Powers and purposes
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2940; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §177.2] 87 Acts, ch 225, §204; 2008 Acts, ch 1096, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §71
The Iowa crop improvement association shall have all powers necessary to carry out the following purposes:
- 1. Act as the official seed certifying agency for Iowa as provided by rules adopted by the department.
- 2. Adopt procedures for conducting seed and plant stock certification and planting stock quality assurance, pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
- 3. Provide educational and leadership opportunities to influence public policy regarding crop improvement.
- 4. Conduct, in cooperation with Iowa state university college of agriculture and life sciences, testing and disseminate information regarding the adaptation and performance of crop cultivars.
- 5. Coordinate all Iowa crop improvement association activities in a manner that is consistent with environmentally sound agricultural practices.
- 6. Provide a mechanism for commodity identity preservation.
- 7. Engage in such other activities that are reasonably connected to the purposes of this section.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2940; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §177.2] 87 Acts, ch 225, §204; 2008 Acts, ch 1096, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §71