Terms Used In Iowa Code 162.9A

• Authorization: means a state license, certificate of registration, or permit issued or renewed by the department to a commercial establishment as provided in section 162. See Iowa Code 162.2
• Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
• Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 162.2
• establishment: means an animal shelter, boarding kennel, commercial breeder, commercial kennel, dealer, pet shop, pound, public auction, or research facility. See Iowa Code 162.2
• Licensee: means a licensed grain dealer or licensed warehouse operator. See Iowa Code 203D.1
• Permittee: means a commercial breeder, dealer, or public auction to whom a permit is issued by the department as a federal licensee pursuant to section 162. See Iowa Code 162.2
• Public auction: means any place or location where dogs or cats, or both, are sold at auction to the highest bidder regardless of whether the dogs or cats are offered as individuals, as a group, or by weight. See Iowa Code 162.2
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1