Bill Text: IA HF2591 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including by providing for administration, programs, and regulations, providing fees, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 684; See HF 2626.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-05 - Withdrawn. H.J. 664. [HF2591 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF2591-Introduced.html
House File 2591 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2591 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 684) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the powers and duties of the department of 1 agriculture and land stewardship, including by providing for 2 administration, programs, and regulations, providing fees, 3 providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns
H.F. 2591 DIVISION I 1 DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION 2 Section 1. Section 159.5, subsection 7, Code 2020, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 7. Establish and maintain a marketing news service bureau 5 in the department which shall, in cooperation with the 6 federal market news and grading division Cooperate with the 7 agricultural marketing service of the United States department 8 of agriculture , to collect and disseminate data and information 9 relative to the market prices and conditions of agricultural 10 products raised, produced, and handled in the state. 11 DIVISION II 12 ANIMALS 13 PART A 14 COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS 15 Sec. 2. Section 162.2A, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 16 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 17 Sec. 3. Section 162.2A, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 18 following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. A commercial establishment shall not 20 be issued or renewed a state license by the department, unless 21 a person applying for the state license presents the department 22 with a valid, government-issued photo identification, or other 23 form of similar identification approved by the department, as 24 proof of identity that the person may legally act on behalf 25 of the commercial establishment in making the application. 26 The application must be signed by the person under penalty of 27 perjury subject to the penalty provisions of section 162.13, 28 subsection 1. Upon completion of the initial inspection, 29 the issued or renewed state license shall include a unique 30 identification number that is a public record under chapter 22. 31 PART B 32 ANIMAL HEALTH 33 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 163.2A Part —— definitions. 34 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: 35 -1- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 1/ 22
H.F. 2591 1. “Animal” means any livestock or agricultural animal as 1 defined in section 717A.1. 2 2. “Interested person” means the owner of an animal; a 3 person caring for the animal, if different from the owner of 4 the animal; or a person holding a perfected agricultural lien 5 or security interest in the animal under chapter 554. 6 Sec. 5. Section 163.3, Code 2020, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 163.3 Veterinary and special assistants. 9 The secretary or the secretary’s designee may appoint one 10 or more veterinarians licensed pursuant to chapter 169 in each 11 county as assistant veterinarians. The secretary may also 12 appoint such one or more special assistants as may be necessary 13 in cases of emergency, including as provided in section 163.3A . 14 Sec. 6. Section 163.3A, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 1. The department may provide veterinary emergency 17 preparedness and response services necessary to prevent or 18 control a serious threat to the public health, public safety, 19 or the state’s economy caused by the transmission of disease 20 among livestock as defined in section 717.1 or agricultural 21 animals as defined in section 717A.1 . The services may include 22 measures necessary to ensure that all such animals carrying 23 disease are properly identified, segregated, treated, or 24 destroyed as provided in this Code. 25 Sec. 7. Section 163.3C, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 26 by striking the subsection. 27 Sec. 8. Section 163.3C, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 28 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 29 The department shall develop and establish a foreign animal 30 disease preparedness and response strategy for use by the 31 department in order to prevent, control, or eradicate the 32 transmission of foreign animal diseases among populations 33 of livestock animals . The strategy may be part of the 34 department’s veterinary emergency preparedness and response 35 -2- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 2/ 22
