Iowa § 202A.4 - 202A.4 Confidentiality provisions in contracts prohibited.
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§ 202A.4. 202A.4 Confidentiality provisions in contracts prohibited.
1. A packer shall not include a provision in a contract executed on or after April 29, 1999, for the purchase of livestock providing that information contained in the contract is confidential. 2. A provision which is part of a contract for the purchase of livestock executed on and after April 29, 1999, is void if the provision states that information contained in the contract is confidential. The provision is void regardless of whether the confidentiality provision is express or implied; oral or written; required or conditional; or contained in the contract, another contract, or in a related document, policy, or agreement. This section does not affect other provisions of a contract or a related document, policy, or agreement which can be given effect without the voided provision. This section does not require either party to the contract to divulge the information in the contract to another person. 99 Acts, ch 88, §5, 13; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §28 Referred to in §202A.7, 714.8 Thu Dec 11 18:51:45 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 202A.4 (18, 0)
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