202B.304 - DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

        202B.304  DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
         The secretary of state shall notify the attorney general when the
      secretary of state has reason to believe a violation of this chapter
      has occurred.  It is the intent of this section that information
      shall be made available to members of the general assembly and
      appropriate committees of the general assembly in order to determine
      the extent of production operations being carried out in this state
      by contract feeders and processors and the effect of such practices
      upon the economy of this state.  The reports of contract feeders and
      processors required in this chapter shall be confidential reports
      except as to the attorney general for review and appropriate action
      when necessary.  The secretary of state shall assist any committee of
      the general assembly existing or established for the purposes of
      studying the effects of this chapter and the practices this chapter
      seeks to study and regulate.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C77, 79, 81, § 172C.14] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         88 Acts, ch 1191, §9; 91 Acts, ch 172, §7
         C93, § 9H.14
         93 Acts, ch 39, §20; 2003 Acts, ch 115, §13, 16, 19
         CS2003, §202B.304