H.F. 2591 services as provided in section 163.3A . The strategy shall 1 provide additional expertise and resources to increase 2 biosecurity efforts that assist in the prevention of a foreign 3 animal disease outbreak in this state. In developing and 4 establishing the strategy, the department shall consult with 5 interested persons including but not limited to the following: 6 Sec. 9. Section 163.3C, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 3. The department shall implement the foreign animal 9 disease preparedness and response strategy if necessary to 10 prevent, control, or eradicate the transmission and incidence 11 of foreign animal diseases that may threaten or actually 12 threaten livestock animals in this state. In implementing 13 the strategy, the department may utilize emergency response 14 measures as otherwise required under section 163.3A . The 15 department may but is not required to consult with interested 16 persons when implementing the strategy. 17 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 163.3D Emergency measures —— 18 abandoned animals —— authorization and seizure. 19 1. a. The department may seize one or more abandoned 20 animals pursuant to an authorization providing emergency 21 measures to prevent or control the transmission of an 22 infectious or contagious disease among any population or 23 species of animals. 24 b. The authorization must be any of the following: 25 (1) A declaration or proclamation issued by the governor 26 pursuant to chapter 29C, including as provided in section 27 163.3A. 28 (2) An order issued by the secretary or the secretary’s 29 designee pursuant to a provision in this subtitle. 30 (3) Any other provision of law in this subtitle that 31 requires the department to control the transmission of an 32 infectious or contagious disease among a population or species 33 of animals in this state. 34 c. If there is a conflict between a measure authorized to 35 -3- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 3/ 22
H.F. 2591 be taken under paragraph “a” , that is less restrictive than the 1 standards or procedures provided in this section, the measures 2 authorized to be taken under paragraph “a” shall prevail. 3 2. The department may appoint veterinary assistants or 4 special assistants as provided in section 163.3 as required to 5 administer this section. 6 3. It is presumed that an abandoned animal belonging to a 7 species subject to emergency measures as provided in subsection 8 1 has been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease as 9 provided in the authorization. 10 4. As part of the seizure of an abandoned animal, the 11 department may take, impound, and retain custody of the animal, 12 including by maintaining the animal in a manner and at a 13 location determined by the department to be reasonable under 14 the emergency circumstances. The department may take action as 15 provided in this subtitle to ensure that all animals exposed to 16 an infectious or contagious disease are properly identified, 17 tested, segregated, treated, or destroyed as provided in this 18 subtitle. 19 5. a. The department may seize an animal if the department 20 has a reasonable suspicion the animal has been abandoned, 21 including by entering onto public or private property or into a 22 private motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer parked on public 23 or private property, as provided in this subsection. 24 b. The department may enter onto private property or into 25 a private motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to seize an 26 abandoned animal if the department obtains a search warrant 27 issued by a court, or enters onto the premises in a manner 28 consistent with the laws of this state and the United States, 29 including Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the 30 State of Iowa, or the fourth amendment to the Constitution of 31 the United States. 32 c. An abandoned animal shall only be seized by the 33 department pursuant to the following conditions: 34 (1) The department provides written notice of its 35 -4- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 4/ 22
H.F. 2591 abandonment determination to all reasonably identifiable 1 interested persons. The department shall make a good-faith 2 effort to provide the notice to interested persons by regular 3 mail, hand delivery, telephone, electronic mail, or other 4 reasonable means. The notice shall include all of the 5 following: 6 (a) The name and address of the department. 7 (b) A description of the animal subject to seizure. 8 (c) The delivery date of the notice. 9 (d) A statement informing the interested person that the 10 animal may be seized pursuant to this chapter within one day 11 following the delivery date of the notice. The statement 12 must specify a date, time, and location for delivery of the 13 interested person’s response designated by the department, as 14 provided in this subsection. 15 (e) A statement informing the interested person that in 16 order to avoid seizure of the animal, the person must respond 17 to the notice in writing, stating that the animal has not been 18 abandoned and identifying what measures are being taken to care 19 for and manage the animal. 20 (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), if the department 21 determines that it is not feasible to provide direct notice 22 of its abandonment determination to an interested person, 23 the department shall deliver a constructive notice of the 24 determination to that person by any reasonable manner, which 25 may include posting the notice at or near the place where 26 the animal is located. The department shall also post the 27 constructive notice on the department’s internet site. 28 d. The department may seize the animal if the department 29 fails to receive a written response by the interested person by 30 the end of normal office hours of the next day the department 31 is available to receive the response after written notice of 32 the department’s abandonment determination is delivered. 33 e. Upon a determination by the department that exigent 34 circumstances exist, the department may enter onto private 35 -5- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 5/ 22
