If the department finds that agricultural liming material is being manufactured, used, sold,
offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter, the department may enforce
the provisions of this chapter by doing any of the following:
1.Issuing and enforcing a stop order to prevent the manufacture, sale, or removal of
agricultural liming material. The order may require that the owner or custodian hold the
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agricultural liming material at a place designated in the order. The stop order shall be in
writing and served upon the person owning or controlling the manufacture or sale of the
agricultural liming material. The department shall provide for the termination of the stop
order upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The
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If the department finds that agricultural liming material is being manufactured, used, sold,
offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter, the department may enforce
the provisions of this chapter by doing any of the following:
1. Issuing and enforcing a stop order to prevent the manufacture, sale, or removal of
agricultural liming material. The order may require that the owner or custodian hold the
3 AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL, §201A.11
agricultural liming material at a place designated in the order. The stop order shall be in
writing and served upon the person owning or controlling the manufacture or sale of the
agricultural liming material. The department shall provide for the termination of the stop
order upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The termination of the stop
order shall be in writing and served upon the person as provided for in the stop order. The
department may place conditions upon the termination of the stop order, including the
payment of reasonable expenses incurred by the department in issuing and enforcing the
stop order.
2. Obtaining a court order upon petition filed in district court for the county where the
agricultural liming material is being manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale.
The court may be petitioned by the department, or, upon request by the department, the
attorney general or the county attorney. The court shall hear from all parties in the case. The
court may issue an order for any of the following:
a. The seizure of the agricultural liming material. The court shall issue an order, if the
court finds that the petition is supported by facts that agricultural liming material is being
manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter, and the
agricultural liming material must be condemned because it fails to meet standards required
in this chapter. If warranted, the court shall order that the agricultural liming material be
disposed of in a manner provided by rules adopted by the department, which may include
reprocessing or relabeling the agricultural liming material in order to ensure that it complies
with this chapter. The court may provide that any party to the case dispose of the agricultural
liming material.
b. A temporary or permanent injunction against a person violating the provisions of this
chapter. The court shall issue an order, if the court finds that the petition is supported by facts
that agricultural liming material is being manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for
sale in violation of this chapter. In order to obtain injunctive relief, the department shall not
berequiredtopostabondorprovetheabsenceofanadequateremedyatlaw, unlessthecourt
for good cause otherwise orders. The court may order any form of prohibitory or mandatory
relief that is appropriate under principles of equity.