Iowa Code 159.26 – Definitions

As used in this part:

1. “Food item” means any of the following:

a. A perishable item derived from an agricultural commodity, or processed from an agricultural commodity, that is fit for human consumption.

b. Honey produced from bees in a managed beehive.

Agricultural commodity: means any unprocessed agricultural product, including animals, agricultural crops, and forestry products grown, raised, produced, or fed in Iowa for sale in commercial channels. See Iowa Code 159.20
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
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

2. “Iowa farm” means land in this state used to produce an agricultural commodity.

3. “Process” means to prepare a food item in a manner that allows it to be fit for human consumption.

4. “Program” means the choose Iowa promotional program established in section 159.28.