H.F. 2591 property without a warrant and may seize an abandoned animal, 1 in a manner consistent with the laws of this state and 2 the United States, including Article I, section 8, of the 3 Constitution of the State of Iowa, or the fourth amendment to 4 the Constitution of the United States. 5 6. If an animal is seized pursuant to this section, the 6 department shall post a notice in a conspicuous place at the 7 location where the animal was seized. The notice shall state 8 the animal has been seized by the department pursuant to this 9 section and at least briefly describe where and when the animal 10 was seized, the species and number of animals seized, and that 11 a dispositional proceeding is to be conducted pursuant to 12 section 163.3E. 13 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION . 163.3E Emergency measures —— 14 abandoned animals —— dispositional proceeding. 15 1. a. The department shall file a petition with the 16 district court for the disposition of an animal seized pursuant 17 to section 163.3D as soon as practicable. 18 b. The court shall notify the department and all interested 19 persons of the dispositional proceeding in a manner determined 20 reasonable by the court. The court shall hear the matter 21 within twenty-four hours from the time the department’s 22 petition is filed. The court may grant a continuance by a 23 motion of the department or upon petition by an interested 24 person. However, the interested person shall post a bond or 25 other security with the department in an amount determined by 26 the court, which shall not be more than the amount sufficient 27 to provide for the maintenance of the animal for the duration 28 of the continuance. 29 2. Upon a determination by the department that exigent 30 circumstances exist, the dispositional proceeding may be 31 conducted by an administrative law judge in the same manner 32 as an emergency adjudicative proceeding pursuant to section 33 17A.18A. The administrative law judge shall notify the 34 department and all interested persons of the dispositional 35 -6- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 6/ 22
H.F. 2591 proceeding in a manner determined reasonable by the 1 administrative law judge given the circumstances in the case. 2 The procedures provided in this section may be supplemented 3 or modified by a declaration or proclamation issued by the 4 governor or an order issued by the secretary or the secretary’s 5 designee pursuant to section 163.3D. 6 3. a. A court or administrative law judge shall issue an 7 order for the disposition of the animal after making any of the 8 following determinations: 9 (1) That no interested person holds a legal interest in 10 the seized animal. In that case, the animal shall be deemed 11 abandoned and the order shall extinguish all prior legal 12 interests in the animal. The order shall grant an undivided 13 ownership interest in the animal free from any security 14 interest or other agricultural lien or encumbrance to the 15 department. 16 (2) That an interested person holds a legal interest in 17 the seized animal, and the department has reasonable suspicion 18 to believe that the animal has been exposed to an infectious 19 or contagious disease. In that case, the order shall provide 20 for the disposition of the animal in the same manner as if the 21 department had identified the animal as having been exposed to 22 the infectious or contagious disease under the authorization 23 provided in section 163.3D. 24 (3) That a person holds a legal interest in the seized 25 animal, and there is no reasonable suspicion that the seized 26 animal has been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease. 27 In that case, the order shall direct the department to transfer 28 custody of the animal to the interested person. In the event 29 the animal is returned to the interested person, the department 30 shall not be subject to any claim for damages caused by the 31 seizure if the department’s actions were taken pursuant to 32 the department’s emergency efforts to establish and maintain 33 quarantine in response to a disease outbreak, as set forth in 34 section 669.14, subsection 3. 35 -7- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 7/ 22
H.F. 2591 b. A reasonable suspicion asserted by the department may 1 be based on any credible evidence that shows the animal’s 2 possible exposure to an infectious or contagious disease or the 3 animal was abandoned. This paragraph “b” does not require the 4 department to conduct a test of an animal to determine whether 5 an animal has been exposed. 6 c. If two or more interested parties may be transferred 7 custody of an animal by the department pursuant to paragraph 8 “a” , subparagraph (3), the court or administrative law judge 9 shall order the department to transfer the animal to the owner 10 or otherwise to the interested person best able to care for the 11 animal without prejudicing the rights of any other interested 12 person. However, in any cause of action brought by an 13 interested person contesting the order to transfer under this 14 subsection, the department shall not be included as a party. 15 4. a. In a dispositional proceeding conducted by a court or 16 administrative law judge under this section, or in a separate 17 cause of action brought by the department against an interested 18 person, the court or administrative law judge may award the 19 department all of the following: 20 (1) An amount necessary to reimburse the department for 21 expenses incurred in seizing and maintaining an abandoned 22 animal as well as any costs for the disposition of the 23 abandoned animal. 24 (2) Expenses related to the investigation and adjudication 25 of the case. 26 b. In a dispositional proceeding conducted by a court under 27 this section, or in a separate cause of action brought by the 28 department against an interested person, the court may award 29 the department court costs and reasonable attorney fees. 30 c. An award ordered under this subsection shall be paid 31 by an interested party who is transferred a seized animal by 32 the court or administrative law judge, or the owner of the 33 seized animal as determined by the court or administrative law 34 judge. The amount awarded the department shall be subtracted 35 -8- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 8/ 22
