Iowa Code § 163.3F: Interference with official acts.

1. A person shall not interfere with an official act of the department taken in the performance of a duty to prevent or control the transmission of an infectious or contagious disease among a population or species of animals, if the official act is authorized as part of any of the following:

a. A veterinary emergency preparedness and response service pursuant to section 163.3A.

b. A foreign animal disease preparedness and response strategy pursuant to section 163.3C.

c. An emergency measure pursuant to section 163.3D or 163.3E.

2. Under this section, an official act of the department may be performed by a departmental employee, or a veterinary or special assistant appointed pursuant to section 163.3G.