§ 162.10D — Commercial establishments — disciplinary actions

Iowa § 162.10D

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 162: CARE OF ANIMALS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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1. The department may take disciplinary action against a person by suspending or
revoking the person’s authorization for violating a provision of this chapter or chapter 717B,
or who commits an unlawful practice under section 714.16.
2. The department may require an owner, operator, or employee of a commercial
establishment subject to disciplinary action under subsection 1 to complete a continuing
education program as a condition for retaining an authorization. This section does not
prevent a person from voluntarily participating in a continuing education program.
3. The department shall administer the continuing education program by either providing
direct instruction or selecting persons to provide such instruction. The department is not
required to compensate persons for providing the instruction, and may require attendees to
pay reasonable fees necessary to compensate the department providing the instruction or a
person selected by the department to provide the instruction. The department shall, to every
extent possible, select persons to provide the instruction by consulting with organizations
that represent commercial establishments, including but not limited to the Iowa pet breeders
association.
4. The department shall establish the criteria for a continuing education program which
shallincludeatleastthreeandnotmorethaneighthoursofinstruction. Thedepartmentshall
provide for the program’s beginning and ending dates. However, a person must complete the
program in twelve months or less.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.11]