159.1 Definitions.

For the purposes of subtitles 1 through 3 of this title, excluding chapters 161A through 161C, unless otherwise provided:

1. "Agricultural drainage well" means the same as defined in section 455I.1.

2. "Agricultural drainage well area" means the same as defined in section 455I.1.

3. "Department" means the department of agriculture and land stewardship and if the department is required or authorized to do an act, unless otherwise provided, the act may be performed by an officer, regular assistant, or duly authorized agent of the department.

4. "Designated agricultural drainage well area" means the same as defined in section 455I.1.

5. "Person" includes an individual, a corporation, company, firm, society, or association; and the act, omission, or conduct of any officer, agent, or other person acting in a representative capacity shall be imputed to the organization or person represented, and the person acting in such capacity shall also be liable for violation of subtitles 1 through 3 of this title, excluding chapters 161A through 161C.

6. "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture.

159.10 Iowa book of agriculture.

The Iowa book of agriculture shall contain such information and data as in the discretion of the secretary concern the agricultural interests of the state, including data relative to or the reports of:

1. The state fair board, the county and district fair societies, the farmers institutes and short courses, and the farm aid associations.

2. The state horticultural society, the state dairy association, the beef cattle producers association, the crop improvement association, and the poultry associations.

3. Other agricultural, horticultural, and livestock associations in the state organized for the promotion of agriculture.

Any section of such book may, on the order of the secretary, be published in pamphlet or book form for separate distribution.

159.11 Agricultural statistics.

Agricultural statistics shall be collected each year by the department, which shall design surveys, collect data and publish county estimates of agricultural items. The department may make public announcements of the information collected and may provide copies without fee to vocational agricultural schools, state agricultural extension service and libraries. The department shall establish subscription fees for access by other parties to the information collected under this section. The fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. Production and acreage data collected under this section and provided by the department to the department of revenue and finance shall not be adjusted for accuracy by the department of revenue and finance.

159.12 Returns.

Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1032, § 10.

159.13 Seal.

The department shall have an official seal, and every commission, license, order, or other paper executed by or under the authority of the department may be attested with such seal.

159.14 Bonds.

The secretary shall require every inspector or employee who collects fees or handles funds belonging to the state to give an official bond, properly conditioned and signed by sufficient sureties, in a sum to be fixed by the secretary, which bond shall be approved by the secretary and filed in the office of the secretary of state. This section shall not apply to the deputy secretary of agriculture. The state shall pay the reasonable cost of the bonds required by this section.

159.15 Biennial report.

The secretary shall make a report to the governor in each even-numbered year, at the time provided by law, which shall include all receipts and disbursements for the year, and such information and statistics concerning the enforcement of the several laws administered by the department as may be thought useful, not otherwise available in printed form, with such suggestions as to legislation as may be deemed advisable.

159.16 Duty of peace officers.

All peace officers of the state when called upon by the secretary or any officer or authorized agent of the department shall enforce its rules and execute its lawful orders within their respective jurisdictions, and upon the request of the secretary such officers shall make such inspections as directed by the secretary and report the results thereof to the secretary.

159.17 Interference with department.

Any person resisting or interfering with the department, its employees or authorized agents, in the discharge of any duty imposed by law shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

159.18 State farmers institute.

Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1032, § 10.

159.19 Salary.

The salary of the secretary of agriculture shall be as fixed by the general assembly.

159.2 Object of department.

The object of the department of agriculture and land stewardship shall be:

1. To encourage, promote, and advance the interests of agriculture, including horticulture, livestock industry, dairying, cheese making, poultry raising, beekeeping, production of wool, production of domesticated fur-bearing animals, and other kindred and allied industries.

2. To encourage a relationship between people and the land that recognizes land as a resource to be managed in a manner that avoids irreparable harm.

3. To develop and implement policies that inspire public confidence in the long-term future of agriculture as an economic activity as well as a way of life.

4. To administer efficiently and impartially the inspection service of the state as is now or may hereafter be placed under its supervision.

