Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 172B - Livestock Transportation

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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
• Law enforcement officer: means a state patrol officer, a sheriff, or other peace officer so designated by this state or by a county or municipality. See Iowa Code 172B.1
• Livestock: means and includes live cattle, swine, sheep, horses, ostriches, rheas, or emus, and the carcasses of such animals whether in whole or in part. See Iowa Code 172B.1
• Owner: means a person having legal title to livestock. See Iowa Code 172B.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
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. 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
• Transportation certificate: means the document specified in section 172B. See Iowa Code 172B.1
• Transporting livestock: means being in custody of or operating a vehicle in this state, whether or not on a highway, in which are confined one or more head of livestock. See Iowa Code 172B.1
• United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1