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Iowa Code Title V. Agriculture [Chs. 159-215A] § 159.29. Choose Iowa logo

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. As part of the program, the department may establish a choose Iowa logo to identify a food item originating as an agricultural commodity produced on an Iowa farm.

2. The department may register the choose Iowa logo as a mark with the secretary of state under chapter 548. If allowed under federal law, the department may also register the logo as a trademark with the United States patent and trademark office or as a copyright with the United States copyright office.

3. This section does not require the department to incorporate the name “choose Iowa” as part of a mark, trademark, or copyright, if such name is already protected by state or federal law.

4. If the department registers a mark with the secretary of state, registers a trademark with the United States patent and trademark office, or registers a copyright with the United States copyright office under this section, the state of Iowa shall be named as the owner of the mark, trademark, or copyright.

5. The use of a choose Iowa logo does not do any of the following:

a. Provide an express or implied guarantee or warranty concerning the safety, fitness, merchantability, or use of a food item.

b. Supersede, revise, or replace a state or federal labeling requirement, including but not limited to a provision in the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq.

c. Indicate the grade, specification, standard, or value of any food item.

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