The secretary of agriculture is the head of the department of agriculture and land
stewardship which shall:
1. Carry out the objects for which the department is created and maintained.
2. Establishandmaintainsuchdivisionsinthedepartmentasarenecessaryfortheproper
enforcement of the laws administered by it.
3. Consolidate the inspection service of the state in respect to the laws administered by
the department so as to eliminate duplication of inspection insofar as practicable.
4. Maintain a climatology bureau which shall, in cooperation with the national weather
service, collect and disseminate weather and phenological statistics and meteorological
data, and promote knowledge of meteorology, phenology, and climatology of the state. The
bureau shall be headed by the state climatologist who shall be appointed by the secretary of
agriculture, and shall be an officer of the national weather service, if one is detailed for that
purpose by the federal government.
5. Issue weekly weather and crop bulletins from April 1 to October 1 of each year, and
edit and cause to be published monthly weather reports, containing meteorological matter in
its relationship to agriculture, transportation, commerce, and the general public.
6. CooperatewiththeUnitedStatesdepartmentofagriculturestatisticalreportingservice,
to gather, compile, and publish statistical information concerning the condition and progress
ofcrops,theproductionofcrops,livestock,livestockproducts,poultry,andothersuchrelated
agricultural statistics, as will generally promote knowledge of the agricultural industry in the
state of Iowa. The statistics, when published, constitute official agricultural statistics for the
state of Iowa.
7. Cooperate with the agricultural marketing service of the United States department of
agriculture to collect and disseminate data and information relative to the market prices and
conditions of agricultural products raised, produced, and handled in the state.
8. Inspect and supervise all meat, poultry, or dairy producing or distributing
establishments including the furniture, fixtures, utensils, machinery, and other equipment
so as to prevent the production, preparation, packing, storage, or transportation of meat,
poultry, or dairy products in a manner detrimental to the character or quality of those
products.
9. Approve all methods of probing for foreign material content of any type of grain.
10. Establish, publish, and enforce rules not inconsistent with law for the enforcement of
the provisions of subtitles 1 through 3 of this title, excluding chapters 161A and 161C, and for
theenforcementofthevariouslaws, theadministrationandsupervisionofwhichareimposed
upon the department.
11. a. Establish a swine tuberculosis eradication program including but not limited to all
of the following:
(1) The inspection of swine herds in this state when the department finds that an animal
from a swine herd has, or is believed to have, tuberculosis.
(2) Ear tagging or otherwise physically marking all swine reacting positively to tests for
tuberculosis.
(3) Condemning any swine which has tuberculosis.
(4) Depopulating any swine herd where tuberculosis is found to be generally present.
b. If the department finds that the source of the tuberculosis in a swine herd is from
another species of animal, except bovine, located on or near the premises on which the
affected swine herd is located, the department may destroy those animals and indemnify the
owners of the condemned animals as provided in chapter 163.
12. Create and maintain a division of soil conservation and water quality as provided in
chapter 161A. The division’s director shall be appointed by the secretary and shall serve at
the pleasure of the secretary. The director shall be the administrator responsible for carrying
out the provisions of chapters 207 and 208.
13. Establish and administer programs for the inspection and control of disease among
livestock as defined in section 717.1.
14. In the administration of programs relating to water quality improvement and
watershed improvements, cooperate with the department of natural resources in order to
maximize the receipt of federal funds.
1. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
2. [S13, §1657-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
S81, §159.5]
3. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
4. [C97, §1677, 1678; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79,
81, S81, §159.5]
5. [C97, §1679, 1680; S13, §1679; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
6. [C97, §1679; S13, §1679; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75,
77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
7. [C97, §1680; S13, §1363; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75,
77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
8. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
9. [S13, §2527-d5, 4527-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75,
77, 79, 81, S81, §159.5]
10. [C79, 81, S81, §159.5(10)]
11. [S13, §2528-d10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77,
§159.5(10); C79, 81, S81, §159.5(11)]
12. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §185.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, §159.5(11); C79, 81, S81, §159.5(12)]
13. [C75, 77, §159.5(12); C79, 81, S81, §159.5(13); 81Acts, ch117, §1019; 82Acts, ch1104,
§4]