Section 198.1 – Short title.

198.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the “Iowa Commercial Feed Law”. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §198.1] 90 Acts, ch 1165, §1

Section 198.10 – Rules.

198.10 Rules. 1. The secretary may adopt rules for commercial feeds and pet foods as specifically authorized in this chapter and other reasonable rules necessary in order to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter or to secure the efficient enforcement of this chapter. 2. The secretary may adopt rules to do all […]

Section 198.11 – Inspection, sampling, and analysis.

198.11 Inspection, sampling, and analysis. 1. For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials, and a written notice to […]

Section 198.12 – Detained commercial feeds.

198.12 Detained commercial feeds. 1. When the secretary or the secretary’s authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any of the rules adopted under this chapter, the secretary or agent may issue and enforce a […]

Section 198.13 – Penalties.

198.13 Penalties. 1. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall impede, hinder or otherwise prevent, or attempt to prevent, said secretary or the secretary’s authorized agent in performance of that person’s duty in connection with the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. […]

Section 198.14 – Cooperation with other entities.

198.14 Cooperation with other entities. The secretary may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §198.14]

Section 198.15 – Publication.

198.15 Publication. The secretary shall publish at least annually, in forms the secretary deems proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with data on their production and use as the secretary considers advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within the state as […]

Section 198.2 – Enforcing official.

198.2 Enforcing official. This chapter shall be administered by the secretary. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §198.2] 2017 Acts, ch 159, §35

Section 198.3 – Definitions.

198.3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: 1. “Advertise” means to present a commercial message in any medium, including but not limited to print, radio, television, sign, display, label, tag, or articulation. 2. “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor and […]

Section 198.4 – Licenses.

198.4 Licenses. 1. This section shall apply to any person: a. Who manufactures a commercial feed within the state. b. Who distributes a commercial feed in or into the state. c. Whose name appears on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor. 2. A person shall obtain a license issued by the secretary, for […]

Section 198.5 – Labeling.

198.5 Labeling. A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows: 1. In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information: a. The net weight. b. The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. c. The […]

Section 198.6 – Misbranding.

198.6 Misbranding. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: 1. If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. 2. If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed. 3. If it is not labeled as required in section 198.5. 4. If it is not a commercial feed as defined […]

Section 198.7 – Adulteration.

198.7 Adulteration. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated: 1. a. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subsection if the quantity of […]

Section 198.8 – Prohibited acts.

198.8 Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded. 2. Adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed. 3. Distribute agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks and hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of section 198.7, […]

Section 198.9 – Inspection fees and reports.

198.9 Inspection fees and reports. 1. a. An inspection fee to be fixed annually by the secretary at a rate of not more than sixteen cents per ton, shall be paid on commercial feed distributed in this state by the person who first distributes the commercial feed, subject to the following: (1) The inspection fee […]