159.20 Powers of department.

The department shall perform duties designed to lead to more advantageous marketing of Iowa agricultural commodities. The department may do any of the following:

1. Investigate the marketing of agricultural commodities.

2. Promote the sale, distribution, and merchandising of agricultural commodities.

3. Furnish information and assistance concerning agricultural commodities to the public.

4. Cooperate with the college of agriculture of the Iowa state university of science and technology in encouraging agricultural marketing education and research.

5. Accumulate and diffuse information concerning the marketing of agricultural commodities in cooperation with persons, agencies, or the federal government.

6. Investigate methods and practices related to the processing, handling, grading, classifying, sorting, weighing, packing, transportation, storage, inspection, or merchandising of agricultural commodities within this state.

7. Ascertain sources of supply for Iowa agricultural commodities. The department shall prepare and periodically publish lists of names and addresses of producers and consignors of agricultural commodities.

8. Perform inspection or grading of an agricultural commodity if requested by a person engaged in the production, marketing, or processing of the agricultural commodity. However, the person must pay for the services as provided by rules adopted by the department.

9. Cooperate with the Iowa department of economic development to avoid duplication of efforts between the department and the agricultural marketing program operated by the Iowa department of economic development.

10. Assist the office of renewable fuels and coproducts and the renewable fuels and coproducts advisory committee in administering the provisions of chapter 159A.

As used in this subchapter, "agricultural commodity" means any unprocessed agricultural product, including animals, agricultural crops, and forestry products grown, raised, produced, or fed in Iowa for sale in commercial channels. "Commercial channels" means the processes of sale of an agricultural commodity or unprocessed product from the agricultural commodity to any person, public or private, who resells the agricultural commodity for breeding, processing, slaughter, or distribution.

159.21 Director's powers.

Repealed by 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 852.

159.22 Grants and gifts of funds.

The secretary may accept grants and allotments of funds from the federal government and enter into co-operative agreements with the United States department of agriculture for projects to effectuate a purpose described in this subchapter.

159.23 Special fund.

All fees collected as a result of the inspection and grading provisions set out herein shall be paid into the state treasury, there to be set aside in a separate fund which is hereby appropriated for the use of the department except as indicated. Withdrawals therefrom shall be by warrant of the director of revenue and finance upon requisition by the secretary of agriculture. Such fund shall be continued from year to year, provided, however, that if there be any balance remaining at the end of the biennium which, in the opinion of the governor, director of management and secretary of agriculture, is greater than necessary for the proper administration of the inspection and grading program referred to herein, the treasurer of state is hereby authorized on the recommendation and with the approval of the governor, director of management and secretary of agriculture, to transfer to the general fund of the state that portion of such account as they shall deem advisable.

159.24 Grades or classifications of farm products.

A certificate of the grade, or other classification, of any farm products issued under this chapter shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the true grade or classification of such farm products as the same existed at the time of their classification.

159.25 Marketing board.

Repealed by 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 852.

159.26 Duties of board.

Repealed by 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 852.

159.27 Disposal of manure within designated areas--adoption of rules.

Transferred to § 455B.204A; 98 Acts, ch 1209, § 50.

159.28 Sinkholes--conservation easement programs.

The department shall develop and implement a program for the prevention of groundwater contamination through sinkholes. The program shall provide for education of landowners and encourage responsible chemical and land management practices in areas of the state prone to the formation of sinkholes.

The program may provide financial incentives for land management practices and the acquisition of conservation easements around sinkholes. The program may also provide financial assistance for the cleanup of wastes dumped into sinkholes.

The program shall be coordinated with the groundwater protection programs of the department of natural resources and other local, state, or federal government agencies which could compensate landowners for resource protection measures. The department shall use moneys appropriated for this purpose from the agriculture management account of the groundwater protection fund.

159.29 Agricultural drainage wells.

1. An owner of an agricultural drainage well shall register the well with the department of natural resources by September 30, 1988. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, in cooperation with the department of natural resources, shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, which provide for an appeals process for violations of this subsection.

2. An owner of an agricultural drainage well and a landholder whose land is drained by the well or wells of another person shall develop, in consultation with the department of agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural resources, a plan which proposes alternatives to the use of agricultural drainage wells by July 1, 1998.

a. Financial incentive moneys may be allocated from the financial incentive portion of the agriculture management account of the groundwater protection fund to implement alternatives to agricultural drainage wells.

b. An owner of an agricultural drainage well and a landholder whose land is drained by the well or wells of another person shall not be eligible for financial incentive moneys pursuant to paragraph "a" if the owner fails to register the well with the department of natural resources by September 30, 1988, or if the owner fails to develop a plan for alternatives in cooperation with the department of agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural resources.

