202A.6 - ENFORCEMENT.
202A.6 ENFORCEMENT.
1. a. The attorney general's office is the primary agency
responsible for enforcing this chapter.
b. The department shall notify the attorney general's office
if the department has reason to believe that a violation of section
202A.2 has occurred.
2. In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the attorney
general may do all of the following:
a. Apply to the district court for an injunction to do any of
the following:
(1) Restrain a packer from engaging in conduct or practices in
violation of this chapter.
(2) Require a packer to comply with a provision of this chapter.
b. Apply to district court for the issuance of a subpoena to
obtain contracts, documents, or other records for purposes of
enforcing this chapter.
c. Bring an action in district court to enforce penalties
provided in this chapter, including the imposition, assessment, and
collection of monetary penalties.
3. The attorney general shall have access to all information
reported by packers pursuant to section 202A.2, regardless of whether
the information is confidential. The attorney general may use the
information in order to enforce this chapter or may submit the
information to a federal agency. Section History: Recent Form
99 Acts, ch 88, §7, 11, 13 Footnotes
Future repeal of subsection 1, paragraph b, and subsection 3 if
substantially similar federal legislation or regulation is
implemented; finding and order by secretary of agriculture; see 99
Acts, ch 88, §11