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2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.24 - Cancellation and suspension.

185C.24 Cancellation and suspension.
1. The board shall be suspended and board operations and terms of members shall cease upon either of the following events:
a. The state assessment is terminated pursuant to section 185C.25.
b. The state assessment is suspended pursuant to section 185C.25A.
2. However, notwithstanding subsection 1, the board shall continue to operate until proceeds remaining in the corn promotion fund are disbursed. Disbursement shall be made as provided for payment of moneys under section 185C.26.
3. The secretary shall order that the board be reconstituted upon either of the following events:
a. Recommencement of the promotional order, pursuant to section 185C.25.
b. Termination of the promotional order’s suspension, pursuant to section 185C.25A.
4. Until the board is reconstituted under section 185C.8, the secretary has the powers to perform the duties of the board as provided in this chapter, including the collection of the state assessment at the rate in effect on the date when collection of the state assessment was terminated pursuant to section 185C.25. However, the secretary shall not expend funds from state assessment.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.24]
89 Acts, ch 198, §12
Referred to in §185C.8, 185C.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.25 - Effective period of promotional order — termination.

185C.25 Effective period of promotional order — termination.
1. A state assessment adopted upon the initiation of a promotional order shall be collected during the effective period of the order, and shall have no effect upon termination of the promotional order. Upon adoption or extension of the promotional order, the order shall be effective for the period described in section 185C.15 unless the order is terminated as provided in this section or suspended as provided in section 185C.25A.
2. The secretary shall call a referendum to terminate the promotional order if all the following conditions are met:
a. The secretary receives a petition signed by at least five percent of the state’s producers reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture.
b. The petition is signed by at least five percent of the state’s producers residing in each of five districts according to the most recent United States census of agriculture.
c. The secretary receives the petition not less than one hundred fifty days from the date that the order is due to expire, but receives the petition not more than two hundred forty days before the date that the order is due to expire.
3. The secretary shall conduct the election as provided for a referendum under this chapter, including sections 185C.16 through 185C.20. If upon counting and tabulating the ballots, the secretary determines that a majority of voting producers favor termination of the state assessment, the secretary, in cooperation with the board, shall terminate the state assessment in an orderly manner as soon as practicable.
4. If the assessment is terminated, another referendum shall not be held for at least one hundred eighty days from the date that the assessment is terminated. A succeeding referendum to restore the assessment shall be called by the secretary upon petition of at least five hundred producers requesting a referendum. The petitioners shall guarantee the costs of the succeeding referendum. The secretary shall conduct the election as provided for a referendum under this chapter not later than one hundred fifty days after the secretary receives the petition. If a referendum held pursuant to this subsection is approved by producers, the promotional order shall commence no later than two hundred ten days following the date that the petition is received by the secretary.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.25]
89 Acts, ch 198, §13
Referred to in §185C.24
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.25A - Collection of federal assessment.

185C.25A Collection of federal assessment.
Prior to the collection of the federal assessment, the board may approve the continued collection of the state assessment during the collection of the federal assessment. If the collection of the state assessment would be in addition to, and not an offset against, the collection of the federal assessment, the board shall suspend the collection of the state assessment. On the date of the termination or suspension of the federal assessment, the promotional order shall recommence and the suspension of the state assessment shall terminate.
89 Acts, ch 198, §14
Referred to in §185C.24, 185C.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.26 - Deposit of moneys — corn promotion fund.

