Bill Text: IA SSB3052 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to agriculture, by providing for the administration of programs and regulations, and making appropriations.(See SF 2209, SF 2410.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-31 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2209. [SSB3052 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB3052-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3052
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
agriculture,
by
providing
for
the
1
administration
of
programs
and
regulations,
and
making
2
appropriations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
IOWA-FOALED
HORSES
2
Section
1.
Section
99D.22,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
3
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
(3)
(a)
Continuous
For
a
thoroughbred
foal,
continuous
5
residency
from
December
31
until
the
foal
is
inspected
if
the
6
mare
was
bred
by
other
than
an
Iowa
registered
stallion
and
is
7
not
bred
back
to
an
Iowa
registered
stallion.
8
(b)
For
a
standardbred
foal
or
quarter
horse
foal,
9
continuous
residency
from
January
31
until
the
foal
is
10
inspected
if
the
mare
was
bred
by
other
than
an
Iowa
registered
11
stallion
and
is
not
bred
back
to
an
Iowa
registered
stallion.
12
DIVISION
II
13
AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING
14
PART
A
15
CHOOSE
IOWA
PROMOTIONAL
PROGRAM
16
Sec.
2.
Section
159.26,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
17
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
18
159.26
Definitions.
19
As
used
in
this
part,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
20
1.
“Agricultural
commodity”
means
an
animal
or
plant,
or
raw
21
material
originating
from
an
animal
or
plant.
22
2.
“Component”
means
an
agricultural
commodity
that
is
23
combined
to
form
a
product
during
processing.
24
3.
“Farm”
means
land
and
associated
structures
used
to
25
produce
an
agricultural
commodity.
26
4.
“Food
item”
means
an
agricultural
commodity,
or
an
item
27
processed
from
an
agricultural
commodity,
that
is
fit
for
human
28
consumption.
29
5.
“Fund”
means
the
choose
Iowa
program
fund
established
in
30
section
159.31.
31
6.
“Horticulture
item”
means
any
of
the
following:
32
a.
A
nursery,
floral,
or
greenhouse
plant.
33
b.
A
product
processed
from
a
nursery,
floral,
or
greenhouse
34
plant,
including
a
seed,
rooting,
cutting,
tissue
culture,
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seedling,
or
other
propagation
material.
1
7.
“Natural
fiber
item”
means
fiber
originating
from
2
an
agricultural
commodity
for
use
in
processing,
including
3
manufacturing
into
a
textile,
apparel,
or
other
similar
4
product.
5
8.
“Process”
means
to
prepare
a
product
that
includes
an
6
agricultural
commodity
alone
or
as
a
component.
7
9.
a.
“
Product”
means
an
agricultural
commodity
that
in
its
8
raw
or
processed
state
is
moveable
at
the
time
of
its
retail
9
sale.
10
b.
“Product”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
a
food
item,
11
horticulture
item,
or
natural
fiber
item.
12
10.
“Program”
means
the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program
13
established
in
section
159.28.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
159.28,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
159.28
Choose
Iowa
promotional
program.
17
1.
The
department
shall
establish
and
administer
a
choose
18
Iowa
promotional
program
to
advertise
for
retail
sale
on
a
19
retail
basis
a
food
item
that
originates
as
an
agricultural
20
commodity
produced
on
an
Iowa
farm,
and
an
Iowa
product
that
21
may
include
any
of
the
following:
22
a.
An
agricultural
commodity
produced
on
an
Iowa
farm
,
23
except
that
it
may
be
prepared
for
sale
by
washing
or
packaging
24
in
this
state.
25
b.
A
product,
if
it
is
An
agricultural
commodity
processed
26
in
this
state
and
any
of
its
ingredients
,
if
its
components
27
originate
as
an
agricultural
commodity
produced
on
an
Iowa
28
farm.
29
2.
a.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
further
defining
an
30
Iowa
farm
,
Iowa
agricultural
commodity,
and
Iowa
product;
and
31
describing
how
an
Iowa
agricultural
commodity
originates
on
an
32
Iowa
farm.
33
b.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
providing
for
the
34
acceptable
use
of
ingredients
originating
a
component
that
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originates
from
an
agricultural
commodities
commodity
not
1
produced
on
an
Iowa
farms
farm
.