H.F. 2591 from the proceeds, if any, received by the department from the 1 disposition of the animal. Any amount awarded by a court shall 2 be taxed as part of the costs of the cause of action. 3 d. If more than one interested person holds a legal interest 4 in the animal, the court or administrative law judge shall 5 calculate the respective contributions of the interested 6 persons based upon the percentage of legal interest in the 7 seized animal held by each interested person. The amount paid 8 to the department shall be sufficient to allow the department 9 to repay the livestock remediation fund as provided in section 10 459.501 and fully reimburse the department for all costs, fees, 11 and expenses incurred by the department under this section. 12 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION . 163.3F Interference with official 13 acts. 14 1. A person shall not interfere with an official act of the 15 department taken in the performance of a duty to prevent or 16 control the transmission of an infectious or contagious disease 17 among a population or species of animals, if the official act 18 is authorized as part of any of the following: 19 a. A veterinary emergency preparedness and response service 20 pursuant to section 163.3A. 21 b. A foreign animal disease preparedness and response 22 strategy pursuant to section 163.3C. 23 c. An emergency measure pursuant to section 163.3D or 24 163.3E. 25 2. Under this section, an official act of the department 26 may be performed by a departmental employee, or a veterinary or 27 special assistant appointed pursuant to section 163.3. 28 Sec. 13. Section 163.61, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended 29 by adding the following new paragraph: 30 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. A person who interferes with an official 31 act as provided in section 163.3F shall be subject to a civil 32 penalty of at least one hundred dollars but not more than ten 33 thousand dollars. In the case of a continuing violation, 34 each day of the continuing violation is a separate violation. 35 -9- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 9/ 22
H.F. 2591 However, a person shall not be subject to a civil penalty 1 totaling more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars arising 2 out of the same violation. 3 Sec. 14. Section 459.501, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 4 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 5 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (3) (a) To allocate moneys to the 6 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the payment 7 of expenses incurred by the department of agriculture and land 8 stewardship associated with all of the following: 9 (i) Providing for seizure of animals pursuant to sections 10 169.3D and 169.3E. 11 (ii) Court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and expenses 12 related to the investigation and prosecution of the case 13 arising from the seizure of animals. 14 (b) The department of natural resources shall allocate 15 any amount of unencumbered and unobligated moneys demanded in 16 writing by the department of agriculture and land stewardship 17 as provided in this subparagraph. The department of natural 18 resources shall complete the allocation upon receiving the 19 demand. 20 (c) The department of agriculture and land stewardship 21 shall repay the fund any amount received from an interested 22 person pursuant to an order by a court in a dispositional 23 proceeding conducted pursuant to section 163.3E. 24 Sec. 15. REPEAL. Section 166D.3, Code 2020, is repealed. 25 Sec. 16. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 26 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 27 transfer: 28 Section 163.3 to section 163.3G. 29 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 30 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 31 enactment of this section. 32 Sec. 17. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor shall 33 divide chapter 163, subchapter I, into parts, including 34 sections 163.1 and 163.2 as part A, sections 163.2A through 35 -10- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 10/ 22
H.F. 2591 163.5, including sections amended or enacted as provided in 1 this Act, as part B, and sections 163.6 through 163.25 as part 2 C. 3 DIVISION III 4 COMMODITY PRODUCTION AND SALE 5 PART A 6 LOCAL FARM PRODUCE PROGRAM 7 Sec. 18. NEW SECTION . 190A.11 Definitions. 8 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise 9 requires: 10 1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land 11 stewardship. 12 2. “Farm source” means a farmer who produces and sells fresh 13 farm produce grown on the farmer’s land or a distributor of 14 fresh farm produce who purchases fresh farm produce directly 15 from such farmer or sells fresh farm produce on behalf of such 16 farmer. 17 3. “Fresh farm produce” means vegetables, fruits, or nuts 18 intended for inclusion as part of a school diet, including 19 school meals and snacks as described in section 190A.3, if the 20 vegetables, fruits, or nuts are not processed except for being 21 trimmed, cleaned, dried, sorted, or packaged. 22 4. “Fund” means the local farm produce fund created in 23 section 190A.12. 24 5. “Program” means the local farm produce program created 25 in section 190A.13. 26 6. “School” means a public school or nonpublic school, as 27 those terms are defined in section 280.2, or that portion of a 28 public school or nonpublic school that provides facilities for 29 teaching any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve. 30 7. “School district” means a school district as described 31 in chapter 274. 32 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION . 190A.12 Local farm produce fund. 33 1. A local farm produce fund is created in the state 34 treasury under the management and control of the department. 35 -11- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 11/ 22
