IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
172B.3 - FORM OF CERTIFICATE -- SUBSTITUTES.
172B.3 FORM OF CERTIFICATE -- SUBSTITUTES.
1. Duties of secretary. The secretary, pursuant to chapter
17A, shall prescribe a standard form of the transportation
certificate required by this chapter. Where the laws of this state
or of the United States require the possession of another shipping
document by a person transporting livestock, or where the industry
practice of carriers requires the possession of a shipping document
by a person transporting livestock, and where such a document
contains all of the information other than signatures which is
prescribed in subsection 2, upon application of a carrier the
secretary by rule shall authorize the use of a specific document in
lieu of the standard form prescribed by the secretary, but subject to
any conditions the secretary may impose.
a. A person who is in possession of a shipping document
approved by the secretary shall not be required to possess the
standard form transportation certificate prescribed by the secretary,
but the person may be required by a law enforcement officer to
execute the standard form transportation certificate.
b. The form prescribed or authorized by the secretary shall
be executed in triplicate, and shall be retained as provided in
section 172B.4.
c. The secretary shall distribute, upon request, copies of
the prescribed standard form to veterinarians, marketing agencies,
carriers, law enforcement officers, and other persons, and may
collect a fee from the recipient totaling not more than the cost of
printing and postage. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
prohibit a person from causing the reproduction of the standard form,
and an accurate reproduction of a standard current form may be used
as a transportation certificate for all purposes.
2. Contents. The transportation certificate shall contain
the following information:
a. The date of execution of the certificate.
b. The name, driver's license number, and address of the
owner of the livestock.
c. The name and address of the shipper if other than the
owner.
d. The address of the loading point of the livestock, or the
nearest post office and county.
e. The date of loading of the livestock.
f. The name and address of the purchaser, consignee, or other
person receiving shipment.
g. The address of the destination of the livestock, or the
nearest post office and county.
h. The name and address of the carrier or person transporting
livestock.
i. The driver's license number of the person transporting
livestock.
j. The vehicle registration plate number and the state of
issuance.
k. The vehicle seal number, if any.
l. The form number and state of issuance of any certificate
of veterinary inspection accompanying the livestock.
m. A description of the livestock including number, breed,
sex, age, and brands, if any.
n. The signature of the owner or shipper, or the signature of
the person transporting livestock, or the signatures of either the
owner or shipper and the person transporting livestock. Section History: Early Form
[C77, 79, 81, § 172B.3] Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 202, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1230, § 2; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9;
2004 Acts, ch 1163, §31; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §204
Referred to in § 172B.1, 172B.5