189A.4  Exemptions.
  In order to accomplish the objectives of this chapter, the secretary may exempt the following types of operations from inspection:
  1.  Slaughtering and preparation by any person of livestock and poultry of the person’s own raising exclusively for use by the person and members of the person’s household, and the person’s nonpaying guests and employees.
  2.  Any other operations which the secretary may determine would best be exempted to further the purposes of this chapter, to the extent such exemptions conform to the federal Meat Inspection Act and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act and the regulations thereunder.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.4]