H.F. 2591 2. The fund shall include moneys appropriated to the fund 1 by the general assembly. The fund may include other moneys 2 available to and obtained or accepted by the department, 3 including moneys from public or private sources. 4 3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to support the 5 program in a manner determined by the department, including for 6 reasonable administrative costs incurred by the department. 7 Moneys expended from the fund shall not require further special 8 authorization by the general assembly. 9 4. a. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings 10 on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 11 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the 12 fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end of a 13 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for the 14 purposes designated. 15 Sec. 20. NEW SECTION . 190A.13 Local farm produce program. 16 1. A local farm produce program is created. The program 17 shall be controlled and administered by the department. 18 2. The purpose of the program is to assist schools and 19 school districts in purchasing fresh farm produce. 20 3. The department shall reimburse a school or school 21 district for expenditures incurred by the school or school 22 district during the school year in which the school or school 23 district is participating in the program for purchases of fresh 24 farm produce. 25 4. A school or school district must apply each year to the 26 department to participate in the program according to rules 27 adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A. 28 5. To be eligible to participate in the program, a school or 29 school district must purchase the fresh farm produce directly 30 from a farm source as follows: 31 a. Except as provided in paragraph “b” , the farm source must 32 be located in this state. 33 b. If the school district shares a border with another 34 state, or the school is part of a school district that shares 35 -12- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 12/ 22
H.F. 2591 a border with another state, the farm source may be located 1 in the other state. However, the food source must be located 2 within thirty miles from the school district’s border with that 3 state and the department must approve the purchase. 4 6. The department shall require proof of purchase prior to 5 reimbursing the school or school district for the purchase of 6 fresh farm produce. 7 7. The department may administer the program in cooperation 8 with the department of education and the participating school 9 district or school district in which a participating school is 10 located. 11 8. a. The department shall reimburse a participating 12 school or school district that submits a claim as required 13 by the department. The department shall pay the claim on a 14 matching basis with the department contributing one dollar 15 for every three dollars expended by the school or school 16 district. However, a school or school district shall not 17 receive more than one thousand dollars during any year in which 18 it participates in the program. 19 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , if the department 20 determines that there are sufficient moneys in the fund to 21 satisfy all claims that may be submitted by schools and school 22 districts, the department shall provide for the distribution 23 of the available moneys in a manner determined equitable by 24 the department, which may include a prorated distribution to 25 participating schools and school districts. 26 PART B 27 FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS 28 Sec. 21. Section 200.3, subsection 24, Code 2020, is amended 29 by striking the subsection. 30 Sec. 22. Section 200.14, Code 2020, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 200.14 Rules. 33 1. a. The secretary is authorized, after public hearing, 34 following due notice, to department may adopt rules setting 35 -13- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 13/ 22
H.F. 2591 forth pursuant to chapter 17A providing minimum general 1 safety standards for the design, construction, location, 2 installation , and operation of equipment for storage, handling, 3 transportation by tank truck or tank trailer, and utilization 4 of anhydrous ammonia fertilizers and soil conditioners . 5 a. b. The rules shall be such as are reasonably necessary 6 for the protection and safety of the public and persons using 7 anhydrous ammonia fertilizers or soil conditioners , and shall 8 be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted 9 standards of safety. 10 b. Rules that are in substantial conformity with the 11 published standards of the agricultural ammonia institute for 12 the design, installation and construction of containers and 13 pertinent equipment for the storage and handling of anhydrous 14 ammonia, shall be deemed to be in substantial conformity with 15 the generally accepted standards of safety. 16 2. c. Anhydrous ammonia Fertilizer and soil conditioner 17 equipment shall be installed and maintained in a safe operating 18 condition and in conformity with rules adopted by the secretary 19 department . 