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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH » Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS

Section 138.1 – Definitions.

138.1 Definitions. When used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Camp operator” means the person who has been granted a permit, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof. 2. “Chemical toilet” means a nonwater carriage toilet facility where human waste is collected […]

Section 138.10 – Judicial review.

138.10 Judicial review. Judicial review of actions of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of said Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county wherein the license was to be issued or wherein […]

Section 138.11 – Access to camp for inspection.

138.11 Access to camp for inspection. The director may enter and inspect migrant labor camps at any reasonable time and may question persons, and investigate facts, conditions, practices, or any other matters as are necessary or appropriate to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any rules made pursuant to this chapter, or […]

Section 138.12 – Variations permitted.

138.12 Variations permitted. 1. The director may grant written permission to individual camp operators to vary from the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the department when the extent of the variation is clearly specified and it is demonstrated to the director’s satisfaction that: a. Such variation is necessary to obtain a beneficial […]

Section 138.13 – Conditions for permit.

138.13 Conditions for permit. To be eligible for a permit, a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, shall meet each and all of the following requirements: 1. Site. a. Sites for migrant labor camps shall be adequately drained. Such sites shall not be subject to periodic flooding, nor located within two hundred feet of swamps, […]

Section 138.14 – Communicable diseases reported.

138.14 Communicable diseases reported. The camp operator shall report immediately to the local board of health the name and address of any individual in the camp known to have or suspected of having a communicable disease. Whenever there shall occur in any camp, or portion thereof, a case of suspected food poisoning or an unusual […]

Section 138.15 – Notice of intent to construct or alter a camp.

138.15 Notice of intent to construct or alter a camp. Any person who is planning to construct, reconstruct, or enlarge a camp or any portion thereof, or facility of a camp, or to convert a property for use or occupancy as a camp, shall give notice in writing of the person’s intent to do so […]

Section 138.16 – Cleanliness and repair required.

138.16 Cleanliness and repair required. Every migrant or inhabitant of a migrant labor camp shall use the sanitary and other facilities provided and shall keep that part of the living quarters or shelter which the migrant’s or inhabitant’s immediate family occupies and controls as well as the premises immediately adjacent thereto in a clean condition […]

Section 138.17 – Rental charges or wage deductions.

138.17 Rental charges or wage deductions. A rental charge or deduction from any wages due a migrant shall not be made by any camp operator or person for providing any of the facilities required by this chapter unless such migrant is fully informed of all such rental charges or deductions to be made prior to […]

Section 138.18 – Rules promulgated.

138.18 Rules promulgated. The director shall make such rules necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, subject to the requirements of chapter 17A. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.18]

Section 138.19 – Penalties.

138.19 Penalties. Any person failing to comply with any provision of this chapter, or with any rule or order issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or interfering with, impeding, or obstructing in any manner, the director, department, or any of its employees in the performance of official duties pursuant to this chapter, shall […]

Section 138.2 – Permit required.

138.2 Permit required. No person shall establish, maintain, or operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, directly or indirectly, until the person has obtained a permit to operate such camp from the department and unless the permit is in full force and effect and is posted and remains posted in the camp, or portion […]

Section 138.3 – Written application.

138.3 Written application. Written application to operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, shall be made to the department upon forms approved by the department at least sixty days prior to the first day of the intended operation of such camp. The application shall state the name and address of the person requesting a […]

Section 138.4 – Permit not assignable.

138.4 Permit not assignable. If the department finds, after investigation, that the migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, conforms to the minimum standards required by this chapter, it shall issue a permit for operation of such camp, or portion thereof. A permit shall not be assignable or transferable. It shall expire one year after the […]

Section 138.5 – Revocation or suspension of permit.

138.5 Revocation or suspension of permit. If the holder of any permit under the provisions of this chapter fails to maintain and operate a migrant labor camp in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the department relating thereto, the director shall revoke or suspend the permit for the operation and […]

Section 138.6 – Notice of intention.

138.6 Notice of intention. The director shall serve written notice upon the holder of the permit, by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, specifying the manner in which the holder of the permit has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any rules of the department and shall fix a reasonable time […]

Section 138.7 – Appeal to director.

138.7 Appeal to director. When any person applying for a permit to operate a migrant labor camp is denied a permit, or when a permit is suspended or revoked, such person may appeal such denial, suspension, or revocation to the director. The director, after reasonable notice to all interested parties, shall hold a hearing upon […]

Section 138.8 – Place — evidence — record.

138.8 Place — evidence — record. The hearing shall be conducted at the office of the department or at such other place convenient for the aggrieved party or for the attendance of witnesses and receipt of evidence. The director, when requested in writing by any party to the appeal, shall compel by subpoena the attendance […]

Section 138.9 – Liberal rules to prevail.

138.9 Liberal rules to prevail. Technical errors in the proceeding or failure to observe the technical rules of evidence shall not constitute grounds for reversal of any decision unless it shall appear to the reviewing court that such error or failure materially affects the rights of any party and results in substantial injustice to any […]