165B.2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
165B.2 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
1. a. The provisions of this chapter, including departmental
rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be administered and
enforced by the department. The department shall establish, by rule,
civil penalties which may be administratively or judicially assessed.
The department may impose, assess, and collect the civil penalties.
The attorney general or county attorney may bring a judicial action
or prosecution necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
b. The department shall retain moneys from civil penalties
that it collects under this chapter. The moneys are appropriated to
the department for the administration and enforcement of this
chapter. Notwithstanding section 8.33, such moneys shall not revert,
but shall be retained by the department for the purposes described in
this paragraph. The department shall submit a report to the
chairpersons of the joint appropriations subcommittee on agriculture
and natural resources by January 5 of each year. The report shall
state, at a minimum, the total amount of moneys collected during the
past calendar year and describe how these moneys were expended.
2. The provisions of this chapter do not limit the authority of
the department, another state agency, or a political subdivision to
regulate or bring an enforcement action against a person based on
another provision of law, including but not limited to provisions in
chapter 163, 717B, or 717D. Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1089, §3