Iowa Code Title V. Agriculture [Chs. 159-215A] § 190A.2. Definitions

1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

2. “Food animal” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species; a turkey, chicken, or other type of poultry; a farm deer as defined in section 170.1; a fish or other aquatic organism confined in private waters for human consumption; or a bee as defined in section 160.1A.

3. “Food commodity” means any of the following:

4. “Food product” means a perishable or nonperishable product derived from processing a food commodity to be fit for human consumption, including but not limited to cuts of meat, poultry, or fish; shelled aquatic items; pasteurized milk or dairy products; washed shelled eggs; honey; maple syrup; cleaned unshelled or shelled nuts; washed whole produce; and washed and cut produce.

5. “Fund” means the farm-to-school fund created in section 190A.5.

6. “Process” means to prepare a food commodity in a manner that allows it to be sold to consumers as a food product, including by altering the form or identity of the food commodity; trimming, cutting, cleaning, drying, freezing, filtering, sorting, or shelling the food commodity; or packaging the food commodity.

7. “Program” means the farm-to-school program created in section 190A.6.

8. “School” means a public school or nonpublic school, as those terms are defined in section 280.2, or that portion of a public school or nonpublic school that provides facilities for teaching any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve.

9. “School district” means a school district as described in chapter 274.