§ 177A.12 — Federal quarantine — seizures

Iowa § 177A.12

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 177A: CROP PESTS

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1. Until the secretary of agriculture of the United States shall have made a determination
that a federal quarantine is necessary, and has duly established the same with reference
to any dangerous plant disease or insect infestation, the state entomologist of this state is
authorized to promulgate and enforce quarantine regulations prohibiting or restricting the
transportation of any class of plant material or product or article into this state from any
state, territory or district of the United States, when the entomologist shall have information
that a dangerous plant disease or insect infestation exists in such state, territory, district, or
portion thereof.
2. The state entomologist, the entomologist’s inspectors or duly authorized agents are
authorized to seize, destroy, or return to the point of origin any material received in this
state in violation of any state quarantine established under the authority of subsection 1, or
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in violation of any federal quarantine established under the authority of the federal Plant
Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. §7701 et seq., or any amendment to that Act.

Legislative History

[C27, 31, 35, §4062-b12; C39, §4062.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §267.12; C75, 77, 79, 81, §177A.12]