Iowa Code 717.1 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 717.1
- Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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
717.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Department”” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
2. “”Electronic mail”” means any message transmitted through the internet including but not limited to messages transmitted from or to any address affiliated with an internet site.
3. “”Law enforcement officer”” means a regularly employed member of a police force of a city or county, including a sheriff, who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.
4. “”Livestock”” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species, ostriches, rheas, emus; farm deer as defined in § 170.1; or poultry.
5. “”Livestock care provider”” means a person designated by a local authority to provide care to livestock which is rescued by the local authority pursuant to § 717.2A.
6. “”Local authority”” means a city as defined in § 362.2 or a county as provided in chapter 331.
7. “”Maintenance”” means to provide on-site or off-site care to neglected livestock.
8. “”Sustenance”” means food, water, or a nutritional formulation customarily used in the production of livestock.
[C51, §2678; R60, §4318; C73, §3977; C97, §4818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13132; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §717.1]
94 Acts, ch 1103, §7; 95 Acts, ch 43, §14; 95 Acts, ch 134, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 149, §21, 23;
2011 Acts, ch 81, §5
Referred to in §15E.202, 159.5, 162.1, 172E.1, 236.3, 236.4, 236.5, 267.1, 422.7(13)(a), 422.7(14)(f), 484B.1, 501A.102, 562.1A, 717B.1,
717D.1, 911.5
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Department”” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
2. “”Electronic mail”” means any message transmitted through the internet including but not limited to messages transmitted from or to any address affiliated with an internet site.
3. “”Law enforcement officer”” means a regularly employed member of a police force of a city or county, including a sheriff, who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.
4. “”Livestock”” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species, ostriches, rheas, emus; farm deer as defined in § 170.1; or poultry.
5. “”Livestock care provider”” means a person designated by a local authority to provide care to livestock which is rescued by the local authority pursuant to § 717.2A.
6. “”Local authority”” means a city as defined in § 362.2 or a county as provided in chapter 331.
7. “”Maintenance”” means to provide on-site or off-site care to neglected livestock.
8. “”Sustenance”” means food, water, or a nutritional formulation customarily used in the production of livestock.
[C51, §2678; R60, §4318; C73, §3977; C97, §4818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13132; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §717.1]
94 Acts, ch 1103, §7; 95 Acts, ch 43, §14; 95 Acts, ch 134, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 149, §21, 23;
2011 Acts, ch 81, §5
Referred to in §15E.202, 159.5, 162.1, 172E.1, 236.3, 236.4, 236.5, 267.1, 422.7(13)(a), 422.7(14)(f), 484B.1, 501A.102, 562.1A, 717B.1,
717D.1, 911.5