Iowa § 159.6 - 159.6 Additional duties.

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§ 159.6. 159.6 Additional duties.

In addition to the duties imposed by section 159.5 the department shall enforce the law relative to: 1. Infectious and contagious diseases among animals, chapter 163. 2. Eradication of bovine tuberculosis, chapter 165. 3. Classical swine fever virus and classical swine fever serum, chapter 166. 4. Use and disposal of dead animals, chapter 167. 5. Practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, chapter 169. 6. Regulation and inspection of foods, drugs, and other articles, as provided in subtitle 4. However, chapter 205 shall be enforced as provided in that chapter. Except as expressly authorized in subtitle 4, the department shall not regulate any of the following: a. The production, processing, labeling, marketing, or distribution of raw milk by a raw milk producer in compliance with chapter 195. b. The manufacture, labeling, marketing, or distribution of a raw milk product or raw milk dairy product by a raw milk producer in compliance with chapter 195. 7. State aid received by certain associations as provided in chapters 176A through 182, 186, and 352. 8. Coal mining and mines as set forth in chapters 207 and 208. 9. Soil and water conservation as set forth in chapters 161A, 161C, 161E, and 161F. 10. Grain dealers as set forth in chapter 203. 11. Bonded warehouses for agricultural products as set forth in chapter 203C. 12. The grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund as set forth in chapter 203D. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2591; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §159.6] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §609; 88 Acts, ch 1053, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §33, 34; 89 Acts, ch 83, §30; 89 Acts, ch 197, §24; 90 Acts, ch 1009, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §15; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §1, 2; 2002 Acts, ch 1017, §2, 8; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §40, 116; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §23; 2004 Acts, ch 1082, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §33; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 75, §7 Wed Dec 10 23:08:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 159.6 (24, 0)

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Section 159.6 ("159.6 Additional duties.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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