20 3. 2. The secretary shall enforce this chapter and, after 21 due publicity and due public hearing, department may adopt such 22 reasonable rules as may be necessary in order to carry into 23 effect the purpose , and intent and to secure the efficient 24 administration , of this chapter . 25 4. 3. This chapter does not prohibit the use of storage 26 tanks smaller than transporting tanks nor the transfer of all 27 kinds of fertilizer including anhydrous ammonia fertilizers 28 or soil conditioners directly from transporting tanks to 29 implements of husbandry, if proper safety precautions are 30 observed. 31 DIVISION IV 32 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 33 PART A 34 GENERAL 35 -14- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 14/ 22
H.F. 2591 Sec. 23. Section 214.1, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. “Weighmaster” means a person who keeps 3 and regularly uses a commercial weighing and measuring device 4 to accurately weigh objects for others as part of the person’s 5 business operated on a profit, cooperative, or nonprofit basis. 6 Sec. 24. Section 214.3, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 1. The A license issued by the department for the inspection 9 of a commercial weighing and measuring device shall expire on 10 December 31 of each year, and for a motor fuel pump on June 30 11 of each year. The amount of the fee due for each license shall 12 be as provided in subsection 3 , except that the fee for a motor 13 fuel pump shall be four dollars and fifty cents if paid within 14 one month from the date the license is due. 15 Sec. 25. Section 214.3, subsection 3, paragraph e, 16 subparagraph (2), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 17 (2) Retail motor fuel pump, nine four dollars and fifty 18 cents . 19 Sec. 26. Section 214.4, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 20 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 21 If the department does not receive payment of the license 22 fee required pursuant to section 214.3 within one month from 23 the due date, the department shall send deliver a notice to 24 the owner or operator of the device. The notice shall be 25 delivered by certified mail. The notice shall state all of the 26 following: 27 Sec. 27. Section 214.6, Code 2020, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 214.6 Oath Duties of weighmasters weighmaster . 30 All persons keeping a commercial weighing and measuring 31 device, before entering upon their duties as weighmasters, A 32 weighmaster shall be sworn before some person having authority 33 to administer oaths, to keep their ensure that a commercial 34 weighing and measuring device is correctly balanced , to make 35 -15- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 15/ 22
H.F. 2591 true weights, and to shall render a correct account to the 1 person having weighing done. 2 Sec. 28. Section 214.11, Code 2020, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 214.11 Inspections —— recalibrations —— penalty. 5 1. The department shall provide for annual inspections 6 of all motor fuel pumps, including but not limited to motor 7 fuel blender pumps, licensed under this chapter . Inspections 8 shall be for the purpose of determining the accuracy of the 9 pumps’ measuring mechanisms, and for such and correctness of 10 motor fuel pumps. For that purpose the department’s inspectors 11 may enter upon the premises of any wholesale dealer or retail 12 dealer , as they are defined in section 214A.1 , of motor fuel 13 or fuel oil within this state . 14 2. Upon completion of an inspection, the inspector shall 15 affix the department’s seal to the measuring mechanism of the 16 motor fuel pump. The seal shall be appropriately marked, 17 dated, and recorded by the inspector. If the owner of an 18 inspected and sealed motor fuel pump is registered with the 19 department as a servicer in accordance with section 215.23 , 20 or employs a person so registered as a servicer, the owner 21 or other servicer may open the motor fuel pump, break the 22 department’s seal, recalibrate the measuring mechanism if 23 necessary, and reseal the motor fuel pump as long as the 24 department is notified of the recalibration within forty-eight 25 hours, on a form in a manner provided by the department. 26 2. 3. A person violating a provision of this section is, 27 upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 28 PART B 29 MOTOR FUEL 30 Sec. 29. Section 214A.2A, subsection 1, Code 2020, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 1. Fuel which is sold or is kept, offered, or exposed for 33 sale as kerosene shall be labeled as kerosene. The label 34 shall include the word “kerosene” and a or the designation as 35 -16- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 16/ 22
