1. Any defective moisture-measuring device, while so marked, sealed, or tagged, as provided in section 215A.5, may be used to ascertain the moisture content of agricultural products offered for sale, processing, or storage, only under the following conditions:

 a. The person shall keep a record, open to inspection, of every commercial sample of agricultural products inspected by the tagged device, showing that an adjustment was made on all such agricultural products tested.
 b. The device shall be repaired to comply with section 215A.5 within a period of thirty days, and the department thereupon notified.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 215A.6

  • Agricultural products: means any product of agricultural activity which is tested for moisture content when offered for sale, processing, or storage. See Iowa Code 215A.1
  • Department: means the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 215A.1
  • 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
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest in the same venture and shall include the United States, the state, or any subdivision of either. See Iowa Code 215A.1
 2. If, upon reinspection, the device is again rejected under the provisions of section 215A.5, such device shall be sealed and shall not be used until repaired and reinspected.
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