Any animal slaughtered in Iowa is subject to having blood
samples taken in order to determine whether the animal is infected with an
infectious or contagious disease. Upon written notification from the department
or from the United States Department of Agriculture, the management of a
slaughter facility shall provide for or permit the collection of blood samples
for testing from any animal confined at or being slaughtered at such a
facility.
If the department or the United States Department of
Agriculture chooses to place government employees or private contractors in the
facility for the purpose of collecting the blood samples, neither the facility
nor the management of the facility shall charge a fee for providing such
access. In addition, the slaughter facility shall provide blood collectors
access to facilities routinely available to plant employees such as rest rooms,
lockers, break rooms, limchrooms, and storage facilities to facilitate blood
collection in the same manner and on the same terms as the facility provides
access to the facility to meat inspectors employed by the department or the
Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