185C.26 Deposit of moneys — corn promotion fund.
A state assessment collected by the board from a sale of corn shall be deposited in the office of the treasurer of state in a special fund known as the corn promotion fund. The fund may include any gifts, rents, royalties, interest, license fees, or a federal or state grant received by the board. Moneys collected, deposited in the fund, and transferred to the board as provided in this chapter shall be subject to audit by the auditor of state. The auditor of state may seek reimbursement for the cost of the audit from moneys deposited in the fund as provided in this chapter. The department of administrative services shall transfer moneys from the fund to the board for deposit into an account established by the board in a qualified financial institution. The department shall transfer the moneys as provided in a resolution adopted by the board. However, the department is only required to transfer moneys once during each day and only during hours when the offices of the state are open. From moneys collected, the board shall first pay all the direct and indirect costs incurred by the secretary and the costs of referendums, elections, and other expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter, before moneys may be expended to carry out the purposes of this chapter as provided in section 185C.11.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.26]
89 Acts, ch 198, §15; 94 Acts, ch 1146, §36; 98 Acts, ch 1030, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1024, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1189, §35; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §29
Referred to in §185C.21, 185C.24, 185C.27, 185C.28
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.27 - Refund of assessment.

185C.27 Refund of assessment.
A producer who has sold corn and had a state assessment deducted from the sale price, by application in writing to the board, may secure a refund in the amount deducted. The refund shall be payable only when the application shall have been made to the board within sixty days after the deduction. Application forms shall be given by the board to each first purchaser when requested and the first purchaser shall make the applications available to any producer. Each application for refund by a producer shall have attached to the application proof of the assessment deducted. The proof of assessment may be in the form of a duplicate or certified copy of the purchase invoice by the first purchaser. The board shall have thirty days from the date the application for refund is received to remit the refund to the producer. The board may provide for refunds of a federal assessment as provided by federal law. Unless inconsistent with federal law, refunds shall be made under section 185C.26.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.27]
89 Acts, ch 198, §16
Right to refund not subject to execution or transfer, §179.5A
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.28 - Use of moneys — appropriation.

185C.28 Use of moneys — appropriation.
Moneys deposited in the corn promotion fund and transferred to the board as provided in section 185C.26, including federal moneys to the extent permitted by federal law, are appropriated and shall be used for the administration of this chapter and for the payment of claims based upon obligations incurred in the performance of activities and functions provided in this chapter.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.28]
89 Acts, ch 198, §17; 94 Acts, ch 1146, §37
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.29 - Remission of excess funds.

185C.29 Remission of excess funds.
1. After the direct and indirect costs incurred by the secretary and the costs of elections, referendums, necessary board expenses, and administrative costs have been paid, at least seventy-five percent of the remaining moneys from a state assessment deposited in the corn promotion fund shall be used to carry out the purposes of the board as provided in section 185C.11.
2. The Iowa corn promotion board shall not expend any funds on political activity, and it shall be a condition of any allocation of funds that any organization receiving funds shall not expend the funds on political activity or on any attempt to influence legislation.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.29]
89 Acts, ch 198, §18; 2004 Acts, ch 1024, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §40; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §38
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.30 - Bond.

185C.30 Bond.
Every person occupying a position of trust under any provisions of this chapter shall give bond in such amount as may be required by the board, the premium for which shall be paid out of the corn promotion fund.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.30]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.31 - Penalty.

185C.31 Penalty.
It is a simple misdemeanor for any person to willfully violate any provision of this chapter or for any person to willfully render or furnish a false or fraudulent report, statement, or record required by the secretary.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.31]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.32 - First purchaser information.

185C.32 First purchaser information.
Every first purchaser shall upon request furnish the secretary with such information as is necessary to enable the secretary and the board to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such information shall be provided as prescribed by the secretary. The secretary may examine any records relating to the purchase or the state assessment of corn by any first purchaser. The secretary may hold hearings, take testimony, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and issue subpoenas as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter. When requested by the board, the secretary shall employ these powers in the manner requested.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.32]
89 Acts, ch 198, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 185C - CORN PROMOTION BOARD › Section 185C.33 - Report.

185C.33 Report.
The board shall each year prepare and submit a report summarizing the activities of the board under this chapter to the auditor of state and the secretary of agriculture. The report shall show all income, expenses, and other relevant information concerning fees collected and expended under the provisions of this chapter.
[C77, 79, 81, §185C.33]
89 Acts, ch 198, §20; 94 Acts, ch 1146, §38
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 186 - IOWA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY › Section 186.1 - Meetings and organization of society.

