202.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Active contractor” means a person who owns a commodity that is produced by a contract producer at the contract producer’s contract operation pursuant to a production contract executed pursuant to section 202.2. 2. “Commodity” means livestock, raw milk, or a crop. 3. […]
202.2 Production contracts governed by this chapter. 1. This chapter applies to a production contract that relates to the production of a commodity owned by an active contractor and produced by a contract producer at the contract producer’s contract operation, if one of the following applies: a. The contract is executed by an active contractor […]
202.3 Production contracts — confidentiality prohibited. 1. A contractor shall not on or after May 24, 1999, enforce a provision in a production contract if the provision provides that information contained in the production contract is confidential. 2. A provision which is part of a production contract is void if the provision states that information […]
202.4 Enforcement. 1. The attorney general’s office is the primary agency responsible for enforcing this chapter. 2. In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general may do all of the following: a. Apply to the district court for an injunction to do any of the following: (1) Restrain a contractor from engaging in […]
202.5 Penalties. A contractor who executes a production contract that includes a confidentiality provision in a production contract in violation of section 202.3 is guilty of a fraudulent practice as provided in section 714.8. 99 Acts, ch 169, §6, 22 – 24 Referred to in §202.4
