Iowa § 135.16A Vendors participating in federal nutrition program — egg sales

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§ 135.16A — Vendors participating in federal nutrition program — egg sales

Iowa § 135.16A

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 135DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — PUBLIC HEALTH

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Iowa Code § 135.16A (2026).

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1.As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

a.“Conventional eggs” means eggs other than specialty eggs.

b.“Eggs” means shell eggs that are graded as “AA”, “A”, or “B” pursuant to 7 C.F.R. pt. 56, subpt. A, and that are sold at retail in commercial markets.

c.“Federal nutrition program” means the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children as provided in 42 U.S.C. §1786 et seq.

d.“Grocery store” means a food establishment as defined in section 137F.1 licensed by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing pursuant to section 137F.4, to sell food or food products to customers intended for preparation or consumption off premises.

e.“Specialty eggs” means eggs produced by domesticated chickens, and sold at retail in §135.16A, DE

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1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Conventional eggs” means eggs other than specialty eggs.
b. “Eggs” means shell eggs that are graded as “AA”, “A”, or “B” pursuant to 7 C.F.R. pt. 56,
subpt. A, and that are sold at retail in commercial markets.
c. “Federal nutrition program” means the special supplemental nutrition program for
women, infants, and children as provided in 42 U.S.C. §1786 et seq.
d. “Grocery store” means a food establishment as defined in section 137F.1 licensed by the
department of inspections, appeals, and licensing pursuant to section 137F.4, to sell food or
food products to customers intended for preparation or consumption off premises.
e. “Specialty eggs” means eggs produced by domesticated chickens, and sold at retail in
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commercial markets if the chickens producing such eggs are advertised as being housed in
any of the following environments:
(1) Cage-free.
(2) Free-range.
(3) Enriched colony cage.
2. a. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall assist the department in
adopting rules necessary to implement and administer this section.
b. If necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this section, the department,
in cooperation with the department of agriculture and land stewardship, shall submit a
request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver or other exception from
regulations as deemed feasible by the department.
3. Agrocerystorethatisavendorparticipatinginafederalnutritionprogramandoffering
specialty eggs for retail sale shall maintain an inventory of conventional eggs for retail sale
sufficient to meet federal and state requirements for participation in the federal nutrition
program.
4. This section does not require a grocery store to do any of the following:
a. Stock or sell specialty eggs.
b. Stock or sell eggs, if the grocery store elects not to stock or sell conventional eggs for
retail sale as part of its normal business.
c. Comply with the provisions of this section, if the grocery store’s inventory of eggs for
retail sale was limited to specialty eggs prior to January 1, 2018.
5. A violation of subsection 3 by a grocery store shall not be construed to disqualify a
grocery store from participating in a federal nutrition program unless otherwise authorized
by the United States department of agriculture.