Iowa § 163.11 Examination of imported animals

Iowa Statutes

§ 163.11 — Examination of imported animals

Iowa § 163.11

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 163INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG ANIMALS

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Iowa Code § 163.11 (2026).

Text

1.A person shall not move an animal into this state, except to a public livestock market where federal inspection of livestock is maintained, for work, breeding, or dairy purposes, unless such animal has been examined and found free from all infectious or contagious diseases.

2.A person shall not bring in any manner into this state any cattle for dairy or breeding purposes unless such cattle have been tested within thirty days prior to date of importation by the agglutination test for contagious abortion or abortion disease, and shown to be free from such disease.

3.Animals for feeding purposes, however, may be brought into the state without inspection, under such regulations as the department may prescribe except that this subsection shall not apply to swine.

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1. A person shall not move an animal into this state, except to a public livestock market
where federal inspection of livestock is maintained, for work, breeding, or dairy purposes,
unless such animal has been examined and found free from all infectious or contagious
diseases.
2. A person shall not bring in any manner into this state any cattle for dairy or breeding
purposes unless such cattle have been tested within thirty days prior to date of importation
by the agglutination test for contagious abortion or abortion disease, and shown to be free
from such disease.
3. Animals for feeding purposes, however, may be brought into the state without
inspection, under such regulations as the department may prescribe except that this
subsection shall not apply to swine.