3. The department shall:

a. On July 1, 1987 initiate a pilot demonstration and research project concerning elimination of groundwater contamination attributed to the use of agricultural chemicals and agricultural drainage wells. The project shall be established in a location in north central Iowa determined by the department to be the most appropriate. A demonstration project shall also be established in northeast Iowa to study techniques for the cleanup of sinkholes.

The agricultural drainage well pilot project shall be designed to identify the environmental, economic, and social problems presented by continued use or closure of agricultural drainage wells and to monitor possible contamination caused by agriculture land management practices and agricultural chemical use relative to agricultural drainage wells.

b. Develop alternative management practices based upon the findings from the demonstration projects to reduce the infiltration of synthetic organic compounds into the groundwater through agricultural drainage wells and sinkholes.

c. Examine alternatives and the costs of implementation of alternatives to the use of agricultural drainage wells, and examine the legal, technical, and hydrological constraints for integrating alternative drainage systems into existing drainage districts.

4. Financial incentive moneys expended through the use of the financial incentive portion of the agriculture management account may be provided by the department to landowners in the project areas for employing reduced chemical farming practices and land management techniques.

5. The secretary may appoint interagency committees and groups as needed to coordinate the involvement of agencies participating in department sponsored projects. The interagency committees and groups may accept grants and funds from public and private organizations.

6. The department shall publish a report on the status and findings of the pilot demonstration projects on or before July 1, 1989, and each subsequent year of the projects. The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall develop a priority system for the elimination of chemical contamination from agricultural drainage wells and sinkholes. The priority system shall incorporate available information regarding the significance of contamination, the number of registered wells in the area, and the information derived from the report prepared pursuant to this subsection. The highest priority shall be given to agricultural drainage wells for which the above criteria are best met, and the costs of necessary action are at the minimum level.

7. Beginning July 1, 1993, the department shall initiate an ongoing program to meet the goal of eliminating chemical contamination caused by the use of agricultural drainage wells by January 1, 1995, based upon the findings of the report published pursuant to subsection 6.

8. Notwithstanding the prohibitions of section 455B.267, subsection 4, an owner of an agricultural drainage well may make emergency repairs necessitated by damage to the drainage well to minimize surface runoff into the agricultural drainage well, upon the approval of the county board of supervisors or the board's designee of the county in which the agricultural drainage well is located. The approval shall be based upon the following conditions:

a. The well has been registered in accordance with both state and federal law.

b. The applicant will institute management practices including alternative crops, reduced application of chemicals, or other actions which will reduce the level of chemical contamination of the water which drains into the well.

c. The owner submits a written statement that approved emergency repairs are necessary and do not constitute a basis to avoid the eventual closure of the well if closure is later determined to be required. If a county board of supervisors or the board's designee approves the emergency repair of an agricultural drainage well, the county board of supervisors or the board's designee shall notify the department of natural resources of the approval within thirty days of the approval.

159.29A Agricultural drainage wells--alternative drainage system assistance fund.

1. An alternative drainage system assistance fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the soil conservation division. The fund is composed of moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the division or the state soil conservation committee established pursuant to section 161A.4, from the United States or private sources for placement in the fund.

2. Moneys in the fund are subject to an annual audit by the auditor of state. The fund is subject to warrants written by the director of revenue and finance, drawn upon the written requisition of the division.

3. The fund shall be used to support the alternative drainage system assistance program as provided in section 159.29B. Moneys shall be used to provide financial incentives under the program, and to defray expenses by the division in administering the program. However, not more than one percent of the money in the fund is available to defray administrative expenses. The division may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

4. The division shall not in any manner directly or indirectly pledge the credit of the state.

5. Section 8.33 shall not apply to moneys in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, moneys earned as income, including as interest, from the fund shall remain in the fund until expended as provided in this section.

159.29B Agricultural drainage wells--alternative drainage system assistance program.

