177A.6 - RULES.
177A.6 RULES.
1. The state entomologist shall, from time to time, adopt rules
for carrying out the provisions and requirements of this chapter,
including rules under which the inspectors and other employees shall:
a. Inspect places, plants and plant products, and things and
substances used or connected therewith,
b. Investigate, control, eradicate and prevent the
dissemination of insect pests and diseases, and
c. Supervise or cause the treatment, cutting and destruction
of plants and plant products infested or infected therewith.
2. The state entomologist, the entomologist's inspectors,
employees, or other authorized agents shall have authority to enforce
these rules which shall be published in the same manner as are the
other rules of the department.
3. A nursery stock dealer shall not sell, offer for sale, or
distribute nursery products by any method, or under any circumstances
or condition, which has the capacity and tendency or effect of
deceiving purchasers or prospective customers as to quantity, size,
grade, kind, species, age, maturity, viability, condition, vigor,
hardiness, number of times transplanted, growth ability, growth
characteristics, rate of growth or time required before flowering or
fruiting, price, origin or place where grown, or in any other
material respect.
4. When under the provisions of this section it becomes necessary
for the state entomologist to verify sizes and grades of nursery
stock, or either of them, the entomologist shall use as a guide the
"American Standard for Nursery Stock" as revised and approved by the
American standards association, inc. Section History: Early Form
[S13, § 2575-a48; C24, § 4050, 4051, 4054; C27, 31, 35, § 4062-b6;
C39, § 4062.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 267.6; C75,
77, 79, 81, § 177A.6] Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 41, §73
Referred to in § 177A.19