Terms Used In Iowa Code 169A.3

  • Animal: means a creature belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species; ostriches, rheas, or emus; farm deer as defined in section 170. See Iowa Code 169A.1
  • Brand: means an identification mark that is burned into the hide of a live animal by a hot iron or another method approved by the secretary. See Iowa Code 169A.1
  • Livestock: means horses, cattle, sheep, mules, or asses. See Iowa Code 169A.1
 Evidence of an animal‘s ownership shall not be established in court by the animal’s brand, unless the animal is livestock, the brand complies with the requirements of this chapter, and the brand is recorded as provided in sections 169A.4 and 169A.6 or 169A.9.