1. The soil conservation division shall establish an alternative drainage system assistance program as provided by rules which shall be adopted by the division pursuant to chapter 17A. The program shall be supported from moneys deposited in the alternative drainage system assistance fund created pursuant to section 159.29A.

2. To the extent that moneys are available to support the program, the division shall provide cost-share moneys to persons closing agricultural drainage wells located within designated agricultural drainage well areas, and constructing alternative drainage systems which are part of a drainage district in accordance with the priority system established pursuant to section 159.29. The amount of moneys allocated in cost-share payments to a person qualifying under the program shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the estimated cost of installing the alternative drainage system or seventy-five percent of the actual cost of installing the alternative drainage system, whichever is less.

3. a. A person who owns an interest in land within a designated agricultural drainage well area shall not be eligible to participate in the program, if the person is any of the following:

b. Noncrop acres located within a designated agricultural drainage well area shall not be eligible to benefit from the program.

(1) A party to a pending legal or administrative action, including a contested case proceeding under chapter 17A, relating to an alleged violation involving an animal feeding operation as regulated by the department of natural resources, regardless of whether the pending action is brought by the department or the attorney general.

(2) Is classified as a habitual violator for a violation of state law involving an animal feeding operation as regulated by the department of natural resources.

The department of natural resources shall cooperate with the division by providing information necessary to administer this subsection.

159.3 Cooperation.

The department and the Iowa state university of science and technology shall cooperate in all ways that may be beneficial to the agricultural interests of the state, but without duplicating research or educational work conducted by the university. This section does not subordinate either the department or the university in their spheres of action.

The department may cooperate with the United States department of agriculture as the department deems wise and just.

159.30 Laboratory division--packaging determination--promotion.

The laboratory division of the department shall do all of the following:

1. Designate, pursuant to chapter 17A, packaging products which are degradable as defined pursuant to section 455B.301, subsection 16.

2. Promote the use at the point of sale of designated degradable, as defined pursuant to section 455B.301, subsection 16, packaging products by retailers.

3. Promote the development of markets which provide degradable, as defined pursuant to section 455B.301, subsection 16, packaging alternatives for use at the point of sale by retailers in this state.

159.31 Iowa seal.

A seal for agricultural products shall be created under the direction of the department of agriculture and land stewardship to identify agricultural products that have been produced or processed in the state. The department shall certify that agricultural products marked with the Iowa seal are of the quality and specifications warranted by the sellers of those products.

The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to provide methods of identifying, marking, and grading agricultural products, to prevent any misleading use of the Iowa seal, and as necessary or advisable to fully implement this section.

A violation of a rule adopted by the department of agriculture and land stewardship to implement this section is a simple misdemeanor. A fraudulent use of the term "Iowa Seal" or of the identifying mark for the Iowa seal, or a deliberately misleading or unwarranted use of the term or identifying mark is a serious misdemeanor.

159.32 and 159.33

Reserved.

159.34 Standards for apples.

Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1032, §10.

159.35 and 159.36

Reserved.

159.37 Special quality grains electronic bulletin board.

1. The department shall establish a special quality grains electronic bulletin board system. The system shall be available to any and all buyers and sellers of special quality grains for the purpose of posting the availability of special quality grains, or a demand for special quality grains.

2. The department shall actively promote the use of this system by both of the following:

a. Sellers who are producers or elevators.

b. Buyers who are government buying agencies, elevators, commercial firms, or others.

3. The system shall be limited to an informational service to permit one party of a potential transaction to learn basic preliminary information needed to locate and contact a second party if there is a commonality of demand and supply. The system shall not be operated as a trading system for completion of a contract, without express legislative permission. The department or the state shall not be liable for any action in connection with facilitating the initial contact between the parties through the electronic bulletin board system. The department or the state makes no warranties with regard to the information supplied to the bulletin board or to system participants.

159.4 Location.

The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall be located at the seat of government.

159.5 Powers and duties.

The secretary of agriculture is the head of the department of agriculture and land stewardship which shall:

1. Carry out the objects for which the department is created and maintained.

2. Establish and maintain such divisions in the department as are necessary for the proper enforcement of the laws administered by it.

