21—52.2(159) Product qualification.
	52.2(1) Authority of determination. The department has the sole authority in determining the eligibility of a product for participation in the program.
	52.2(2) General product qualifications. Except as specified in this chapter, products must meet or exceed the following criteria:
	a. 	Fresh produce and commodities bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be 100 percent grown or raised in Iowa.
	b. 	Meat and meat products bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be derived from animals born, raised, and finished in Iowa. Slaughter and processing must take place in a state- or federally inspected plant within the state of Iowa.
	c. 	Dairy products bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be derived from animals in Iowa. Processing must take place in a state-inspected plant within the state of Iowa.
	d. 	Eggs bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be derived from animals in Iowa.
	e. 	Apicultural products produced by honey bees, including honey, wax, pollen, and propolis, bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be 100 percent of Iowa origin. Honey products shall utilize honey that is 100 percent of Iowa origin.
	f. 	Beer or cider bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be produced in Iowa and contain at least one Iowa agricultural product, such as Iowa malt, hops, apples, corn, or soluble remnant, excluding water.
	g. 	Wine bearing the choose Iowa logo shall contain a minimum of 75 percent Iowa grapes.
	h. 	Spirits bearing the choose Iowa logo shall be distilled in Iowa and contain at least one Iowa agricultural product, excluding water.
	52.2(3) Exceptions. The department has the authority to establish product qualification requirements specific to individual products and commodities by written order.
[ARC 6552C, IAB 10/5/22, effective 11/9/22; ARC 7037C, IAB 5/31/23, effective 7/5/23]