190C.21 General enforcement.
1. The department acting as a state certifying agent and on behalf of the secretary who elects to act as the state organic program’s governing state official shall enforce this chapter.
2. To the extent authorized by the national organic program, the attorney general shall assist the department in enforcing this chapter. The department or the attorney general may commence legal proceedings in district court to enforce a provision of this chapter. If the attorney general assists the department under this section, the attorney general may commence the legal proceedings at the request of the department or upon the attorney general’s own initiative.
3. This chapter does not require the department or attorney general to institute a proceeding for a minor violation if the department or attorney general concludes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
98 Acts, ch 1205, §11, 20; 2003 Acts, ch 104, §12, 21
Referred to in §190C.3, 190C.26
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 190C - ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Section 190C.1A - Other definitions.
Section 190C.1B - General authority.
Section 190C.2 - Organic products — advisory council.
Section 190C.2A - Duties of the council.
Section 190C.2B - Establishment and implementation of this chapter.
Section 190C.3 - Duties and powers of the department.
Section 190C.4 - Administrative authority.
Section 190C.5 - State fees — deposit into general fund of the state.
Section 190C.6 - Regional organic associations.
Section 190C.21 - General enforcement.
Section 190C.22 - Investigations, complaints, inspections, and examinations.
Section 190C.23 - Disciplinary action.
Section 190C.24 - Stop sale order.
Section 190C.25 - Injunctions.
Section 190C.26 - Selling, labeling, or representing agricultural products as organic — penalties.