186.1 Meetings and organization of society.
The Iowa state horticulture society shall hold meetings each year, at times as it may fix, for the transaction of business. The officers and board of directors of the society shall be chosen as provided for in the constitution of the society, for the period and in the manner prescribed therein, but the secretary of agriculture or the secretary’s designee shall be a member of the board of directors and of the executive committee. Any vacancy in the offices filled by the society may be filled by the executive committee for the unexpired portion of the term.
[C73, §1117; C97, §1669; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2963; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §186.1]
87 Acts, ch 115, §32; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §74
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 186 - IOWA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY › Section 186.2 - Horticultural exposition.

186.2 Horticultural exposition.
The society is authorized to hold, at such time and in such place in Iowa as it may select, a horticultural exposition, including honey products and manufactured plant products, with practical and scientific demonstrations of approved methods of crop production, grading, packing, marketing, and establishment of standard market grades pertaining to horticulture. It may delegate to its executive committee the duty and power to make and execute all plans for the holding of such an exposition.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2964; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §186.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 186 - IOWA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY › Section 186.3 - Affiliation with allied societies.

186.3 Affiliation with allied societies.
The society shall encourage the affiliation with itself of societies organized for the purpose of furthering the horticultural, honey bee, or forestry interests of the state.
[C73, §1118; C97, §1670; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2965; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §186.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 186 - IOWA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY › Section 186.4 - Annual report.

186.4 Annual report.
The secretary shall make an annual report to the department of agriculture and land stewardship at such time as the department may require. Such report shall contain the proceedings of the society, an account of the exposition, a summarized statement of the expenditures for the year, the general condition of horticultural, honey bee, and forestry interests throughout the state, together with such additional information as the department may require.
[C73, §1119; C97, §1671; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §186.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 186 - IOWA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY › Section 186.5 - Appropriations.

186.5 Appropriations.
All money appropriated by the state for the use of the Iowa state horticulture society shall be paid on the warrant of the director of the department of administrative services, upon the order of the president and secretary of said society, in such sums and at such times as may be for the interests of said society. All expenditures from state funds for the use of the Iowa state horticulture society are to be approved by the secretary of agriculture.
[C27, 31, 35, §2966-a1; C39, §2966.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §186.5]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §75
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.1 - Definitions.

189.1 Definitions.
For the purpose of this subtitle, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Article” means food, commercial feed, agricultural seed, commercial fertilizer, drug, pesticide, hemp or a hemp product, and paint, in the sense in which they are defined in the various provisions of this subtitle.
2. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship, and if the department is required or authorized to do an act, the act may be performed by a regular assistant or a duly authorized agent of the department.
3. “Official laboratory” means a biological, chemical, or physical laboratory which performs testing or analysis pursuant to scientific procedures, to the extent the laboratory is recognized by the department as a reliable indicator of scientific results.
4. “Package” or “container”, unless otherwise defined, includes wrapper, box, carton, case, basket, can, bottle, jar, tube, cask, vessel, tub, keg, jug, barrel, tank, tank car, and other receptacles of a like nature; and the expression “offered or exposed for sale or sold in package or wrapped form” means the offering or exposing for sale, or selling of an article which is contained in a package or container as defined in this section.
5. “Pasteurization” or “pasteurized” means the procedure of processing milk or a milk product, in order to ensure its safety from contaminants, if the procedure of pasteurization is consistent with standards adopted by the department pursuant to section 192.102.
6. “Person” includes a corporation, company, firm, society, or association; and the act, omission, or conduct of any officer, agent, or other person acting in a representative capacity shall be imputed to the organization or person represented, and the person acting in that capacity shall also be liable for violations of this subtitle.
7. “Rules” includes regulations and orders by the department.
8. “Secretary” means the secretary of agriculture.
9. “United States Pharmacopoeia” or “National Formulary” means the latest revision of these publications official at the time of a transaction which is in question.
[S13, §2510-o, 3009-a; SS15, §4999-a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3029; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §636; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §44; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §17; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §24, 25; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §62, 63; 2019 Acts, ch 130, §29, 33
Referred to in §196.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.2 - Duties.