In
adopting
the
rules,
the
2
department
may
consider
whether
the
ingredient
component
is
3
an
incidental
additive
or
other
component
that
the
department
4
determines
is
or
insignificant
part
of
an
Iowa
product
.
5
Sec.
4.
Section
159.29,
subsections
1
and
5,
Code
2024,
are
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
1.
As
part
of
the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program,
the
8
department
may
establish
a
choose
Iowa
logo
to
identify
a
food
9
item
originating
as
an
agricultural
commodity
produced
on
an
10
Iowa
farm
an
Iowa
product
.
11
5.
The
use
of
a
choose
Iowa
logo
does
not
do
any
of
the
12
following:
13
a.
Provide
an
express
or
implied
guarantee
or
warranty
14
concerning
the
safety,
fitness,
merchantability,
or
use
of
a
15
food
item
product
.
16
b.
Supersede,
revise,
or
replace
a
state
or
federal
labeling
17
requirement,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
provision
in
the
18
federal
Fair
Packaging
and
Labeling
Act,
15
U.S.C.
§1451
et
19
seq.
20
c.
Indicate
the
grade,
specification,
standard,
or
value
of
21
any
food
item
agricultural
commodity,
component,
or
product
.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
159.31,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
A
choose
Iowa
promotional
fund
is
established
in
25
the
state
treasury
under
the
management
and
control
of
the
26
department.
27
PART
B
28
DAIRY
INNOVATION
29
Sec.
6.
Section
159.31A,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
a
and
c,
30
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
a.
Expand
or
refurbish
existing
milk
plants
or
establish
a
32
new
milk
plant,
operating
pursuant
to
a
permit
issued
pursuant
33
to
section
192.111
or
194.3A
.
34
c.
Rent
buildings,
refrigeration
facilities,
or
freezer
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facilities,
or
acquire
equipment
,
if
necessary
to
expand
dairy
1
processing
capacity,
including
mobile
dairy
or
refrigeration
2
units
used
exclusively
for
dairy
processing.
3
Sec.
7.
Section
159.31A,
subsection
7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
7.
A
business
that
is
awarded
financial
assistance
under
6
this
section
may
apply
for
financial
assistance
under
other
7
programs
administered
by
the
authority
department
.
8
PART
C
9
VALUE-ADDED
AGRICULTURAL
GRANT
FUND
AND
PROGRAM
10
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
159.31C
Value-added
agricultural
grant
11
program
fund.
12
1.
A
value-added
agricultural
grant
program
fund
is
13
established
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
management
and
14
control
of
the
department.
15
2.
The
fund
shall
include
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
16
assembly
and
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
17
by
the
department,
including
moneys
from
public
or
private
18
sources.
19
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
20
the
purpose
of
supporting
the
value-added
agricultural
grant
21
program
established
in
section
159.31D.
22
4.
a.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
23
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
24
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
that
25
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
26
shall
not
revert.
27
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
159.31D
Value-added
agricultural
grant
28
program.
29
There
is
established
a
value-added
agricultural
grant
30
program
to
identify,
evaluate,
and
support
projects
and
31
services
that
add
value
to
agricultural
commodities
produced
32
on
Iowa
farms,
including
by
supporting
new
technologies
and
33
marketing
strategies.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
as
34
necessary
to
administer
the
program.
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DIVISION
III
1
COMMERCIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS
2
Sec.
10.
Section
162.2,
subsection
8,
Code
2024,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
8.
“Commercial
breeder”
means
a
person,
engaged
in
the
5
business
of
breeding
dogs
or
cats,
who
sells,
exchanges,
or
6
leases
dogs
or
cats
in
return
for
consideration,
or
who
offers
7
to
do
so,
whether
or
not
the
animals
are
raised,
trained,
8
groomed,
or
boarded
by
the
person.
A
person
who
owns
or
9
harbors
three
or
fewer
breeding
males
or
females
is
not
a
10
commercial
breeder.
However,
a
person
who
breeds
any
number
11
of
breeding
male
or
female
greyhounds
for
the
purposes
of
12
using
them
for
pari-mutuel
wagering
at
a
racetrack
as
provided
13
in
chapter
99D
shall
be
considered
a
commercial
breeder
14
irrespective
of
whether
the
person
sells,
leases,
or
exchanges
15
the
greyhounds
for
consideration
or
offers
to
do
so.