H.F. 2591 either “K1” or “K2” “K1 kerosene” , and shall indicate that 1 the kerosene is in compliance with the standard specification 2 adopted by A.S.T.M. international specification D3699 (1982). 3 Sec. 30. REPEAL. Sections 214A.3 and 214A.15, Code 2020, 4 are repealed. 5 PART C 6 INSPECTIONS 7 Sec. 31. Section 215.4, Code 2020, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 215.4 Tag for inaccurate or incorrect device —— reinspection 10 —— license fee. 11 A commercial weighing and measuring device found to be 12 inaccurate or incorrect upon inspection by the department 13 shall be rejected or tagged “condemned until repaired” and 14 the “licensed for commercial use” inspection sticker shall be 15 removed. If notice is received by the department that the 16 device has been repaired and upon reinspection the device is 17 found to be accurate or correct, the a license fee shall not 18 may be charged for the reinspection. However, a second license 19 fee shall be charged if upon reinspection the device is found 20 to be inaccurate. The device shall be tagged “condemned” and 21 removed from service if a third reinspection fails. 22 Sec. 32. Section 215.7, Code 2020, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures. 25 1. A person shall be deemed to have violated the provisions 26 of this chapter and shall be punished as provided in chapter 27 189 , if the person does any of the following apply : 28 1. a. The person sells Sells , trades, delivers, charges 29 for, or claims to have delivered to a purchaser an amount 30 of any commodity which is less in weight or measure than 31 that which is asked for, agreed upon, claimed to have been 32 delivered, or noted on the delivery ticket. 33 2. b. The person makes Makes a settlement for or enters 34 a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any 35 -17- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 17/ 22
H.F. 2591 commodity purchased. 1 3. c. The person makes Makes a settlement for or enters 2 a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any 3 labor where the price of producing or mining is determined by 4 weight or measure. 5 4. d. The person records Records a false weight or 6 measurement upon the weight ticket or book. 7 2. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 8 that allow for reasonable variations and exceptions for small 9 packages. 10 3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple 11 misdemeanor. 12 Sec. 33. Section 215.23, Code 2020, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 215.23 Servicer’s license. 15 1. A servicer shall not install, service, or repair a 16 commercial weighing and measuring device until the servicer 17 has demonstrated that the servicer has available adequate 18 testing equipment, and that the servicer possesses a working 19 knowledge of all devices the servicer intends to install or 20 repair and of all appropriate weights, measures, statutes, and 21 rules, as evidenced by passing a qualifying examination to 22 be conducted by the department and obtaining a license. The 23 secretary of agriculture shall establish by rule pursuant to 24 chapter 17A , requirements for and contents of the examination. 25 The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A setting 26 forth qualification requirements for persons applying for a 27 servicer’s license, including an examination. 28 2. In determining these a servicer’s qualifications, the 29 secretary shall department may consider the specifications 30 of the United States national institute of standards and 31 technology, handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and 32 Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices”, 33 or the current successor or equivalent specifications adopted 34 by the United States national institute of standards and 35 -18- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 18/ 22
H.F. 2591 technology. 1 3. The secretary shall department may require an annual the 2 payment of license fee of not more than five dollars for an 3 amount established by rule for each license issued under this 4 section . 5 4. Each A license shall expire one year two years from its 6 date of issuance. 7 Sec. 34. REPEAL. Sections 215.3 and 215.8, Code 2020, are 8 repealed. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 GENERAL. This bill amends, enacts, or repeals a number 13 of provisions administered or regulated by the department of 14 agriculture and land stewardship (DALS) as codified in Title V 15 of the Code, including in subtitle 1, which includes a number 16 of general provisions, subtitle 2, which includes provisions 17 regulating animal industry, and subtitle 4, which provides for 18 agricultural commodities and products in addition to related 19 activities. 20 SUBTITLE 1 —— ADMINISTRATION. The bill eliminates a 21 requirement that DALS maintain a marketing news service 22 bureau, but retains a requirement that it cooperate with the 23 agricultural marketing service of the United States department 24 of agriculture (Code section 159.5). 25 SUBTITLE 2 —— COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. The bill 26 eliminates a requirement that an application form for the 27 issuance or renewal of an authorization to operate a commercial 28 establishment include the applicant’s identification number, 29 which may be a tax identification number. It also requires a 30 person applying for a state license to present DALS with a form 31 of identification (Code section 162.2A). 32 CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The bill 33 provides that DALS may seize one or more abandoned animals 34 pursuant to an authorization providing emergency measures 35 -19- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 19/ 22