189.2 Duties.
The department shall do all of the following:
1. Execute and enforce this subtitle.
2. Adopt all necessary rules, not inconsistent with law, for enforcing the provisions of this subtitle.
3. Provide educational measures and exhibits, and conduct educational campaigns as are deemed advisable in fostering and promoting the production and sale of the articles dealt with in this subtitle, in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to this subtitle.
4. Issue from time to time, bulletins showing the results of inspections, analyses, and prosecutions under this subtitle. These bulletins shall be posted on the department’s internet site.
1. [C97, §2515; S13, §2510-g, -t, -v4, 2528-f2, 3009-a, 4999-a31b, 5077-a22; SS15, §2515; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3030; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.2]
2. [S13, §4999-a18, 5077-a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3030; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.2]
3. [C97, §2515; SS15, §2515; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3030; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.2]
4. [S13, §2510-g, -t, -v4, 2528-f2, 3009-s, 4999-a26, -a37, 5077-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3030; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.2]
83 Acts, ch 101, §33; 85 Acts, ch 67, §20; 89 Acts, ch 197, §25; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §18; 98 Acts, ch 1119, §25; 98 Acts, ch 1164, §40; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §26; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §204; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §64
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.3 - Procuring samples.

189.3 Procuring samples.
The department shall, for the purpose of examination or analysis, procure from time to time, or whenever the department has occasion to believe any of the provisions of this subtitle are being violated, samples of the articles dealt with in these provisions which have been shipped into this state, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in the state.
[C97, §2521, 2524; S13, §2528-f2, 4999-a18, 5077-a11, -a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3031; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.3]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §19; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §27; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §65
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.4 - Access to factories and buildings.

189.4 Access to factories and buildings.
The department shall have full access to all places, factories, buildings, stands, or premises, and to all wagons, auto trucks, vehicles, or cars used in the preparation, production, distribution, transportation, offering or exposing for sale, or sale of any article dealt with in this subtitle.
[C97, §2505; S13, §2528-a, 5077-a22; SS15, §2505, 2510-4a, 3009-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3032; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.4]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §20; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §28; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §66
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.5 - Dealer to furnish samples.

189.5 Dealer to furnish samples.
Upon request and tender of the selling price by the department any person who prepares, manufactures, offers or exposes for sale, or delivers to a purchaser any article dealt with in this subtitle shall furnish, within business hours, a sample of the same, sufficient in quantity for a proper analysis or examination as shall be provided by the rules of the department.
[S13, §4999-a24, 5077-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3033; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.5]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §21; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §29; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §67
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.6 - Taking of samples.

189.6 Taking of samples.
The department may, without the consent of the owner, examine or open any package containing, or believed to contain, any article or product which it suspects may be prepared, manufactured, offered, or exposed for sale, sold, or held in possession in violation of the provisions of this subtitle, in order to secure a sample for analysis or examination, and the sample and damage to container shall be paid for at the current market price by the department.
[C97, §2521, 2526; S13, §2528-b, -f2, 5077-a11, -a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3034; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.6]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §30; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §68; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.7 - Preservation of sample.

189.7 Preservation of sample.
After the sample is taken, it shall be carefully sealed and labeled with the name or brand of the article, the name of the party from whose stock it was taken, and the date and place of taking such sample. Upon request a duplicate sample, sealed and labeled in the same manner, shall be delivered to the person from whose stock the sample was taken. The label and duplicate shall be signed by the person taking the same. The method of taking samples of particular articles may be prescribed by the rules of the department.
[C97, §2521; S13, §4999-a24, 5077-a11, -a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3035; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.7]
2012 Acts, ch 1095, §69
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.8 - Witnesses.