3. Consolidate the inspection service of the state in respect to the laws administered by the department so as to eliminate duplication of inspection insofar as practicable.

4. Maintain a weather division which shall, in cooperation with the national weather service, collect and disseminate weather and phenological statistics and meteorological data, and promote knowledge of meteorology, phenology and climatology of the state. The division shall be headed by the state climatologist who shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture, and shall be an officer of the national weather service, if one is detailed for that purpose by the federal government.

5. Establish volunteer weather stations in one or more places in each county, appoint observers thereat, supervise such stations, receive reports of meteorological events and tabulate the same for permanent record.

6. Issue weekly weather and crop bulletins from April 1 to October 1 of each year, and edit and cause to be published monthly weather reports, containing meteorological matter in its relationship to agriculture, transportation, commerce and the general public.

7. Maintain a division of agricultural statistics, which shall, in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture statistical reporting service, gather, compile, and publish statistical information concerning the condition and progress of crops, the production of crops, livestock, livestock products, poultry, and other such related agricultural statistics, as will generally promote knowledge of the agricultural industry in the state of Iowa. The statistics, when published, constitute official agricultural statistics for the state of Iowa. The division is in the charge of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture and who shall be an officer of the United States department of agriculture statistical reporting service, if one is detailed for that purpose by the federal government.

8. Establish and maintain a marketing news service division in the department which shall, in cooperation with the federal market news and grading division of the United States department of agriculture, collect and disseminate data and information relative to the market prices and conditions of agricultural products raised, produced, and handled in the state. The division is in the charge of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture and shall be an officer of the federal market news and grading division of the United States department of agriculture, if one is detailed for that purpose by the federal government.

9. Inspect and supervise all food producing or distributing establishments including the furniture, fixtures, utensils, machinery, and other equipment so as to prevent the production, preparation, packing, storage, or transportation of food in a manner detrimental to its character or quality.

10. Approve all methods of probing for foreign material content of any type of grain.

11. Establish, publish, and enforce rules not inconsistent with law for the enforcement of the provisions of subtitles 1 through 3 of this title, excluding chapters 161A through 161C, and for the enforcement of the various laws, the administration and supervision of which are imposed upon the department.

12. Establish and maintain a sheep promotion division in the department which shall promote the consumption of lamb, mutton, and the use of wool, aid in the orderly marketing of sheep and wool, and conduct other activities which are beneficial to the sheep industry in Iowa. The division is in the charge of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture. Funds appropriated for the department of agriculture for state aid to the Iowa sheep association may be used together with other funds available for sheep promotion in establishing and maintaining the sheep promotion division, and the funds may be drawn and expended upon the order of the administrator with the approval of the secretary of agriculture.

13. Establish a swine tuberculosis eradication program including, but not limited to:

a. The inspection of swine herds in this state when the department finds that an animal from a swine herd has, or is believed to have, tuberculosis;

b. Ear tagging or otherwise physically marking all swine reacting positively to tests for tuberculosis;

c. Condemning any swine which has tuberculosis;

d. Depopulating any swine herd where tuberculosis is found to be generally present; and

e. Compensate the owners of condemned swine as provided under section 165.18, following the general procedures for filing claims and paying indemnities as provided in chapter 165.

If the department finds that the source of the tuberculosis in a swine herd is from another species of animal, except bovine, located on or near the premises on which the affected swine herd is located, the department may destroy those animals and indemnify the owners of the condemned animals as provided in chapter 163.

14. Establish and maintain a division of soil conservation. The division administrator shall be appointed by the secretary from a list of names of persons recommended by the soil conservation committee, pursuant to section 161A.4, subsection 2, and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.

