The expense for an inspection and official test of a designated animal other than for bovine animals shall be borne by the owner. If the designated animal is a bovine animal, and the owner agrees to comply with and carry out the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted by the department under section 164.4, the expense of the inspection and test may be borne by the United States department of agriculture.

Section amended

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §164.4; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.6] 83 Acts, ch 123, §72, 209; 97 Acts, ch 124, §6; 2025 Acts, ch 156, §32

Referred to in §163A.12, 164.3, 164.9