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1 1 Section 1. Section 159.5, subsections 12 and 15, Code
1 2 2003, are amended by striking the subsections.
1 3 Sec. 2. Section 161A.11, Code 2003, is repealed.
1 4 EXPLANATION
1 5 This bill eliminates certain administrative requirements
1 6 performed by the department of agriculture and land
1 7 stewardship under Code chapters 159 and 161A.
1 8 Code section 159.5 establishes the department's general
1 9 powers and duties. The bill strikes subsection 12, which
1 10 requires the department to establish and maintain a sheep
1 11 promotion bureau for purposes beneficial to Iowa's sheep
1 12 industry, including to increase the consumption of lamb and
1 13 mutton, increase the use of wool, and provide for the orderly
1 14 marketing of sheep and wool. The bill strikes subsection 15,
1 15 which requires the department to establish a program to
1 16 regulate water sold in sealed containers for human
1 17 consumption, including drinking water and ice. The provision
1 18 requires the department to adopt rules relating to standards,
1 19 testing procedures, and recordkeeping requirements.
1 20 The bill also repeals Code section 161A.11, which requires
1 21 that the department's soil and water conservation division
1 22 submit a report to the governor by January 1 of each
1 23 legislative biennium. The report must state information about
1 24 the existence or organization of soil and water conservation
1 25 districts, including information regarding their acreage and
1 26 finances.
1 27 LSB 1225HC 80
1 28 da/sh/8
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