§ 159.2 — Objects of department

Iowa § 159.2

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 159: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP

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The objects of the department of agriculture and land stewardship shall be:
1. Toencourage,promote,andadvancetheinterestsofagriculture,includinghorticulture,
livestockindustry, dairying, cheesemaking, poultryraising, biofuels, beekeeping, production
of wool, production of domesticated fur-bearing animals, and other kindred and allied
industries.
2. To encourage a relationship between people and the land that recognizes land as a
resource to be managed in a manner that avoids irreparable harm.
3. To develop and implement policies that inspire public confidence in the long-term
future of agriculture as an economic activity as well as a way of life.
4. To administer efficiently and impartially the inspection service of the state as is now or
may hereafter be placed under its supervision.

Legislative History

[S13, §1657-b, -g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2587; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §159.2]