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Iowa Code Title V. Agriculture [Chs. 159-215A] § 166D.16. Enforcement--penalty--certificates

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

1. The provisions of this chapter including departmental rules adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the department.

2. Except as provided in this subsection, 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.

a. A person who falsifies a certificate of inspection issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each swine falsified on the certificate. A person shall not be subject to a civil penalty totaling more than twenty-five thousand dollars for falsifying a certificate, regardless of the number of swine falsified on the certificate.

b. The person who owns swine when the swine are required to be vaccinated under this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of two dollars for each swine which is not vaccinated as required.

3. In addition to any other remedies provided, the department may file a petition in the district court seeking an injunction restraining any person from violating provisions of this chapter including a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

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