Iowa Code 202A.6 – Enforcement
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1. a. The attorney general’s office is the primary agency responsible for enforcing this chapter.
b. The department shall notify the attorney general’s office if the department has reason to believe that a violation of section 202A.2 has occurred.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 202A.6
- 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. See Iowa Code 202A.1
- 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
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- packer: includes an agent of the packer engaged in buying or soliciting livestock for slaughter on behalf of a packer. See Iowa Code 202A.1
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
2. In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general may do all of the following:
a. Apply to the district court for an injunction to do any of the following:
(1) Restrain a packer from engaging in conduct or practices in violation of this chapter.
(2) Require a packer to comply with a provision of this chapter.
b. Apply to district court for the issuance of a subpoena to obtain contracts, documents, or other records for purposes of enforcing this chapter.
c. Bring an action in district court to enforce penalties provided in this chapter, including the imposition, assessment, and collection of monetary penalties.
3. The attorney general shall have access to all information reported by packers pursuant to section 202A.2, regardless of whether the information is confidential. The attorney general may use the information in order to enforce this chapter or may submit the information to a federal agency.