189.8 Witnesses.
In the enforcement of the provisions of this subtitle, the department shall have power to issue subpoenas for witnesses, enforce their attendance, and examine them under oath. The witnesses shall be allowed the same fees as witnesses in district court. The fees shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the department.
[C97, §2515; SS15, §2515; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3036; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.8]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §23; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §31; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §70
Witness fees, §622.69 – 622.75
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.9 - Labeling.

189.9 Labeling.
1. All articles in package or wrapped form which are required by this subtitle to be labeled, unless otherwise provided, shall be conspicuously marked in the English language in legible letters on the principal label with the following items:
a. The true name, brand, or trademark of the article.
b. The quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. Under this requirement reasonable variations shall be permitted, and small packages shall be excepted in accordance with the rules of the department.
c. The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, importer, dispenser, distributor, or dealer.
2. The above items shall be printed in such a way that there shall be a distinct contrast between the color of the letters and the background upon which printed.
[C73, §4042; C97, §2517, 4989 – 4991, 5070; S13, §2510-d, -q, -r, -v1, -v2, 2515-b – d, 2528-f, 4999-a35, 5070-a, 5077-a6; SS15, §4999-a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3037; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.9]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §24; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §32; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §71
Referred to in §189.11, 191.1, 191.2, 196.10, 199.3, 210.12, 210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.11 - Labeling of mixtures — federal requirements.

189.11 Labeling of mixtures — federal requirements.
1. In addition to the requirements of section 189.9, unless otherwise provided, articles which are mixtures, compounds, combinations, blends, or imitations shall be marked as such and immediately followed, without any intervening matter and in the same size and style of type, by the names of all the ingredients contained therein, beginning with the one present in the largest proportion.
2. Notwithstanding any other requirements of this chapter or of chapter 190, food or food products, or pesticides, labeled in conformance with the labeling requirements of the government of the United States shall be deemed to be labeled in conformance with the laws of the state of Iowa.
[S13, §2510-d, -r, -v2, 5077-a7; SS15, §4999-a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3039; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.11]
2012 Acts, ch 1095, §72
Referred to in §189.12, 191.1, 191.2, 196.10, 199.3, 210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.12 - Trade formulas.

189.12 Trade formulas.
Nothing in section 189.11 shall be construed as requiring the printing of a patented or proprietary trade formula on a label.
[S13, §5077-a7; SS15, §4999-a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3040; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.12]
Referred to in §191.1, 191.2, 196.10, 210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.13 - False labels — defacement.

189.13 False labels — defacement.
A person shall not use any label required by this subtitle which bears any representations of any kind which are deceptive as to the true character of the article or the place of its production, or which has been carelessly printed or marked, nor shall any person erase or deface any label required by this subtitle.
[C73, §4042; C97, §2517, 4989 – 4991; S13, §2510-s, -v3, 2515-b – d, 4999-a35, 5077-a7; SS15, §4999-a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3041; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.13]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §25; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §33; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §73
Referred to in §210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.14 - Mislabeled articles.

189.14 Mislabeled articles.
1. A person shall not knowingly introduce into this state, solicit orders for, deliver, transport, or have in possession with intent to sell, any article which is labeled in any other manner than that prescribed by this subtitle for the label of the article when offered or exposed for sale, or sold in package or wrapped form in this state.
2. No person shall package any liquid or semisolid product or label any such product as honey, imitation honey or honey blend, or use the word “honey” in any prominent location on the label of such product or sell or offer for sale any such product which is labeled as honey, imitation honey or honey blend or which contains a label with the word “honey” prominently displayed thereon, unless the entire product is honey as defined in section 190.1, subsection 4.
3. A person shall not package a liquid or semisolid product, or label the product, as sorghum, imitation sorghum, or sorghum blend, or use the word “sorghum” in a prominent location on the label of the product or sell or offer for sale a product labeled as sorghum, imitation sorghum, or sorghum blend or which contains a label with the word “sorghum” prominently displayed, unless the product label states that the product is sorghum syrup as defined in section 190.1, imitation sorghum, or a sorghum blend. As used in this subsection, “imitation sorghum” means a product that has the flavor of sorghum but contains no sorghum syrup as defined in section 190.1. “Sorghum blend” means a product that is not entirely sorghum syrup as defined in section 190.1.
[C73, §4042; C97, §2516, 2517, 2519, 4989 – 4991, 5070; S13, §2510-b, -q, -r, -v1, -v2, 2515-b – d, 2528-f, 4999-a20, 5070-a; SS15, §4999-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3042; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.14]
89 Acts, ch 151, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §26; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §34; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §74
Referred to in §210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.15 - Adulterated articles.

