Iowa Code 166B.4 – Institution of indemnification
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 166B.4
- Classical swine fever: means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease of swine commonly known as hog cholera. See Iowa Code 166B.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
- Exposed: means all swine in physical contact with a known infected herd or tended by a person having direct contact with an infected herd. See Iowa Code 166B.1
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- 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
It is hereby recognized and declared that indemnification for destruction of swine infected with or exposed to classical swine fever is an expression of the public policy of this state but employed only in the final stages of eradication of the disease, or as a means of preventing or minimizing its recurrence. The department shall not therefore institute an initial program of indemnification pursuant to the chapter until it is mutually agreed between the department and the United States department of agriculture that such action is necessary in order to carry out the classical-swine-fever eradication program.