Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 195 - Raw Milk

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Board: means the Iowa grain indemnity fund board created in section 203D. See Iowa Code 203D.1
• Dairy animal: means a cow, goat, or sheep that is actively producing milk. See Iowa Code 195.1
• 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 195.1
• Distribute: means to transfer an item or offer to transfer an item to another person, either free of charge or by sale or exchange. See Iowa Code 195.1
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Milk: means the lacteal secretion of a dairy animal. See Iowa Code 195.1
• month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. 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
• Raw milk: means milk that is not pasteurized or graded as otherwise required in chapters 190, 192, and 194. See Iowa Code 195.1
• Raw milk dairy: means an operation, owned or operated by a raw milk producer, where not more than ten dairy animals are maintained to actively produce milk at any one time. See Iowa Code 195.1
• Raw milk dairy product: means a product, other than a milk product, manufactured using milk or a milk product as the primary ingredient, and that includes any quantity of raw milk. See Iowa Code 195.1
• Raw milk producer: means a milk producer who owns or operates a raw milk dairy, if the milk producer makes the election provided in section 195. See Iowa Code 195.1
• Raw milk product: means a product manufactured using milk as its exclusive ingredient as described in 21 C. See Iowa Code 195.1
• Recognized bacteria count limit: means the results of a test measuring the presence of bacteria in raw milk at a level that does not exceed the following:
   a. See Iowa Code 195.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". 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
• United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1