§ 177A.6 — Rules

Iowa § 177A.6

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

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1. The state entomologist shall, from time to time, adopt rules for carrying out the
provisions and requirements of this chapter, including rules under which the inspectors and
other employees shall:
a. Inspect places, plants and plant products, and things and substances used or connected
therewith,
b. Investigate, control, eradicate and prevent the dissemination of insect pests and
diseases, and
c. Supervise or cause the treatment, cutting and destruction of plants and plant products
infested or infected therewith.
2. The state entomologist, the entomologist’s inspectors, employees, or other authorized
agentsshallhaveauthoritytoenforcetheseruleswhichshallbepublishedinthesamemanner
as are the other rules of the department.
3. A nursery stock dealer shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute nursery products by
any method, or under any circumstances or condition, which has the capacity and tendency
or effect of deceiving purchasers or prospective customers as to quantity, size, grade, kind,
species, age, maturity, viability, condition, vigor, hardiness, number of times transplanted,
growth ability, growth characteristics, rate of growth or time required before flowering or
fruiting, price, origin or place where grown, or in any other material respect.
4. When under the provisions of this section it becomes necessary for the state
entomologist to verify sizes and grades of nursery stock, or either of them, the entomologist
shall use as a guide the “American Standard for Nursery Stock” as revised and approved by
the American standards association, inc.

Legislative History

[S13, §2575-a48; C24, §4050, 4051, 4054; C27, 31, 35, §4062-b6; C39, §4062.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §267.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §177A.6]