Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title V. AGRICULTURE |
Chapter 169C. TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK |
Section 169C.2. Custody.
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A landowner may take custody of livestock if the livestock trespasses upon the landowner’s land or strays from the livestock owner’s control on a public road which adjoins the landowner’s land. A local authority may take custody of the livestock as provided by the local authority. The landowner shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a local authority, unless the livestock owner approves of the transfer. A local authority shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a livestock care provider.