165A.1 Definitions. 1. “Concentration point” means a location or facility where cattle are assembled for purposes of sale or resale for feeding, breeding, or slaughtering, and where contact may occur between groups of cattle from various sources. “Concentration point” includes a public stockyard, auction market, street market, state or federal market, untested consignment sales location, […]
165A.2 Administration and enforcement. The provisions of this chapter, including departmental rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be administered and enforced by the department. The department may assess and collect civil penalties against persons in violation of this chapter as provided in section 165A.5. The attorney general may assist the department in the enforcement […]
165A.3 Determination of infection. The department shall adopt rules providing methods and procedures to determine whether cattle are infected, which may include detection and analysis of Johne’s disease using techniques approved by the United States department of agriculture. 2001 Acts, ch 101, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §48 Referred to in §165A.1
165A.4 Infected cattle. Cattle infected with Johne’s disease shall be accompanied by an owner-shipper statement. A person shall not sell infected cattle other than directly to a slaughtering establishment, or to a concentration point for sale directly to a slaughtering establishment, for immediate slaughter. Cattle infected with Johne’s disease that are kept at a concentration […]
165A.5 Enforcement — penalty. 1. A person violating a provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of at least one hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars. The proceeding to assess a civil penalty shall be conducted as a contested case […]