16
Sec.
11.
Section
162.2B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
17
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
b.
For
the
issuance
or
renewal
of
a
state
license
or
permit,
19
one
hundred
seventy-five
dollars.
However,
a
commercial
20
breeder
who
owns,
keeps,
breeds,
or
transports
a
greyhound
dog
21
for
pari-mutuel
wagering
at
a
racetrack
as
provided
in
chapter
22
99D
shall
pay
a
different
fee
for
the
issuance
or
renewal
of
a
23
state
license
as
provided
in
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
24
Sec.
12.
Section
162.10A,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
2.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
or
“c”
,
a
27
commercial
establishment
shall
comply
with
rules
that
the
28
department
adopts
to
implement
subsection
1
.
A
commercial
29
establishment
shall
be
regulated
under
this
paragraph
“a”
30
unless
the
person
is
a
state
licensee
as
provided
in
paragraph
31
“b”
or
a
permittee
as
provided
in
paragraph
“c”
“b”
.
32
b.
A
state
licensee
who
is
a
commercial
breeder
owning,
33
breeding,
transporting,
or
keeping
a
greyhound
dog
for
34
pari-mutuel
wagering
at
a
racetrack
as
provided
in
chapter
99D
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may
be
required
to
comply
with
different
rules
adopted
by
the
1
department.
2
c.
b.
A
permittee
is
not
required
to
comply
with
rules
3
that
the
department
adopts
to
implement
a
standard
of
care
as
4
provided
in
subsection
1
for
state
licensees
and
registrants.
5
The
department
may
adopt
rules
regulating
a
standard
of
care
6
for
a
permittee,
so
long
as
the
rules
are
not
more
restrictive
7
than
required
for
a
permittee
under
the
Animal
Welfare
Act.
8
However,
the
department
may
adopt
prescriptive
rules
relating
9
to
the
standard
of
care.
Regardless
of
whether
the
department
10
adopts
such
rules,
a
permittee
meets
the
standard
of
care
11
required
in
subsection
1
if
it
voluntarily
complies
with
rules
12
applicable
to
state
licensees
or
registrants.
A
finding
by
13
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
that
a
permittee
14
complies
with
the
Animal
Welfare
Act
is
not
conclusive
when
15
determining
that
the
permittee
provides
a
standard
of
care
16
required
in
subsection
1
.
17
Sec.
13.
Section
717B.3,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
18
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
Code
19
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
(a)
A
state
licensee
or
registrant
operating
pursuant
to
21
section
162.10A,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
22
(b)
A
permittee
operating
pursuant
to
section
162.10A,
23
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“c”
“b”
.
24
DIVISION
IV
25
GRADE
“A”
MILK
26
Sec.
14.
Section
192.101A,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
27
the
following
new
subsections:
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
29
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
31
agriculture.
32
Sec.
15.
Section
192.109,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
192.109
Certification
of
grade
“A”
label.
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The
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
shall
1
annually
biennially
conduct
a
survey
and
based
on
that
survey
2
certify
all
milk
labeled
grade
“A”
pasteurized
and
grade
“A”
3
raw
milk
for
pasteurization
,
and,
in
.
In
the
event
that
a
4
survey
shows
the
requirements
for
production,
processing,
and
5
distribution
for
such
grade
are
not
being
complied
with,
the
6
that
fact
thereof
shall
be
certified
by
the
department
to
the
7
secretary
of
agriculture
who
shall
proceed
with
the
provisions
8
of
section
192.107
for
suspending
the
permit
of
the
violator
or
9
who,
if
the
secretary
did
not
issue
such
permit,
shall
withdraw
10
the
grade
“A”
declared
on
the
label.
11
Sec.
16.
Section
192.111,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
12
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(5)
A
milk
grader
which
must
obtain
a
milk
grader
permit
and
14
pay
a
license
permit
fee
not
greater
than
twenty
dollars.
15
Sec.
17.
Section
192.116,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
192.116
Bacteriologists.
