{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-169c.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 169C.2","heading":"Custody.","body":"A landowner may take custody of livestock if the livestock trespasses upon the landowner’s land or strays from the livestock owner’s control on a public road which adjoins the landowner’s land. A local authority may take custody of the livestock as provided by the local authority. The landowner shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a local authority, unless the livestock owner approves of the transfer. A local authority shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a livestock care provider.","path":["Title V - AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)","Chapter 169C - TRESPASSING OR STRAY LIVESTOCK"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/169C.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:04Z","sha256":"b9eedd00dbc626766dc49569750cf18aebf8c725f80d522959116005c63d5b5a","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-169c.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-169c.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}