189.15 Adulterated articles.
A person shall not knowingly manufacture, introduce into the state, solicit orders for, sell, deliver, transport, have in possession with the intent to sell, or offer or expose for sale, any article which is adulterated according to the provisions of this subtitle.
[C73, §3901, 4042; C97, §2508, 2516, 4989 – 4991; S13, §2508, 2510-q, -r, -v1, -v2, 2515-b – d, 4999-a20; SS15, §4999-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3043; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.15]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §27; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §35; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §75
Referred to in §210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.16 - Possession and control of adulterated and improperly labeled articles.

189.16 Possession and control of adulterated and improperly labeled articles.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person in possession or having control of an article which is adulterated or which is improperly labeled according to the provisions of this subtitle shall be presumed to know that the article is adulterated or improperly labeled. A person’s possession of an adulterated or improperly labeled article shall be prima facie evidence that the person intends to violate the provisions of this subtitle.
2. This section does not apply to the possession or control of any of the following:
a. Grain by a person regulated under chapter 203, 203C, or 203D.
b. Mining materials including coal by a person regulated under chapter 207 or 208.
c. A controlled substance as provided in chapter 124.
[C97, §2519, 2521; S13, §4999-a24, -a40; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3044; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.16]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §28; 99 Acts, ch 12, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §36
Referred to in §210.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.17 - Confiscation or condemnation.

189.17 Confiscation or condemnation.
Unless a procedure or method of seizure and confiscation or condemnation is otherwise provided, the secretary is authorized to prohibit the entrance into channels of commerce or possession of any article found to be adulterated or improperly labeled according to the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter. Any articles found in channels of commerce or in possession by an inspector which are not in compliance with the adulteration or labeling provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to immediate seizure by the department. Seized articles shall be condemned unless the articles can be made to conform with the provisions of this subchapter by methods approved by the secretary. Condemned articles shall be effectively destroyed for the purpose for which they were intended by the owner of the article, or the owner’s agent, under the supervision of an inspector in such manner as the secretary may prescribe.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.17]
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §91
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.18 - Wrongful condemnation — restitution.

189.18 Wrongful condemnation — restitution.
A party whose article, item, commodity or product is wrongfully condemned or seized shall be entitled to maintain a cause of action against the state of Iowa, for the damage proximately caused by the wrongful condemnation or seizure. Such cause of action shall be a claim as defined in chapter 669 and shall be subject to the provisions of said chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of section 669.14.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.18]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.19 - Licenses.

189.19 Licenses.
The following provisions apply to all licenses issued or authorized under this subtitle:
1. Applications. Applications for licenses shall be made upon blanks furnished by the department and shall conform to the prescribed rules of the department.
2. Refusal and revocation. For good and sufficient grounds the department may refuse to grant a license to any applicant; and the department may revoke a license for a violation of any provision of this subtitle or for the refusal or failure of any licensee to obey the lawful directions of the department.
3. Expiration. Unless otherwise provided all licenses shall expire one year from the date of issue.
[C97, §2525; S13, §2515-a; SS15, §2515-f, 3009-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3045; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.17; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.19]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §29; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §37, 38; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §76, 77
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.20 - Injunction.

189.20 Injunction.
Any person engaging in any business for which a license is required by this subtitle, without obtaining such license, may be restrained by injunction, and shall pay all costs made necessary by such procedure.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3046; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.18; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.20]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §30; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §39; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §78
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.21 - Penalty.

