Iowa § 162.10C Commercial establishments — monitoring permittees

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§ 162.10C — Commercial establishments — monitoring permittees

Iowa § 162.10C

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 162CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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Iowa Code § 162.10C (2026).

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1.The department may monitor the commercial establishment of a permittee by entering onto its business premises at any time during normal working hours. The department shall monitor the commercial establishment for the limited purpose of determining whether the permittee is providing for a standard of care required for permittees under section 162.10A. If the owner or person in charge of the commercial establishment refuses admittance, the department may obtain an administrative search warrant issued under section 808.14.

2.Inordertoenterontothebusinesspremisesofapermittee’scommercialestablishment, the department must have reasonable cause to suspect that the permittee is not providing for the standard of care required for permittees under section 162.10A. Reasonable cause must be suppor

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1. The department may monitor the commercial establishment of a permittee by entering
onto its business premises at any time during normal working hours. The department shall
monitor the commercial establishment for the limited purpose of determining whether the
permittee is providing for a standard of care required for permittees under section 162.10A.
If the owner or person in charge of the commercial establishment refuses admittance, the
department may obtain an administrative search warrant issued under section 808.14.
2. Inordertoenterontothebusinesspremisesofapermittee’scommercialestablishment,
the department must have reasonable cause to suspect that the permittee is not providing for
the standard of care required for permittees under section 162.10A. Reasonable cause must
be supported by any of the following:
a. An oral or written complaint received by the department by a person. The complainant
must provide the complainant’s name and address and telephone number. Notwithstanding
chapter 22, the department’s record of a complaint is confidential, unless any of the following
apply:
(1) The results of the monitoring are used in a contested case proceeding as provided in
chapter 17A or in a judicial proceeding.
(2) The record is sought in discovery in any administrative, civil, or criminal case.
(3) The department’s record of a complaint is filed by a person other than an individual.
b. AreportpreparedbyapersonemployedbytheUnitedStatesdepartmentofagriculture
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that requires a permittee to take action necessary to correct a breach of standard of care
required of federal licensees by the Animal Welfare Act or of permittees by section 162.10A.
The department is not required to dedicate any number of hours to viewing or analyzing such
reports.
3. When carrying out this section, the department may cooperate with the United
States department of agriculture. The department shall report any findings resulting in an
enforcement action under section 162.10D to the United States department of agriculture.