Iowa Code 190C.26 – Selling, labeling, or representing agricultural products as organic — penalties
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 190C.26
- Agricultural product: means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock, that is marketed in this state for human or livestock consumption. See Iowa Code 190C.1
- Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 190C.1
- Fund: means the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund created in section 203D. See Iowa Code 203D.1
- Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic material on the immediate container of an agricultural product or any such material affixed to any agricultural product or affixed to a bulk container containing an agricultural product, except for package liners or a display of written, printed, or graphic material which contains only information about the weight of the product. See Iowa Code 190C.1
- National organic program: means the program administered by the United States department of agriculture pursuant to 7 C. See Iowa Code 190C.1
- Organic: means a labeling term that refers to an agricultural product produced in accordance with this chapter. See Iowa Code 190C.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
- 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
A person shall not knowingly sell, label, or represent an agricultural product as organic, except in accordance with this chapter. A person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars. Civil penalties shall be assessed by the district court in an action initiated by the department or attorney general as provided in section 190C.21. Unless prohibited by the national organic program, each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate violation. Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.