Form of certificate — substitutes
[C77, 79, 81, §172B.3] 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
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.
[C77, 79, 81, §172B.3] 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