Iowa Statutes
§ 137E.6 — Violation — misbranding — civil penalty
Iowa § 137E.6
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Iowa Code § 137E.6 (2026).
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1.Afoodprocessingplantshallnotmisbrandafoodproductasameatproductasprovided
in section 137E.3 as determined by the department.
2.A food processing plant violating subsection 1 is subject to a civil penalty of not more
than five hundred dollars, not to exceed ten thousand dollars total for violations arising out of
thesametransactionoroccurrence. Eachdaythataviolationcontinuesconstitutesaseparate
offense.
3.The department shall impose the civil penalty provided in subsection 2. A food
processing plant may contest the imposition of the civil penalty by initiating a contested case
proceeding pursuant to chapter 17A.
4.Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the
state.
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§ 137E.1
Definitions§ 137E.2
Administration§ 137E.3
Misbranded food product§ 137E.4
Prohibition — sale§ 137E.5
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