159.27 Iowa seal.
1. A seal for agricultural products shall be created under the direction of the department of agriculture and land stewardship to identify agricultural products that have been produced or processed in the state. The department shall certify that agricultural products marked with the Iowa seal are of the quality and specifications warranted by the sellers of those products.
2. The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to provide methods of identifying, marking, and grading agricultural products, to prevent any misleading use of the Iowa seal, and as necessary or advisable to fully implement this section.
3. a. A violation of a rule adopted by the department of agriculture and land stewardship to implement this section is a simple misdemeanor.
b. A fraudulent use of the term “Iowa Seal” or of the identifying mark for the Iowa seal, or a deliberately misleading or unwarranted use of the term or identifying mark is a serious misdemeanor.
87 Acts, ch 107, §1
CS87, §159.31
2003 Acts, ch 48, §7
CS2003, §159.27
2017 Acts, ch 54, §30
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 159 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
Section 159.2 - Objects of department.
Section 159.5 - Powers and duties.
Section 159.6 - Additional duties.
Section 159.6A - Contributions.
Section 159.7 - Intake airprobes not approved.
Section 159.8 - Comprehensive management plan — highly erodible acres.
Section 159.9 - Internet access to statutes and rules.
Section 159.15 - Biennial report.
Section 159.16 - Duty of peace officers.
Section 159.17 - Interference with department.
Section 159.18 - Publicizing of farm programs.
Section 159.20 - Powers of department.
Section 159.21 - International relations fund.
Section 159.22 - Grants and gifts of funds.
Section 159.23 - Special fund.
Section 159.24 - Grades or classifications of farm products.
Section 159.30 - Laboratory division — packaging determination — promotion.
Section 159.33 - Assistance services — authority to contract with depositary.
Section 159.34 - Assistance services — filing documents.
Section 159.35 - Assistance services — collection of moneys.
Section 159.36 - Filing documents and payment of moneys to department.
Section 159.37 - Special quality grains electronic bulletin board.