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Terms Used In Iowa Code 138.17

  • Camp operator: means the person who has been granted a permit, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof. See Iowa Code 138.1
  • Migrant: means any individual who customarily and repeatedly travels from state to state for the purpose of obtaining seasonal employment in agriculture, including the spouse and children of such individuals, whether or not authorized by law to engage in such employment. See Iowa Code 138.1
 A rental charge or deduction from any wages due a migrant shall not be made by any camp operator or person for providing any of the facilities required by this chapter unless such migrant is fully informed of all such rental charges or deductions to be made prior to the time the migrant contracts for employment as an agricultural or migrant worker.