15. Establish an inspection and regulation program regarding water sold in sealed containers for human consumption. As used in this subsection, "water sold in sealed containers for human consumption" includes ice sold in sealed containers and bottled water; "bottled water" means drinking water which is placed in sealed containers for the purpose of sale to the public for human consumption; and "drinking water" means water sold for drinking, culinary, or other purposes involving the likelihood of the water being ingested for human consumption but does not include distilled water, carbonated beverages, mineral water, or other beverages which contain water. The program shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

a. Establish, modify, or repeal rules relating to standards for testing for the presence of chemicals in water sold in sealed containers for human consumption. The standards for testing shall not be less stringent than the rules established for public drinking water supplies pursuant to chapter 455B.

b. Establish, modify, or repeal rules relating to drinking water standards for water sold in sealed containers for human consumption. The standards shall establish the maximum permissible level of any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance in the water and shall be as stringent as those established under the federal Food and Drug Act.

c. Establish, modify, or repeal rules relating to the labeling of water sold in sealed containers for human consumption including, but not limited to, requirements that water sold in this state shall have the words "Meets all F.D.A. standards" printed clearly and conspicuously on its label.

d. Establish, modify, or repeal rules relating to the frequency with which facilities where water is placed in sealed containers, including but not limited to ice making and bottling facilities, are inspected and tested. The frequency standard shall not be less stringent than the frequency standard for testing of public water supplies under chapter 455B.

e. A requirement that all records pertaining to sampling and analysis of water sold in sealed containers for human consumption under this subsection shall be maintained at the bottling facility or if the water is bottled outside of the state at the distributor's facility. The records shall be maintained for at least two years and shall be available upon request for review by officials of the department.

f. Provide that enforcement of this subsection shall be pursuant to chapter 189.

g. The provisions of paragraphs "a", "b", "c", and "e" shall not apply to ice produced from a public water supply as defined and regulated in chapter 455B. Ice sold in sealed containers shall be labeled or tagged with the name and location of the ice maker and whether it is produced from a public water supply. The department shall adopt rules relating to the packaging and handling of ice sold in sealed containers.

159.6 Additional duties.

In addition to the duties imposed by section 159.5 the department shall enforce the law relative to:

1. Forest and fruit-tree reservations, chapter 427C.

2. Infectious and contagious diseases among animals, chapter 163.

3. Eradication of bovine tuberculosis, chapter 165.

4. Hog-cholera virus and serum, chapter 166.

5. Use and disposal of dead animals, chapter 167.

6. Practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, chapter 169.

7. Regulation and inspection of foods, drugs, and other articles, as provided in Title V, subtitle 4, but chapter 205 of that subtitle shall be enforced as provided in that chapter.

8. State aid received by certain associations as provided in chapters 176 through 182, 186, and 352.

9. Coal mining and mines as set forth in chapters 207 and 208.

10. Soil and water conservation as set forth in chapters 161A, 161B, 161C, 161E, and 161F.

11. Grain dealers as set forth in chapter 203.

12. Grain bargaining agents as set forth in chapter 203A.

13. Bonded warehouses for agricultural products as set forth in chapter 203C.

14. The grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund as set forth in chapter 203D.

159.6A Contributions.

The department may accept contributions, including gifts and grants, in order to carry out and administer the provisions of this chapter. The department shall maintain an itemized accounting of the contributions. At the end of each fiscal year, the department shall prepare a list recognizing private contributors.

159.7 Intake airprobes not approved.

The secretary shall not approve the use of end intake airprobes, which use a vacuum to collect a sample from a load of grain, pursuant to section 159.5, subsection 10. A person who uses a method of probing for foreign material content of grain which is not approved by the secretary is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

159.8 Comprehensive management plan--highly erodible acres.

The department shall request cooperation from the federal government, including the United States department of agriculture consolidated farm service agency and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service, to investigate methods to preserve land which is highly erodible, as provided in the federal Food Security Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq., for the purpose of developing with owners of the land a comprehensive management plan for the land. The plan may be based on the soil conservation plan of the natural resources conservation service and may include a farm unit conservation plan and a comprehensive agreement as provided in chapter 161A. The extension services at Iowa state university of science and technology shall cooperate with the department in developing the comprehensive plan.

The investigation shall include methods which help to preserve highly erodible land from row crop production through production of alternative commodities, and financial incentives. The department shall report to the governor and the general assembly not later than January 15, 1990, of the department's progress in the investigation. The department shall report to the governor and the general assembly not later than January 15, 1991, on the department's recommendation for programs necessary to preserve highly erodible land from injury or destruction.

159.9 Publication and distribution of rules.

A sufficient number of pamphlets setting forth the statutes and rules of the department shall be published from time to time to supply the various needs for the same and shall be furnished to any resident of the state upon request.