Iowa Code 163.3F – Interference with official acts
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1. A person shall not interfere with an official act of the department taken in the performance of a duty to prevent or control the transmission of an infectious or contagious disease among a population or species of animals, if the official act is authorized as part of any of the following:
a. A veterinary emergency preparedness and response service pursuant to section 163.3A.
b. A foreign animal disease preparedness and response strategy pursuant to section 163.3C.
c. An emergency measure pursuant to section 163.3D or 163.3E.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 163.3F
- Animal: means any livestock or agricultural animal as defined in section 717A. See Iowa Code 163.2A
- Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship unless the United States department of agriculture is otherwise specified. See Iowa Code 163.6
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Under this section, an official act of the department may be performed by a departmental employee, or a veterinary or special assistant appointed pursuant to section 163.3G.