House Journal: Page 1793: Wednesday, April 28, 1999

43     b.  Apply to district court for the issuance of a

44   subpoena to obtain a production contract for purposes
45   of enforcing this chapter.
46     c.  Bring an action in district court to enforce
47   penalties provided in section 8E.5, including the
48   assessment and collection of civil penalties.
49     Sec. 5. NEW SECTION.  8E.5  PENALTIES.
50     A contractor who executes a production contract
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 1   that includes a confidentiality provision in a
 2   production contract in violation of section 8E.3 is
 3   guilty of a fraudulent practice as provided in section
 4   714.8.
 5     Sec. 6.  Section 579A.1, subsections 2, 3, and 4,
 6   Code 1999, are amended to read as follows:
 7     2.  "Custom cattle feedlot" means a feedlot where
 8   cattle owned by a person are subject to care and
 9   feeding performed provided feed and care by another
10   person.
11     3.  "Custom cattle feedlot operator" means the
12   owner of a custom cattle feedlot or a person managing
13   the custom cattle feedlot, if the person is 
authorized
14   by the owner to file and enforce a 
lien under this
15   chapter the owner's personal representative.
16     4.  "Feedlot" means the same as defined in section
17   172D.1 a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area in
18   which cattle are confined and fed and maintained for
19   forty-five days or more in any twelve-month period.
20     Sec. 7.  Section 579A.1, Code 1999, is amended by
21   adding the following new subsection:
22     NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  "Personal representative"
23   means a person who is authorized by the owner of a
24   custom cattle feedlot to act on behalf of the owner,
25   including by executing an agreement, managing a custom
26   cattle feedlot, or filing and enforcing liens under
27   this chapter.
28     Sec. 8.  Section 579A.2, subsection 1, Code 1999,
29   is amended to read as follows:
30     1.  A custom cattle feedlot operator shall have a
31   lien upon the cattle and the identifiable cash
32   proceeds from the sale of the cattle for the amount of
33   the contract price for the feed and care of the
34   livestock cattle at the custom cattle feedlot agreed
35   upon pursuant to a written or oral agreement by the
36   custom cattle feedlot operator and the person who owns
37   the cattle, which may be enforced as provided in
38   section 579A.3.
39     Sec. 9.  Section 579A.2, subsection 2, paragraph e,
40   Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
41     e.  The printed name and signature of the person

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