowners to implement a range of land stewardship practices, including but not limited to conservation tillage, nutrient management, and other innovative practices.
2010 Acts, ch 1191, §23; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §26
Referred to in §161G.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.1 - Purpose and scope.

162.1 Purpose and scope.
1. The purpose of this chapter is to accomplish all of the following:
a. Ensure that all dogs and cats handled by commercial establishments are provided with humane care and treatment.
b. Regulate the transportation, sale, purchase, housing, care, handling, and treatment of dogs and cats by persons engaged in transporting, buying, or selling them.
c. Provide that all vertebrate animals consigned to pet shops are provided humane care and treatment by regulating the transportation, sale, purchase, housing, care, handling, and treatment of such animals by pet shops.
d. Authorize the sale, trade, or adoption of only those animals which appear to be free of infectious or communicable disease.
e. Protect the public from zoonotic disease.
2. This chapter does not apply to livestock as defined in section 717.1 or any other agricultural animal used in agricultural production as provided in chapter 717A.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.1]
96 Acts, ch 1034, §7; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §1, 29; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §40
Referred to in §162.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.2A - Application, issuance, and renewal of authorizations.

162.2A Application, issuance, and renewal of authorizations.
1. The department shall provide for the operation of a commercial establishment by issuing or renewing an authorization, including any of the following:
a. A certificate of registration for a pound, animal shelter, or research facility.
b. A state license for a boarding kennel, commercial kennel, or pet shop.
c. A state license or permit for a commercial breeder, dealer, or public auction. A federal licensee must apply for and be issued either a permit or a state license in lieu of a permit.
2. A person must be issued a separate state license, certificate of registration, or permit for each commercial establishment owned or operated by the person.
3. A person must apply for the issuance or renewal of an authorization on forms and according to procedures required by rules adopted by the department. The application shall contain information required by the department, including but not limited to all of the following:
a. The person’s name.
b. The person’s principal office or place of business.
c. The name, address, and type of establishment covered by the authorization.
d. The person’s identification number. Notwithstanding chapter 22, the department shall keep the person’s tax identification number confidential except for purposes of tax administration by the department of revenue, including as provided in section 421.18.
4. The authorization expires on an annual basis as provided by the department, and must be renewed by the commercial establishment on an annual basis on or before the authorization’s expiration date.
5. a. A commercial establishment applying for the issuance or renewal of a permit shall provide the department with proof that the person is a federal licensee.
b. The department shall not require that it must enter onto the premises of a commercial establishment in order to issue a permit. The department shall not require that it must enter onto the premises of a commercial establishment in order to renew a permit, unless it has reasonable cause to monitor the commercial establishment as provided in section 162.10C.
2010 Acts, ch 1030, §4, 29
Referred to in §162.2, 162.3, 162.4, 162.4A, 162.5, 162.5A, 162.6, 162.7, 162.8, 162.9A, 162.11, 162.13, 717B.1, 717F.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.2B - Fees.

162.2B Fees.
The department shall establish, assess, and collect fees as provided in this section.
1. A commercial establishment shall pay authorization fees to the department for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration, state license, or permit.
a. For the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration, seventy-five dollars.
b. For the issuance or renewal of a state license or permit, one hundred seventy-five dollars. However, a commercial breeder who owns, keeps, breeds, or transports a greyhound dog for pari-mutuel wagering at a racetrack as provided in chapter 99D shall pay a different fee for the issuance or renewal of a state license as provided in rules adopted by the department.
2. The department shall retain all fees that it collects under this section for the exclusive purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The fees shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2. The general assembly shall appropriate moneys to the department each state fiscal year necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
2010 Acts, ch 1030, §5, 29
Referred to in §162.2C, 162.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.2C - Commercial establishment fund.

162.2C Commercial establishment fund.
1. A commercial establishment fund is created in the state treasury under the management and control of the department.
2. The fund shall include moneys collected by the department in fees as provided in section 162.2B and moneys appropriated by the general assembly. The fund may include other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department, including moneys from public or private sources.
3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department and shall be used exclusively to carry out the provisions of this chapter as determined and directed by the department, and shall not require further special authorization by the general assembly.
4. a. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the fund that remain unexpended or unobligated at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund.
2010 Acts, ch 1191, §25, 26
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.3 - Operation of a pound — certificate of registration.

162.3 Operation of a pound — certificate of registration.
A pound shall only operate pursuant to a certificate of registration issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. A pound may sell dogs or cats under its control if sales are allowed by the department. The pound shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the pound’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.3]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §5; 88 Acts, ch 1272, §12; 89 Acts, ch 296, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §6, 29
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.4 - Operation of an animal shelter — certificate of registration.

162.4 Operation of an animal shelter — certificate of registration.
An animal shelter shall only operate pursuant to a certificate of registration issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. An animal shelter may sell dogs or cats if sales are allowed by the department. The animal shelter facility shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the animal shelter’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.4]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §7, 29
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.4A - Operation of a research facility — certificate of registration.

162.4A Operation of a research facility — certificate of registration.
A research facility shall only operate pursuant to a certificate of registration issued by the department as provided in section 162.2A. The research facility shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the research facility’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A research facility shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
2010 Acts, ch 1030, §8, 29
Referred to in §717F.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.5 - Operation of a pet shop — state license.

162.5 Operation of a pet shop — state license.
A pet shop shall only operate pursuant to a state license issued or renewed by the department pursuant to section 162.2A. The pet shop shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the pet shop’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A pet shop shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.5]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §7; 88 Acts, ch 1272, §13; 89 Acts, ch 296, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §9, 29
Referred to in §717E.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.5A - Operation of a boarding kennel— state license.