H.F. 2591 to prevent or control the transmission of an infectious 1 or contagious disease (disease) among livestock or other 2 agricultural animals (animals) that have been abandoned. 3 The authorization may be made pursuant to a declaration or 4 proclamation issued by the governor, an order issued by the 5 secretary of agriculture, or another provision of law. As 6 part of a seizure, DALS may seize and maintain the animal upon 7 providing notice of the abandonment to identifiable interested 8 persons (an owner or secured creditor). The disposition 9 of the seized animal must be made by a court, unless DALS 10 determines that exigent circumstances exist. In that case, the 11 dispositional proceeding may be conducted by an administrative 12 law judge. The court or administrative law judge may award 13 DALS expenses and costs. DALS may use moneys available in the 14 livestock remediation fund (Code section 459.501) to pay for 15 expenses related to the seizure. Moneys in the fund may also 16 be used to pay for court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and 17 expenses related to the investigation and prosecution of the 18 case arising from the seizure. 19 The bill prohibits a person from interfering with an 20 official act of DALS taken in the performance of a duty to 21 prevent or control the transmission of a disease, if the action 22 is related to a veterinary emergency preparedness and response 23 service (Code section 163.3A), a foreign animal disease 24 preparedness and response strategy (Code section 163.3C), or an 25 emergency measure as provided in the bill (Code section 163.3D 26 or 163.3E). A person who violates the provision is subject to 27 a civil penalty of at least $100 but not more than $10,000, 28 with each day of the offense constituting a separate violation, 29 so long as the total amount does not exceed $250,000 (Code 30 section 163.61). 31 STATE PSEUDORABIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates 32 the state pseudorabies advisory committee. The committee was 33 established in 1989 during the outbreak of the disease to 34 provide education to persons interested in pork production, to 35 -20- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 20/ 22
H.F. 2591 advise the department, and to maintain communication with other 1 states and organizations (Code section 166D.3). 2 SUBTITLE 4 —— LOCAL FARM PRODUCE PROGRAM. The bill creates 3 a local farm produce program to assist schools and school 4 districts purchasing fresh farm produce directly from farmers 5 or distributors of fresh farm produce (Code chapter 190A). 6 DALS may reimburse a school or school district for expenditures 7 on such products to the extent moneys are available to support 8 the program. The available moneys would be allocated during 9 the school year on a matching basis, subject to a $1,000 cap. 10 The bill also creates a local farm produce fund to support the 11 program. 12 FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS. The bill authorizes DALS 13 to adopt rules regulating the design, construction, location, 14 installation, and operation of equipment associated with 15 the use of fertilizers and soil conditioners (Code sections 16 200.3 and 200.14). Current law allows DALS to adopt such 17 rules regulating anhydrous ammonia equipment. The bill also 18 eliminates a requirement that such rules be in conformity with 19 the published standards of the agricultural ammonia institute. 20 A person violating such rules is guilty of a simple misdemeanor 21 (Code section 200.18). 22 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (GENERAL). The bill amends a number 23 of provisions regulating weights and measures, including the 24 inspection of associated devices. The bill reduces the fee 25 for the inspection of motor fuel pumps from $9 to $4.50 (the 26 same amount due under current law if the inspection fee is paid 27 early) (Code section 214.3). The bill no longer requires that 28 DALS deliver a late payment notice to an owner or operator of 29 a device by certified mail (Code section 214.4). The bill 30 eliminates a requirement that a weighmaster (a person who keeps 31 and uses a device as part of a business) must take an oath (Code 32 sections 214.1 and 214.6). 33 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (MOTOR FUEL). The bill revises 34 requirements for the labeling of kerosene (Code section 35 -21- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 21/ 22
H.F. 2591 214A.2A). The bill repeals a provision providing for the 1 advertising of motor fuel (Code section 214A.3). The bill also 2 repeals a provision prohibiting a person from placing gasoline 3 into a receptacle, unless the receptacle states a warning (Code 4 section 214A.15). 5 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (INSPECTIONS). The bill provides that 6 DALS may but is no longer required to charge a license fee for 7 a device that has been taken out of service due to a repair 8 and reinspected (Code section 215.4). The bill allows DALS 9 to make an exception in a case where a commercial transaction 10 involves a small package, and the person would otherwise be 11 guilty of a simple misdemeanor because the person stated 12 a false weight or measure (Code section 215.7). The bill 13 provides for the regulation of a servicer (a person employed 14 to install, service, or repair a device), by eliminating 15 an examination requirement and allowing DALS to require 16 qualification standards which may include an examination 17 (Code sections 215.1 and 215.23). The bill provides for a 18 two-year rather than annual servicer license and allows DALS to 19 establish the license fee. The annual license fee is currently 20 $5. The bill eliminates a provision that allows DALS to charge 21 a complaining party an inspection fee, if the complaint was 22 unfounded (Code section 215.3). The bill repeals a provision 23 that authorizes DALS to establish reasonable variances in the 24 weighing and measuring of small packages (Code section 215.8). 25 That qualification is incorporated in the amendments to the 26 provision regulating small package transactions (Code section 27 215.7). 28 CRIMINAL PENALTIES. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by 29 confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least $65 30 but not more than $625 or by both. 31 -22- LSB 6357HV (2) 88 da/ns 22/ 22
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