Iowa Code § 717.4A: Livestock in immediate need of sustenance — livestock remediation fund.

The department may utilize the moneys deposited into the livestock remediation fund pursuant to section 459.501 to pay for any expenses associated with providing sustenance to or the disposition of the livestock pursuant to a court order entered pursuant to section 717.3 or 717.5. The department shall utilize moneys from the fund only to the extent that the department determines that expenses cannot be timely paid by utilizing the available provisions of sections 717.4 and 717.5. The department shall deposit any unexpended and unobligated moneys in the fund. If there are proceeds remaining after the disposition of the livestock or associated products and satisfaction of the department’s expenses, and the department has utilized moneys from the livestock remediation fund, the department shall repay the fund from the proceeds.