189.21 Penalty.
Unless otherwise provided, any person violating any provision of this subtitle or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to such a provision, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C73, §2068, 3901; C97, §2508, 2527, 2592, 2594, 3029, 5070; S13, §2508, 2510-2a, -h, -j, -u, -v5, 2515-g, 2522, 2528-c, -f3, 2596-b, 4989-b, 4999-a25, -a39, 5070-a, 5077-a23; SS15, §2505, 2506, 3009-j, -r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3047; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.19; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.21]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §31; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §79
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.22 - May charge more than one offense.

189.22 May charge more than one offense.
In any criminal proceeding brought for violation of this subtitle, an information or indictment may charge as many offenses as it appears have been committed, and the defendant may be convicted of any or all of the offenses.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3048; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.20; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.22]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §32
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.23 - Common carrier.

189.23 Common carrier.
The penalties provided in this subtitle shall not be imposed upon any common carrier for introducing into the state, or having in its possession, any article which is adulterated or improperly labeled according to the provisions of this subtitle, when the same was received by the carrier for transportation in the ordinary course of its business and without actual knowledge of its true character.
[C97, §2516; S13, §4999-a20; SS15, §4999-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3049; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.21; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.23]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §33; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §41; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §80
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.24 - Report of violations.

189.24 Report of violations.
When it appears that any of the provisions of this subtitle have been violated, the department may certify the facts to the proper county attorney. The certification shall be accompanied with a copy of the results of any analysis, examination, or inspection the department may have made, duly authenticated by the proper person under oath, and with any additional evidence which may be in possession of the department.
[C97, §4998; S13, §4999-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3050; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.22; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.24]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §34; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §42; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §81
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.25 - County attorney.

189.25 County attorney.
The county attorney may at once institute the proper proceedings for the enforcement of the penalties provided in this subtitle for the violations.
[C97, §4998; S13, §2596-c, 4999-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3051; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.23; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.25]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §35
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.26 - Refusal to act.

189.26 Refusal to act.
If the county attorney refuses to act, the governor may, in the governor’s discretion, appoint an attorney to represent the state.
[S13, §4999-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3052; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.24; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.26]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.27 - Institution of proceedings.

189.27 Institution of proceedings.
In any case when it appears that any of the provisions of this subtitle have been violated, the inspector having the investigation in charge shall, when instructed by the department, file an information against the suspected party.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3053; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.25; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.27]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §36
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.28 - Goods for sale in other states.

189.28 Goods for sale in other states.
Any person may keep articles specifically set apart in the person’s stock for sale in other states which do not comply with the provisions of this subtitle as to standards, purity, or labeling.
[S13, §4999-a20, -a40; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3054; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.26; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.28]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §37; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §43; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §82
Referred to in §196.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.29 - Reports by dealers.

189.29 Reports by dealers.
Every person who deals in or manufactures any of the articles dealt with in this subtitle shall make upon blanks furnished by the department such reports and furnish such statistics as may be required by the department and certify to the correctness of the same.
[C97, §2522; S13, §2522; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3055; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.27; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.29]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §38; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §44; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.30 - Contracts invalid.

189.30 Contracts invalid.
No action shall be maintained in any of the courts of the state upon any contract or sale made in violation of or with the intent to violate any provision of this subtitle by one who was knowingly a party thereto.
[C97, §2520; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3056; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.28; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.30]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §39
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189 - AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 189.31 - Fees paid into state treasury.

189.31 Fees paid into state treasury.
All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall be paid into the state treasury.
[C97, §2507; SS15, §2507, 2515-f, 3009-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3057; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.29; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.31]
94 Acts, ch 1023, §40
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189A - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Section 189A.3 - License — fee.

