172B.3  Form of certificate — substitutes.
  1.  Duties of secretary.  The secretary, pursuant to chapter 17A, shall prescribe a standard form of the transportation certificate required by this chapter. Where the laws of this state or of the United States require the possession of another shipping document by a person transporting livestock, or where the industry practice of carriers requires the possession of a shipping document by a person transporting livestock, and where such a document contains all of the information other than signatures which is prescribed in subsection 2, upon application of a carrier the secretary by rule shall authorize the use of a specific document in lieu of the standard form prescribed by the secretary, but subject to any conditions the secretary may impose.
  a.  A person who is in possession of a shipping document approved by the secretary shall not be required to possess the standard form transportation certificate prescribed by the secretary, but the person may be required by a law enforcement officer to execute the standard form transportation certificate.
  b.  The form prescribed or authorized by the secretary shall be executed in triplicate, and shall be retained as provided in section 172B.4.
  c.  The secretary shall distribute, upon request, copies of the prescribed standard form to veterinarians, marketing agencies, carriers, law enforcement officers, and other persons, and may collect a fee from the recipient totaling not more than the cost of printing and postage. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a person from causing the reproduction of the standard form, and an accurate reproduction of a standard current form may be used as a transportation certificate for all purposes.
  2.  Contents.  The transportation certificate shall contain the following information:
  a.  The date of execution of the certificate.
  b.  The name, driver’s license number, and address of the owner of the livestock.
  c.  The name and address of the shipper if other than the owner.
  d.  The address of the loading point of the livestock, or the nearest post office and county.
  e.  The date of loading of the livestock.
  f.  The name and address of the purchaser, consignee, or other person receiving shipment.
  g.  The address of the destination of the livestock, or the nearest post office and county.
  h.  The name and address of the carrier or person transporting livestock.
  i.  The driver’s license number of the person transporting livestock.
  j.  The vehicle registration plate number and the state of issuance.
  k.  The vehicle seal number, if any.
  l.  The form number and state of issuance of any certificate of veterinary inspection accompanying the livestock.
  m.  A description of the livestock including number, breed, sex, age, and brands, if any.
  n.  The signature of the owner or shipper, or the signature of the person transporting livestock, or the signatures of either the owner or shipper and the person transporting livestock.
[C77, 79, 81, §172B.3]
89 Acts, ch 202, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1163, §31; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §204