Terms Used In Iowa Code 579A.5

• Cattle: means an animal classified as bovine, regardless of the age or sex of the animal. See Iowa Code 579A.1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Feedlot: means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area in which cattle are confined and fed and maintained for forty-five days or more in any twelve-month period. See Iowa Code 579A.1
• operator: means any person other than one who is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 422. See Iowa Code 557B.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