166A.4 - DIPPING.
166A.4 DIPPING.
All breeding and feeding sheep offered for sale or exchange or
otherwise moved or released from any premises, vehicle, or
conveyance, shall, within ten days prior to exchange, release, or
movement, be dipped in an approved dip under the supervision of the
department or the animal and plant health inspection service of the
United States department of agriculture. When sheep are moved within
or from a certified scabies-free area in this state, the sheep must
be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection as provided
in chapter 163. The dipping shall not be required prior to such
movement. Sheep may be moved from a premises to an approved facility
for the purpose of dipping under such conditions as may be required
by the rules of the department or the animal and plant health
inspection service of the United States department of agriculture.
In addition, sheep are not required to be dipped if moved to a
livestock auction market until after sale. Sheep are not required to
be dipped if consigned directly for slaughter. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 166A.4] Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1163, §23