162.5A Operation of a boarding kennel — state license.
A boarding kennel shall only operate pursuant to a state license issued by the department as provided in section 162.2A. The boarding kennel shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the boarding kennel’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A boarding kennel shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
2010 Acts, ch 1030, §10, 29
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.6 - Operation of a commercial kennel — state license.

162.6 Operation of a commercial kennel — state license.
A commercial kennel shall only operate pursuant to a state license issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. A commercial kennel shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the commercial kennel’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A commercial kennel shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.6]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §8; 88 Acts, ch 1272, §14; 89 Acts, ch 15, §1; 89 Acts, ch 296, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §11, 29
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.7 - Operation of a dealer — state license or permit.

162.7 Operation of a dealer — state license or permit.
A dealer shall only operate pursuant to a state license, or a permit, issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. A dealer who is a state licensee shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A dealer who is a permittee may but is not required to maintain records. A dealer shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.7]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §9; 88 Acts, ch 1272, §15; 89 Acts, ch 15, §2; 89 Acts, ch 296, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §12, 29
Referred to in §162.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.8 - Operation of a commercial breeder — state license or permit.

162.8 Operation of a commercial breeder — state license or permit.
A commercial breeder shall only operate pursuant to a state license, or a permit, issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. A commercial breeder who is a state licensee shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the commercial breeder’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A commercial breeder who is a permittee may but is not required to maintain records. A commercial breeder shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.8]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §10; 88 Acts, ch 1272, §16; 89 Acts, ch 296, §18; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §13, 29
Referred to in §162.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.9A - Operation of a public auction— state license or permit.

162.9A Operation of a public auction — state license or permit.
A public auction shall only operate pursuant to a state license, or a permit, issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. A public auction which is a state licensee shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the public auction’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A public auction which is a permittee may but is not required to maintain records. A public auction shall not purchase a dog or cat from a commercial establishment that does not have a valid authorization issued or renewed under this chapter or a similar authorization issued or renewed by another state.
2010 Acts, ch 1030, §14, 29
Referred to in §162.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.10 - Qualified research facilities — adoption program.

162.10 Qualified research facilities — adoption program.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Animal rescue organization” means a person other than an animal shelter operating on a nonprofit basis to place unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray dogs or cats in permanent adopted homes as provided by rules adopted by the department.
b. (1) “Qualified research facility” means a research facility, including but not limited to a regents institution, that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose; and that receives moneys from the state or federal government.
(2) “Qualified research facility” includes a research facility that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose, in collaboration with a research facility described in subparagraph (1).
c. “Retired animal” means a dog or cat confined at a qualified research facility, if the dog or cat has been previously used for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose; and the dog or cat is no longer required to be confined by the qualified research facility for any of those purposes.
2. A qualified research facility shall establish an adoption program for retired animals confined at the qualified research facility for placement in a permanent adoptive home. In order to be eligible for adoption under the program, the retired animal must have no substantial medical condition, and pose no safety risk to the public, that would prevent the dog’s or cat’s successful integration into a permanent adoptive home.
3. Once a dog or cat becomes a retired animal and is eligible for adoption under the adoption program, the qualified research facility must do at least one of the following:
a. Offer to transfer ownership and custody of the retired animal to an animal shelter or animal rescue organization to facilitate the transfer of ownership and custody of the retired animal to a person for placement into the person’s permanent adoptive home. A qualified research facility must enter into an agreement with one or more animal shelters or animal rescue organizations electing to participate in the program.
b. Offer to transfer ownership and custody of the retired animal to a person for private placement in the person’s permanent adoptive home according to an arrangement agreed to by the qualified research facility and the person.
2022 Acts, ch 1072, §1
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 162 - CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 162.10A - Commercial establishments — standard of care.

162.10A Commercial establishments — standard of care.
1. a. A commercial establishment shall provide for a standard of care that ensures that an animal in its possession or under its control is not lacking any of the following:
(1) Adequate feed, adequate water, housing facilities, sanitary control, or grooming practices, if such lack causes adverse health or suffering.
(2) Veterinary care.
b. A commercial establishment, other than a research facility or pet shop, shall provide for the standard of care for dogs and cats in its possession or under its control, and a research facility or pet shop shall provide for the standard of care for vertebrate animals in its possession or under its control.
2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b” or “c”, a commercial establishment shall comply with rules that the department adopts to implement subsection 1. A commercial establishment shall be regulated under this paragraph “a” unless the person is a state licensee as provided in paragraph “b” or a permittee as provided in paragraph “c”.
b. A state licensee who is a commercial breeder owning, breeding, transporting, or keeping a greyhound dog for pari-mutuel wagering at a racetrack as provided in chapter 99D may be required to comply with different rules adopted by the department.
c. A permittee is not required to comply with rules that the department adopts to implement a standard of care as provided in subsection 1 for state licensees and registrants. The department may adopt rules regulating a standard of care for a permittee, so long as the rules are not more restrictive than required for a permittee under the Animal Welfare Act. However, the department may adopt prescriptive rules relating to the standard of care. Regardless of whether the department adopts such rules, a permittee meets the standard of care required in subsection 1 if it voluntarily complies with rules applicable to state licensees or registrants. A finding by the United States department of agriculture that a permittee complies with the Animal Welfare Act is not conclusive when determining that the permittee provides a standard of care required in subsection 1.
3. A commercial establishment fails to provide for a standard of care as provided in subsection 1 if the commercial establishment commits abuse as described in section 717B.2, neglect as described in section 717B.3, or torture as provided in section 717B.3A.
2010 Acts, ch 1030, §15, 29
Referred to in §162.10C, 162.11, 162.12A, 162.13, 717B.2, 717B.3, 717B.3A