Iowa § 189A.16 - 189A.16 Forgery or counterfeiting.
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§ 189A.16. 189A.16 Forgery or counterfeiting.
1. No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulation thereof, except as authorized by the secretary. 2. No person shall do any of the following: a. Forge any official device, mark, or certificate. b. Without authorization from the secretary, use any official device, mark, or certificate, or simulation thereof, or alter, detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate. c. Contrary to the regulations prescribed by the secretary, fail to use, or to detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate. d. Knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the secretary or the secretary’s representative, any official device or any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate or any device or label or any carcass of any animal, including poultry, or part or product thereof, bearing any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark. e. Knowingly make any false statement in any shipper’s certificate or other nonofficial or official certificate provided for in the regulations prescribed by the secretary. f. Knowingly represent that any article has been inspected and passed, or exempted, under this chapter when it has not been so inspected and passed, or exempted. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.16] Thu Dec 11 18:49:38 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 189A.16 (17, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 189A.16 cover?
Section 189A.16 ("189A.16 Forgery or counterfeiting.") 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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