{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-202b.101","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 202B.101","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to preserve free and private enterprise, prevent monopoly, and also to protect consumers by regulating the balance of competitive forces in beef and swine production, by enhancing the welfare of the farming community, and also by preventing processors from gaining control of beef or swine production.","path":["Title V - AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)","Chapter 202B - SWINE AND BEEF PROCESSORS","Subchapter I - PURPOSE — DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/202B.101.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:05Z","sha256":"4cb195a2c33ae4e03005524cf2531f305e1e532c1c8f1360c6a543c78958537c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-202a.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-202b.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}