202A.1 Definitions. 1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. 2. “Livestock” means live cattle, swine, or sheep. 3. “Packer” means a person who is engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or receiving, purchasing, or soliciting livestock for slaughter, if the meat products of the slaughtered livestock which are directly or indirectly […]
202A.2 Purchase reports — filing. 1. A packer shall file purchase reports with the department which include information relating to the purchase of livestock as required by the department. The purchase reports shall be completed in a manner prescribed by the department. The department may require that purchase reports be filed in an electronic format. […]
202A.3 Purchase notice — posting. 1. a. A packer shall post a purchase notice which includes information relating to the purchase of livestock as required by the department. The information contained in the purchase notice shall include a summary of information required to be filed in purchase reports as provided in section 202A.2. b. This […]
202A.4 Confidentiality provisions in contracts prohibited. 1. A packer shall not include a provision in a contract executed on or after April 29, 1999, for the purchase of livestock providing that information contained in the contract is confidential. 2. A provision which is part of a contract for the purchase of livestock executed on and […]
202A.5 Rules. 1. The department, in consultation with the office of attorney general, shall adopt rules necessary in order to administer this chapter. 2. The department may establish different rules according to the species of livestock governing all of the following: a. Purchase reporting requirements pursuant to section 202A.2. b. Purchase notice posting requirements pursuant […]
202A.6 Enforcement. 1. a. The attorney general’s office is the primary agency responsible for enforcing this chapter. b. The department shall notify the attorney general’s office if the department has reason to believe that a violation of section 202A.2 has occurred. 2. In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general may do all […]
202A.7 Penalties. 1. A packer who fails to file a timely, accurate, or complete purchase report as required pursuant to section 202A.2 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars. Each failure by a packer to file a timely, accurate, or complete purchase report constitutes a separate violation. 2. A […]
