169A.10 - EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP -- INVESTIGATIONS.
169A.10 EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP -- INVESTIGATIONS.
1. In a suit at law or equity or in any criminal proceedings in
which the title to an animal is an issue, the following shall be
admissible as evidence:
a. A certified copy of a record as provided for in section
169A.6 or 169A.9. The certified copy shall be prima facie evidence
of the ownership of livestock by the person in whose name the brand
is recorded.
b. Information stored in an identification device which
identifies the owner of an animal. The information shall be prima
facie evidence of the ownership of the animal, if all of the
following apply:
(1) The identification device meets applicable design standards
adopted by the international standard organization, or which may be
adopted by the department.
(2) The identification device is installed according to
manufacturer's requirements.
(3) The information is not in conflict with a certified copy of a
record as provided for in section 169A.6 or 169A.9.
c. The results of a sheriff's investigation as provided in
this section.
2. A dispute involving the custody or ownership of an animal
branded or subject to electronic identification under this chapter
shall be investigated, on request, by the sheriff of the county where
the animal is located. The sheriff may call upon the services of an
authorized person, approved by the secretary, in reading the brands
on animals. The cost of the services shall be paid by the person
requesting the investigation. The results of the sheriff's
investigation are a public record. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 187.10] Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 169A.10
95 Acts, ch 60, § 6; 98 Acts, ch 1208, §2
Referred to in § 331.653