1. The secretary may establish a reserve supply of biological products of approved modified live virus classical swine fever vaccine and of anti-classical swine fever serum or its equivalent in antibody concentrate to be used as directed by the secretary in the event of an emergency resulting from a classical swine fever outbreak. Vaccine and serum or antibody concentrate from the reserve supply, if used for such an emergency, shall be made available to swine producers at a price which will not result in a profit. Payment shall be made by the producer to the department and such vaccine shall be administered by a licensed practicing veterinarian. The secretary may cooperate with other states in the accumulation, maintenance and disbursement of such reserve supply of biological products. The secretary, with the advice and written consent of the state veterinarian, and the advice and written consent of the veterinarian-in-charge for Iowa of the animal and plant health inspection service – veterinary services, United States department of agriculture, shall determine when an emergency resulting from a classical swine fever outbreak exists.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 166.42

  • Biological products: shall include and be deemed to embrace only anti-classical swine fever serum and viruses which are either virulent or nonvirulent, alive or dead. See Iowa Code 166.1
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 166.1
  • Maintenance: means the provision of shelter, food, water, or a nutritional formulation as required pursuant to chapter 717. See Iowa Code 169C.1
  • Payment: means the actual payment or tender of payment by a grain dealer to a seller of the agreed purchase price, or in the case of disputes as to sales of grain, the undisputed portion of the purchase price without reduction for any separate claim of the grain dealer against the seller. See Iowa Code 203.8
  • Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Iowa Code 166.1
  • 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
 2. The secretary is authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of classical swine fever vaccine or serum if the potency of such vaccine or serum is in doubt. Moneys received under provisions of this section shall be paid into the state treasury.
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