{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-167.19","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 167.19","heading":"Penalty.","body":"A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The person may be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. However, the state shall be precluded from bringing a criminal action against the person if the department has initiated a civil enforcement proceeding. Moneys collected in civil penalties shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.","path":["Title V - AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)","Chapter 167 - USE AND DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/167.19.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:04Z","sha256":"71ccd217341fe11e7a70abae48602ecba238397f240f706cab3cf8f14031962f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-167.18","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-167.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}