Section 189A.1 – Title.

189A.1 Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Meat and Poultry Inspection Act”. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.1]

Section 189A.10 – Fraudulent practices.

189A.10 Fraudulent practices. 1. A person commits a fraudulent practice as defined in section 714.8 if the person does any of the following: a. Slaughters livestock or poultry or prepares an article produced from livestock or poultry which is capable of use as human food, at any establishment preparing the article solely for intrastate commerce, […]

Section 189A.11 – Access by inspectors — acceptance by state agencies.

189A.11 Access by inspectors — acceptance by state agencies. 1. A person shall not deny access to any authorized inspectors upon the presentation of proper identification at any reasonable time to establishments and to all parts of such premises for the purposes of making inspections under this chapter. 2. When meat has been inspected and […]

Section 189A.12 – Seizure, detention and determination.

189A.12 Seizure, detention and determination. Whenever any livestock or poultry product or any product exempted from the definition of a livestock or poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry is found by any authorized representative of the secretary upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during […]

Section 189A.13 – Rules.

189A.13 Rules. The secretary shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the effective administration of this chapter. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.13]

Section 189A.14 – Injunctive relief.

189A.14 Injunctive relief. 1. Judicial review of the action of the secretary may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. 2. The district court in the county where the violation occurs may enjoin a person from violating this chapter or a regulation promulgated by the secretary pursuant […]

Section 189A.15 – Cooperation with other agencies.

189A.15 Cooperation with other agencies. The secretary is hereby authorized to cooperate with all other agencies, federal and state, in order to carry out the effective administration of this chapter. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.15]

Section 189A.16 – Forgery or counterfeiting.

189A.16 Forgery or counterfeiting. 1. No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulation thereof, except as authorized by the secretary. 2. No person […]

Section 189A.17 – Penalties.

189A.17 Penalties. 1. Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter for which no other criminal penalty is provided shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is adulterated, except as defined in section 189A.2, subsection 1, […]

Section 189A.18 – Humane slaughter practices.

189A.18 Humane slaughter practices. Every establishment subject to the provisions of this chapter engaged in the slaughter of bovine, porcine, caprine, or ovine animals or farm deer shall slaughter all such animals in an approved humane slaughtering method. For purposes of this section, an approved humane slaughtering method shall include and be limited to slaughter […]

Section 189A.19 – Bribery.

189A.19 Bribery. Any person who gives, pays, or offers, directly or indirectly, to any officer or employee of this state authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter or by the regulations of the secretary, any money or other thing of value, with intent to influence said officer or employee in the […]

Section 189A.2 – Definitions.

189A.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter except as otherwise specified: 1. “Adulterated” shall apply to any livestock product or poultry product under any one or more of the following circumstances: a. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is […]

Section 189A.20 – No inspection for products inedible as human food.

189A.20 No inspection for products inedible as human food. Inspection shall not be provided under this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of livestock or poultry or the preparation of any livestock products or poultry products which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for […]

Section 189A.21 – Appropriation authorized.

189A.21 Appropriation authorized. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.21]

Section 189A.22 – Federal grants.

189A.22 Federal grants. All federal grants to and the federal receipts of this department are hereby appropriated for the purpose set forth in such federal grants or receipts. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.22]

Section 189A.3 – License — fee.

189A.3 License — fee. 1. No person shall operate an establishment other than a food establishment as defined in section 137F.1 without first obtaining a license from the department. 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 […]

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 […]

Section 189A.5 – Veterinarians and inspectors.

189A.5 Veterinarians and inspectors. 1. The secretary shall administer this chapter and may appoint a person to act as the secretary’s designee in the administration of this chapter. a. The secretary shall employ veterinarians licensed in the state of Iowa as veterinary inspectors. b. The secretary is also authorized to employ as meat inspectors other […]

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 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 […]

Section 189A.7 – Powers of secretary of agriculture.

189A.7 Powers of secretary of agriculture. In order to accomplish the objective stated in section 189A.3 the secretary may: 1. Remove inspectors from any establishment that fails to destroy condemned products as required under section 189A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”. 2. Refuse to provide inspection service under this chapter with respect to any establishment for […]