Iowa § 172E.2 - 172E.2 Marketing practices — dairy cattle sold for slaughter.
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§ 172E.2. 172E.2 Marketing practices — dairy cattle sold for slaughter.
1. If a livestock market accepts dairy cattle upon condition that the dairy cattle are to be moved directly to slaughter, the dairy cattle shall be segregated with other livestock to be moved directly to slaughter until sold to a packer. A person shall not knowingly sell the dairy cattle to a purchaser other than to a packer at the livestock market. A person other than a packer shall not knowingly purchase the dairy cattle at the livestock market. 2. This section shall not supersede requirements relating to the movement or marketing of livestock infected with an infectious or contagious disease, including but not limited to those diseases enumerated in section 163.2. 2001 Acts, ch 101, §7; 2002 Acts, ch 1100, §1 Referred to in §172E.3 Thu Dec 11 18:44:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 172E.2 (17, 0)
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Section 172E.2 ("172E.2 Marketing practices — dairy cattle sold for slaughter.") 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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