189A.3 License — fee.
1. a. A person shall not operate an establishment without first obtaining a license from the department.
b. Paragraph “a” does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A food establishment as defined in section 137F.1.
(2) A person who slaughters, processes, or prepares livestock or poultry of the person’s own raising, exclusively for the person’s household, nonpaying guests, or nonpaying employees.
2. The license fee for each establishment per year or any part of a year shall be:
a. For all meat and poultry slaughtered or otherwise prepared not exceeding twenty thousand pounds per year for sale, resale, or custom, twenty-five dollars.
b. For all meat and poultry slaughtered or otherwise prepared in excess of twenty thousand pounds per year for sale, resale, or custom, fifty dollars.
3. The moneys shall be deposited with the department. The license year shall be from July 1 to June 30. Applications for licenses shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the department.
4. It is the objective of this chapter to provide for meat and poultry products inspection programs that will impose and enforce requirements with respect to intrastate operations and commerce that are at least equal to those imposed and enforced under the federal Meat Inspection Act and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act with respect to operations and transactions in interstate commerce; and the secretary is directed to administer this chapter so as to accomplish this purpose. A director of the meat and poultry inspection service shall be designated as the secretary’s delegate to be the appropriate state official to cooperate with the secretary of agriculture of the United States in administration of this chapter.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.3]
98 Acts, ch 1162, §26, 30; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2022 Acts, ch 1016, §1
Referred to in §137F.1, 189A.5, 189A.7
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189A - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Section 189A.4 - Exemptions.

189A.4 Exemptions.
In order to accomplish the objectives of this chapter, the secretary may exempt the following types of operations from inspection:
1. Slaughtering and preparation by any person of livestock and poultry of the person’s own raising exclusively for use by the person and members of the person’s household, and the person’s nonpaying guests and employees.
2. Any other operations which the secretary may determine would best be exempted to further the purposes of this chapter, to the extent such exemptions conform to the federal Meat Inspection Act and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act and the regulations thereunder.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.4]
Referred to in §189A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189A - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Section 189A.6 - Health examination of employees.

189A.6 Health examination of employees.
The operator of any establishment shall require all employees of such establishment to have a health examination by a physician or physician assistant and a certified health certificate for each employee shall be kept on file by the operator. The secretary may at any time require an employee of an establishment to submit to a health examination by a physician or physician assistant. No person suffering from any communicable disease, including any communicable skin disease, and no person with infected wounds, and no person who is a “carrier” of a communicable disease shall be employed in any capacity in an establishment. No person shall work or be employed in or about any establishment during the time in which a communicable disease exists in the home in which such person resides unless such person has obtained a certificate from a physician or physician assistant to the effect that no danger of public contagion or infection will result from the employment of such person in such establishment. Every person employed by an establishment and engaged in direct physical contact with meat or poultry products during its preparation, processing, or storage, shall be clean in person, wear clean washable outer garments and a suitable cap or other head covering used exclusively in such work. Only persons specifically designated by the operator of an establishment shall be permitted to touch meat or poultry products with their hands, and the persons so designated shall keep their hands scrupulously clean.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.6]
2022 Acts, ch 1066, §21
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189A - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Section 189A.8 - Prohibited acts.

189A.8 Prohibited acts.
1. No person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required by regulations prescribed by the secretary to show the kinds of animals from which they were derived.
2. No person shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any livestock products or poultry products which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the regulations of the secretary or are naturally inedible by humans.
3. No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in intrastate commerce, dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals, or any parts of the carcasses of any animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, shall buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in such commerce, any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry or the products of any such animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, unless such transaction or transportation is made in accordance with such regulations as the secretary may prescribe to assure that such animals, or the unwholesome parts or products thereof, will be prevented from being used for human food purposes.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 189A - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Section 189A.9 - Hours of operation.

189A.9 Hours of operation.
1. The secretary may require operations at licensed establishments to be conducted during reasonable hours. The owner or operator of each licensed establishment shall keep the secretary informed in advance of intended hours of operation.
2. A charge shall be made for overtime inspection in excess of eight hours per day or outside assigned work schedules and also on state legal holidays.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.9]