Iowa § 202A.4 Confidentiality provisions in contracts prohibited

Iowa Statutes

§ 202A.4 — Confidentiality provisions in contracts prohibited

Iowa § 202A.4

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 202ALIVESTOCK MARKETING PRACTICES

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Iowa Code § 202A.4 (2026).

Text

1.A packer shall not include a provision in a contract executed on or after April 29, 1999, for the purchase of livestock providing that information contained in the contract is confidential.

2.A provision which is part of a contract for the purchase of livestock executed on and after April 29, 1999, is void if the provision states that information contained in the contract is confidential. The provision is void regardless of whether the confidentiality provision is express or implied; oral or written; required or conditional; or contained in the contract, another contract, or in a related document, policy, or agreement. This section does not affect other provisions of a contract or a related document, policy, or agreement which can be given effect without the voided provision. This sect

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1. A packer shall not include a provision in a contract executed on or after April 29,
1999, for the purchase of livestock providing that information contained in the contract is
confidential.
2. A provision which is part of a contract for the purchase of livestock executed on and
after April 29, 1999, is void if the provision states that information contained in the contract
is confidential. The provision is void regardless of whether the confidentiality provision is
express or implied; oral or written; required or conditional; or contained in the contract,
another contract, or in a related document, policy, or agreement. This section does not affect
other provisions of a contract or a related document, policy, or agreement which can be given
effect without the voided provision. This section does not require either party to the contract
to divulge the information in the contract to another person.