18
The
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
may
19
employ
dairy
specialists
or
bacteriologists
who
shall
devote
20
their
full
time
to
the
improvement
of
sanitation
in
the
21
production,
processing
,
and
marketing
of
dairy
products.
22
Said
The
dairy
specialists
and
bacteriologists
shall
have
23
qualifications
as
to
education
and
experience
and
such
other
24
requirements
as
the
secretary
may
require.
25
Sec.
18.
Section
192.118,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
26
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
To
ensure
uniformity
in
the
tests
and
reporting,
an
28
employee
certified
by
the
United
States
public
health
service
29
of
the
bacteriological
laboratory
of
the
department
shall
30
annually
certify,
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
31
department
incorporating
or
incorporating
by
reference
the
32
federal
publication
entitled
“Evaluation
of
Milk
Laboratories”,
33
all
laboratories
doing
work
in
the
sanitary
quality
of
34
milk
and
dairy
products
for
public
report.
The
approval
by
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the
department
shall
be
based
on
the
evaluation
of
these
1
laboratories
as
to
personnel
training,
laboratory
methods
2
used,
and
reporting.
The
results
on
tests
made
by
approved
3
laboratories
shall
be
reported
to
the
department
on
request,
4
on
forms
prescribed
by
the
secretary
of
agriculture
,
and
such
5
reports
may
be
used
by
the
department.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
GENERAL.
This
bill
provides
for
the
administration
of
10
a
number
of
programs
and
regulations
by
the
department
of
11
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
(DALS).
Specifically,
12
the
bill
addresses
the
promotion
of
the
native
horse
racing
13
industry
by
providing
for
the
qualification
of
Iowa-foaled
14
horse
breeds;
agricultural
marketing,
by
revising
a
number
of
15
existing
programs
such
as
the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program
16
and
choose
Iowa
fund,
the
dairy
innovation
program
and
fund,
17
and
the
value-added
agricultural
grant
program
and
fund;
the
18
regulation
of
commercial
establishments
that
keep
certain
19
nonagricultural
animals
for
commercial
purposes,
by
eliminating
20
special
requirements
related
to
greyhound
racing;
and
the
21
regulation
of
permittees
authorized
to
engage
in
the
handling
22
of
grade
“A”
milk
and
related
dairy
products.
23
IOWA-FOALED
HORSES.
DALS
regulates
the
status
and
care
24
of
race
horses
involved
in
pari-mutual
wagering
conducted
25
by
persons
licensed
by
the
racing
and
gaming
commission
to
26
operate
racetracks
and
manage
associated
purses.
There
are
27
three
breeds
of
horses
involved
in
such
racing,
including
28
thoroughbred
horses,
quarter
horses,
and
standardbred
horses.
29
For
at
least
one
race
of
each
racing
day,
either
a
race
must
30
be
limited
to
Iowa-foaled
horses
or
alternatively
Iowa-foaled
31
horses
must
be
given
a
weight
advantage
(Code
section
99D.22).
32
At
least
20
percent
of
all
net
purse
moneys
distributed
to
33
each
breed
must
be
awarded
in
the
form
of
Iowa
breeder
awards
34
or
purse
supplements
to
Iowa
breeders.
One
criteria
used
to
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determine
a
foal’s
status
as
Iowa
bred
occurs
in
cases
in
which
1
the
foal’s
brood
mare
was
bred
by
a
stallion
not
recognized
by
2
DALS
as
an
Iowa
registered
stallion
and
was
not
bred
back
to
an
3
Iowa
registered
stallion.
In
that
case,
the
brood
mare
must
4
have
continuous
Iowa
residency
from
December
31
until
the
foal
5
is
inspected.
The
bill
provides
that
for
quarter
horses
and
6
standardbred
horses,
that
beginning
date
is
moved
to
January
7
31.
8
AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING
——
CHOOSE
IOWA
PROMOTIONAL
PROGRAM
9
AND
CHOOSE
IOWA
PROMOTIONAL
FUND.
In
2022,
the
general
10
assembly
established
the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program
11
(choose
Iowa
program)
and
choose
Iowa
fund
administered
by
12
DALS
(2022
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1152).
