Iowa § 165.2 - 165.2 State as accredited area.
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§ 165.2. 165.2 State as accredited area.
1. The state of Iowa is declared to be and is established as an accredited area for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis from the dairy and breeding cattle of the state. It shall be the duty of the department to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in all of the counties of the state in the manner provided by law as it appears in this chapter. The department shall proceed with the examination, including the tuberculin test, of all such cattle as rapidly as practicable and as is consistent with efficient work. 2. An owner of dairy or breeding cattle in the state shall conform to and abide by the rules adopted by the department and rules promulgated by the United States department of agriculture. The owner shall follow instructions of the department of agriculture and land stewardship and the United States department of agriculture designed to suppress the disease, prevent its spread, and avoid reinfection of the herd. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2666; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.2] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §616; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §27; 2025 Acts, ch 156, §35 Subsection 1 amended Thu Dec 11 18:41:56 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 165.2 (22, 1)
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