29C.2 - DEFINITIONS.
29C.2 DEFINITIONS.
1. "Disaster" means man-made and natural occurrences, such as
fire, flood, drought, earthquake, tornado, windstorm, hazardous
substance or nuclear power plant accident or incident, which threaten
the public peace, health, and safety of the people or which damage
and destroy public or private property. The term includes attack,
sabotage, or other hostile action from within or without the state.
2. "Homeland security" means the detection, prevention,
preemption, deterrence of, and protection from attacks targeted at
state territory, population, and infrastructure.
3. "Local emergency management agency" means a countywide
joint county-municipal public agency organized to administer this
chapter under the authority of the local emergency management
commission.
4. "Public disorder" means such substantial interference with
the public peace as to constitute a significant threat to the health
and safety of the people or a significant threat to public or private
property. The term includes insurrection, rioting, looting, and
persistent violent civil disobedience. Section History: Early Form
[C77, 79, 81, § 29C.2; 81 Acts, ch 32, § 1] Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1139, § 2; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §20, 21, 28
Referred to in § 8D.9, 24.6, 29A.7, 135.140, 256.9, 257.31, 273.2,
273.3, 273.14, 298.3, 331.441, 384.3A, 384.24, 613.17
Emergency care or assistance rendered during disasters, see
§613.17