§ 716-7a

716.7A Food operation trespass. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:a. 'Apiary' and 'bee' mean the same as defined in section 160.1A.b. 'Food animal' means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species; farm deer as defined in section 170.1; turkeys, chickens, or other poultry; fish orother aquatic organisms confined in private waters for human consumption; or bees. c. 'Food establishment', 'food processing plant', and 'farmers market' mean the same as defined in section 137F.1. d. (1) 'Food operation' means any of the following:(a) A location where a food animal is produced, maintained, or otherwise housed or kept, or processed in any manner. (b) A location other than as described in subparagraph division (a) where a food animal is kept, including an apiary, livestock market, vehicle or trailer attached to a vehicle, fair,exhibition, or a business operated by a person licensed to practice veterinary medicinepursuant to chapter 169. (c) A location where a meat food product, poultry product, milk or milk product, eggs or an egg product, aquatic product, or honey is prepared for human consumption, includinga food processing

r 169. (c) A location where a meat food product, poultry product, milk or milk product, eggs or an egg product, aquatic product, or honey is prepared for human consumption, includinga food processing plant, a slaughtering establishment operating under the provisions of 21U.S.C. §451 et seq. or 21 U.S.C. §601 et seq.; or a slaughtering establishment subject to stateinspection as provided in chapter 189A. (2) 'Food operation' does not include a food establishment or farmers market.e. 'Meat food product', 'poultry product', and 'prepared' mean the same as defined in section 189A.2. 2. A person commits food operation trespass by entering or remaining on the property of a food operation without the consent of a person who has real or apparent authority to allowthe person to enter or remain on the property. 3. Subsection 2 does not apply to any of the following:a. A person entering a right-of-way, if the person has not been notified or requested by posted signage or other means to abstain from entering onto the right-of-way or to vacate theright-of-way. b. A person having lawful authority to enter onto the property of the food operation, including but not limited to a federal, state, or

om entering onto the right-of-way or to vacate theright-of-way. b. A person having lawful authority to enter onto the property of the food operation, including but not limited to a federal, state, or local government official. c. A person who is given express permission by the owner of the food operation to enter onto or remain on the property of the food operation. d. A person employed by a food operation while acting in the course of employment.2020 Acts, ch 1036, §17, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §144 – 146Referred to in §716.8 Sat Dec 23 12:30:24 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 716.7A (6, 0)