159.27 Iowa seal.
1. A seal for agricultural products shall be created under the direction of the department of agriculture and land stewardship to identify agricultural products that have been produced or processed in the state. The department shall certify that agricultural products marked with the Iowa seal are of the quality and specifications warranted by the sellers of those products.
2. The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to provide methods of identifying, marking, and grading agricultural products, to prevent any misleading use of the Iowa seal, and as necessary or advisable to fully implement this section.
3. a. A violation of a rule adopted by the department of agriculture and land stewardship to implement this section is a simple misdemeanor.
b. A fraudulent use of the term “Iowa Seal” or of the identifying mark for the Iowa seal, or a deliberately misleading or unwarranted use of the term or identifying mark is a serious misdemeanor.
87 Acts, ch 107, §1
CS87, §159.31
2003 Acts, ch 48, §7
CS2003, §159.27
2017 Acts, ch 54, §30