The
stated
purpose
of
13
the
choose
Iowa
program
and
fund
is
to
provide
consumers
a
14
choice
to
purchase
a
food
item
originating
as
an
agricultural
15
commodity
(commodity)
produced
on
an
Iowa
farm
or
a
food
16
item
processed
in
Iowa
using
the
commodity
as
an
ingredient
17
(Code
sections
159.26
through
159.31).
As
part
of
the
choose
18
Iowa
program,
DALS
may
establish
a
choose
Iowa
logo
(logo)
19
and
register
the
logo
for
legal
protection
with
the
state
or
20
the
United
States
(e.g.,
by
trademark
or
copyright).
DALS
21
may
also
enter
into
a
licensing
agreement
with
a
person
who
22
applies
to
use
the
logo
when
selling
a
food
item
on
a
retail
23
basis.
A
choose
Iowa
fund
was
established
to
finance
the
24
program.
The
fund
includes
fees
paid
by
licensees
and
any
25
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly.
The
bill
uses
26
the
term
“product”
to
describe
both
raw
and
processed
items
27
(i.e.,
moveable
goods)
that
may
be
sold
at
retail
using
the
28
logo.
It
expands
the
program
to
include
horticulture
items
(a
29
nursery,
floral,
or
greenhouse
plant)
and
natural
fiber
items
30
(e.g.,
wool).
In
all
cases,
the
product
must
be
a
commodity
31
produced
on
an
Iowa
farm,
a
commodity
produced
on
an
Iowa
farm
32
and
processed
in
this
state,
or
a
commodity
produced
on
an
Iowa
33
farm
and
used
as
a
component
in
a
product
processed
in
this
34
state.
The
bill
changes
the
fund’s
name
to
the
choose
Iowa
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fund.
1
AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING
——
DAIRY
FUND’S
INNOVATION
FUND
2
AND
PROGRAM.
In
2023,
the
general
assembly
created
a
dairy
3
innovation
fund
(dairy
fund)
and
program
(dairy
program)
4
(2023
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
101).
The
purpose
of
the
dairy
fund
5
and
dairy
program
is
to
expand
dairy
processing
capacity
in
6
the
state
(Code
section
159.31A).
The
dairy
fund
is
used
7
to
support
financing
eligible
businesses
participating
in
8
the
program
in
the
form
of
grants,
low-interest
loans,
or
9
forgivable
loans.
DALS
is
specifically
required
to
finance
10
the
expansion
or
refurbishing
of
existing
milk
plants
or
the
11
construction
of
new
milk
plants
that
process
and
package
raw
12
milk
into
various
milk
and
dairy
products.
Code
chapter
13
192
regulates
the
production,
processing,
labeling,
and
14
distribution
(handling)
of
grade
“A”
milk
and
grade
“A”
milk
15
products
according
to
sanitary
requirements
(Code
section
16
192.102).
Under
the
program,
in
order
to
receive
financing,
17
a
milk
plant
must
be
operated
under
a
permit
issued
by
DALS
18
pursuant
to
Code
section
192.111.
The
bill
provides
that
the
19
milk
plant
may
also
operate
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
20
Code
section
194.3A.
Code
chapter
194
governs
the
production,
21
delivery,
and
processing
of
the
less
common
grade
“B”
milk
22
allowed
for
use
in
manufacturing
dairy
products.
The
bill
also
23
provides
that
the
financing
may
be
used
for
the
acquisition
24
and
not
just
renting
of
dairy
processing
equipment.
Finally,
25
the
bill
substitutes
the
term
“department”
for
“authority”
26
in
a
provision
that
allows
an
eligible
business
receiving
27
financial
assistance
under
the
program
to
receive
assistance
28
under
another
program.
29
AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING
——
VALUE-ADDED
AGRICULTURAL
GRANT
30
FUND
AND
PROGRAM.
The
bill
establishes
the
value-added
31
agricultural
grant
program
fund
(value-added
fund)
and
32
value-added
agricultural
grant
program
(value-added
program)
33
(new
Code
sections
159.31C
and
159.31D).
The
value-added
34
fund
is
administered
by
DALS
and
includes
moneys
appropriated
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by
the
general
assembly,
and
other
moneys
available
to
DALS,
1
to
support
the
value-added
program.
