Iowa legal term
Agricultural production in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Agricultural production” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Agricultural production” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Agricultural production” means any activity related to maintaining an agricultural animal at an animal facility or a crop on crop operation property. 3. “Agricultural production facility” means an animal facility as defined in subsection 5, paragraph “a”, or a crop operation property. 4. “Animal” means a warm-blooded or cold-blooded animal, including but not limited to an animal belonging to the bovine, canine, feline, equine, ovine, or porcine species; farm deer as defined in section 189A.2; ostriches, rheas, or emus; an animal which belongs to a species of poultry or fish; mink or other pel (Iowa Code § 717A.1)
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