CHAPTER 197
POULTRY AND DOMESTIC FOWLS

 
Meat and poultry inspection, chapter 189A

  
     
197.1  Definitions.
  1.  “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
  2.  “Producer” means a person, not a licensed dealer under section 197.1A, who acquires poultry or domestic fowl other than through a licensed dealer.
2017 Acts, ch 159, §33
Further definitions, see §189.1
Former §197.1 transferred to §197.1A

  
     
197.1A  License.
  Every person engaged in the business of buying poultry or domestic fowl for the market from a producer shall obtain a poultry dealer’s license from the department for each establishment at which business is conducted.
[C27, 31, 35, §3112-b2; C39, §3112.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §197.1]
2015 Acts, ch 30, §65; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §32
C2018, §197.1A
Referred to in §197.1

     
197.2  License — fee and expiration.
  The license fee shall be six dollars. A license shall expire on the first day of the second March following the date of issue.
[C27, 31, 35, §3112-b3; C39, §3112.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §197.2]
2017 Acts, ch 159, §34

     
197.3  Record.
  Each licensee shall keep such records as the department shall require, as to date of purchase, name and residence of seller and number and description of such poultry or domestic fowls purchased from the producer.
[C27, 31, 35, §3112-b4; C39, §3112.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §197.3]

     
197.4  Inspection of.
  Such records as are required by the department to be kept by such licensee shall be open to inspection by any peace officer at any reasonable time.
[C27, 31, 35, §3112-b5; C39, §3112.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §197.4]

     
197.5  Enforcement.
  The department shall be charged with the duty of the enforcement of this chapter.
[C27, 31, 35, §3112-b6; C39, §3112.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §197.5]

     
197.6  Violations.
  Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall, for each offense, be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C27, 31, 35, §3112-b7; C39, §3112.7; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §197.6]