The department shall not initiate an enforcement action in response to a violation by an animal feeding operation as provided in this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, or request the commencement of legal action by the attorney general pursuant to section 455B.141, unless the commission has approved the intended action. This section shall not apply to an enforcement action in which the department enforces a civil penalty of three thousand dollars or less. This section shall also not apply to an order to terminate an emergency issued by the director pursuant to section 455B.175.
95 Acts, ch 195, §13
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