Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 202B · 11 active provisions
The purpose of this chapter is to preserve free and private enterprise, prevent monopoly, and also to protect consumers by regulating the balance of competitive forces in beef and swine production, by enhancing the welfare of the farming community, and also by preventing processors from gaining control of beef or swine…
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Base price” means the price paid for swine, delivered to the processor, before application of any premiums or discounts, and expressed in dollars per hundred pounds of hot carcass weight as calculated in the same manner as provided in 7 C.F.R. §59.30.…
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, and section 202B.202, all of the following apply: a. For cattle, a processor shall not own, control, or operate a cattle operation in this state. b. For swine, a processor shall not do any of the following: 1. a. b. For purposes of subparagraph division (a), subparagraph su…
1. a. A cooperative association which is a party to a contract for the care and feeding of swine in compliance with section 9H.2 prior to May 9, 2003, and which is in violation of section 9H.2, as amended by 2003 Iowa Acts, ch. 115, shall have until June 30, 2007, to comply with section 9H.2, as amended by 2003 Iowa Ac…
A contract feeder shall file with the secretary of state on or before March 31 of each year on forms adopted pursuant to chapter 17A and supplied by the secretary of state an annual report containing all of the following information, if applicable: 1. The name and address of the person. 2. For each county, which the co…
A processor shall file a report with the secretary of state on or before March 31 of each year, as follows: 1. For all processors, the report shall include all of the following: a. The number of swine and the number of cattle owned and fed more than thirty days by the processor in this state during the processor’s prec…
Reports by corporations shall be signed by the president or other officer or authorized representative. Reports by limited liability companies shall be signed by a manager or other authorized representative. Reports by limited partnerships shall be signed by the president or other authorized representative of the partn…
The secretary of state shall notify the attorney general when the secretary of state has reason to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred. It is the intent of this section that information shall be made available to members of the general assembly and appropriate committees of the general assembly in order to…
The secretary of state shall request additional information as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the secretary of state to administer this chapter.
1. The courts of this state may prevent and restrain violations of this chapter through the issuance of an injunction. The attorney general or a county attorney shall institute suits on behalf of the state to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter. 2. a. A processor who violates section 202B.201 is subject to…
1. Failure to timely file a report or the filing of false information is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. 2. For purposes of this section, a report is timely filed if the report is filed prior to May 1 of the year in which it is required to be filed. 3. The secretary of state shall noti…