The
purpose
of
the
2
value-added
program
is
to
support
projects
and
services
that
3
add
value
to
agricultural
commodities
produced
on
Iowa
farms
4
(e.g.,
by
processing).
The
program
has
been
enacted
and
5
supported
in
recent
DALS
general
appropriations
Acts
but
not
6
codified
(see
2021
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
143,
section
12;
2022
7
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1147,
section
12;
and
2023
Iowa
Acts,
8
chapter
109,
section
4).
9
REGULATION
OF
COMMERCIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS.
DALS
regulates
10
commercial
establishments
that
keep
certain
nonagricultural
11
animals
for
commercial
purposes
on
a
nonprofit
or
profit
12
basis,
including
an
animal
shelter,
pound,
or
research
13
facility
issued
a
certificate
of
registration
(Code
sections
14
162.3,
162.4,
and
162.4A);
a
pet
shop,
boarding
kennel,
or
15
commercial
kennel
issued
a
state
license
(Code
sections
162.5,
16
162.5A,
and
162.6);
or
a
dealer,
commercial
breeder,
or
public
17
auction
who
may
elect
to
be
either
issued
a
state
license
or
18
a
permit.
A
permit
is
issued
if
the
person
is
licensed
under
19
the
federal
Animal
Welfare
Act
(7
U.S.C.
ch.
54)
by
the
United
20
States
department
of
agriculture
(Code
sections
162.7,
162.8,
21
and
162.9A).
Code
chapter
162
provides
special
regulations
22
applicable
to
a
greyhound
dog
if
used
for
pari-mutuel
wagering
23
at
a
licensed
racetrack
(racing
greyhound)
(Code
chapter
99D).
24
The
bill
eliminates
those
special
provisions.
Currently,
a
25
person
is
regulated
as
a
commercial
breeder
and
is
subject
to
26
license
or
permit
requirements
if
the
person
breeds
dogs
or
27
cats
in
exchange
for
payment
with
an
exception
that
applies
28
to
a
person
who
keeps
three
or
fewer
breeding
greyhounds.
29
The
exception
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
breeds
racing
30
greyhounds
(Code
section
162.2).
A
person
applying
for
a
31
state
license
or
permit
is
required
to
pay
DALS
$175
with
32
an
exception
for
a
person
who
keeps
racing
greyhounds
(Code
33
section
162.2B).
A
person
who
keeps
greyhounds
must
be
issued
34
a
state
license
and
is
subject
to
a
fee
established
by
DALS
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rule
which
is
currently
$40
(21
IAC
67.17).
A
commercial
1
establishment
is
required
to
comply
with
standard
of
care
2
requirements
including
providing
a
kept
animal
with
adequate
3
feed,
adequate
water,
housing
facilities,
sanitary
control,
4
grooming
practices,
and
veterinary
care
as
required
by
DALS
5
rule
(Code
section
162.10A).
A
state
licensee
who
is
a
6
commercial
breeder
keeping
a
racing
greyhound
may
be
required
7
to
comply
with
different
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
8
GRADE
“A”
MILK
REGULATION.
Iowa
has
adopted
by
reference
9
the
model
“Grade
‘A’
Pasteurized
Milk
Ordinance”
as
part
of
10
its
“Iowa
Grade
‘A’
Milk
Inspection
Law”
(Code
chapter
192).
11
The
bill
makes
several
editorial
changes
to
improve
the
Code’s
12
readability,
including
by
defining
the
terms
“department”
13
as
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
and
14
“secretary”
as
the
secretary
of
agriculture,
and
using
those
15
terms
consistently
throughout
the
Code
chapter.
In
order
to
16
handle
raw
milk
for
pasteurization
and
processing,
a
person
17
must
be
issued
a
permit
by
DALS
(Code
section
192.107;
21
18
IAC
68.2).
Each
year,
DALS
is
required
to
conduct
a
survey
19
of
permittees
to
verify
that
the
milk
they
handle
meets
20
requirements
to
be
labeled
grade
“A”
for
pasteurization.
The
21
bill
provides
that
the
survey
is
to
be
conducted
every
other
22
year.
DALS
may
suspend
or
revoke
a
permit
for
a
person
who
does
23
not
comply
with
the
sanitary
requirements.
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