179.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
1. “Collection period” means a calendar year.
2. The term “commission” shall mean the Iowa dairy industry commission.
3. “First purchaser” means a person who buys milk from a producer and resells that milk or products made from the milk to another person.
4. “Nutrition education” means activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principles including the role of milk in a balanced diet.
5. The term “person” shall mean individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, cooperatives, and any and all other business units.
6. “Producer” means a person who produces milk from cows and thereafter sells the same as milk.
7. “Promotion” means actions including but not limited to advertising, sales, promotion, and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for milk.
8. “Qualified financial institution” means a bank or credit union as defined in section 12C.1.
9. “Research” means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and to product utilization, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §179.1]
85 Acts, ch 126, §1 – 4; 94 Acts, ch 1146, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1017, §47; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 179 - DAIRY INDUSTRY COMMISSION
Section 179.2 - Commission created — suspension during national order — reactivation.
Section 179.3 - Powers and duties.
Section 179.4 - Expenditure of funds.
Section 179.5 - Excise tax — administration of moneys — appropriation.
Section 179.5A - Right to refund not subject to legal process or transfer.
Section 179.6 - Records of producers, first purchasers.
Section 179.7 - Returns filed with commission.
Section 179.8 - Payment of expenses — limitation.