{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-163.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 163.3","heading":"Part — definitions.","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n1. “Animal” means any livestock or agricultural animal as defined in section 717A.1.\n2. “Interested person” means the owner of an animal; a person caring for the animal, if different from the owner of the animal; or a person holding a perfected agricultural lien or security interest in the animal under chapter 554.","path":["Title V - AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)","Chapter 163 - INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG ANIMALS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 2 - STATEWIDE PREPAREDNESS AND AUTHORIZATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/163.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:04Z","sha256":"63d6bc69d2f0018bc6fc8d4175ab9a2447c2b2b97221370852309af10cf471cc","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-163.2a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-163.3a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}