Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-1.1 - Organization
(1)
"Department " means the department of agriculture and land
stewardship.
(2)
"Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture who is the head
of the department .
(3) The deputy
secretary of agriculture advises the secretary and has the statutory authority
to perform any of the duties required or authorized of the secretary in the
secretary's absence or through explicit directions or tacit consent.
(4) The department is organized into four
branches known as the consumer protection and industry services division, the
administration division, the soil conservation division, and the food safety
and animal health division. The deputy secretary of agriculture heads the
administration division, and division directors head the consumer protection
and industry services division, the soil conservation division, and the food
safety and animal health division. The directors assist the secretary in the
implementation of the secretary's policies within the various bureaus,
laboratories, and units assigned to that division. The directors shall also
assist the secretary in supervising the work of the various bureaus and units
assigned to that division, provide the expertise of their division to other
divisions where appropriate, and perform other duties as assigned by the
secretary.
(5) Rescinded lAB
2/25/09, effective 2/5/09.
(6) The
grain indemnity fund board is an autonomous agency of which the secretary is
president. The board operates in conjunction with the grain warehouse bureau of
the department , determining and providing for payment of claims which arise as
a result of the failure of a grain dealer or warehouse operator and
administering the Iowa grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund. The rules
for the board 's organization and operations and its procedures for resolving
claims appear in 21-Chapters 63 and 64, Iowa Administrative Code.
(7) The Iowa board of veterinary medicine is
an autonomous agency functioning within the department to provide for the
licensing and disciplining of veterinarians and veterinary assistants. The
powers of the Iowa board of veterinary medicine are vested in the board
pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 169, and its rules appear at 811-Chapter 1, et
seq., Iowa Administrative Code. The secretary appoints the state veterinarian
who, pursuant to Iowa Code section
169.5,
serves as secretary to the board .
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