165.2 - STATE AS ACCREDITED AREA.
165.2 STATE AS ACCREDITED AREA.
The state of Iowa is hereby declared to be and is hereby
established as an accredited area for the eradication of bovine
tuberculosis from the dairy and breeding cattle of the state. It
shall be the duty of the department of agriculture and land
stewardship to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in all of the counties
of the state in the manner provided by law as it appears in this
chapter. Said department shall proceed with the examination,
including the tuberculin test, of all such cattle as rapidly as
practicable and as is consistent with efficient work, and as funds
are available for paying the indemnities as provided by law.
An owner of dairy or breeding cattle in the state shall conform to
and abide by the rules laid down by the department and the federal
department of agriculture and follow their instructions designed to
suppress the disease, prevent its spread, and avoid reinfection of
the herd. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2666; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 165.2] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 616