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Iowa Code § 189.9 (2026)

Labeling

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1. All articles in package or wrapped form which are required by this subtitle to be labeled, unless otherwise provided, shall be conspicuously marked in the English language in legible letters on the principal label with the following items:

a. The true name, brand, or trademark of the article. \n Tue Dec 09 22:23:06 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 189 (26, 0) §189.9, AGRICULTURE — GENERAL PROVISIONS 4\n\n b. The quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. Under this requirement reasonable variations shall be permitted, and small packages shall be excepted in accordance with the rules of the department.

c. The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, importer, dispenser, distributor, or dealer.

2. The above items shall be printed in such a way that there shall be a distinct contrast between the color of the letters and the background upon which printed. [C73, §4042; C97, §2517, 4989 – 4991, 5070; S13, §2510-d, -q, -r, -v1, -v2, 2515-b – d, 2528-f, 4999-a35, 5070-a, 5077-a6; SS15, §4999-a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3037; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.9] 94 Acts, ch 1023, §24; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §32; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §71 Referred to in §189.11, 191.1, 191.2, 196.10, 199.3, 210.12, 210.18\n\n 189.10 Packages excepted. Repealed by 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §389. \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1952–1965 · leading case: Linnenkamp v. Linn, 51 N.W.2d 393 (Iowa 1952).

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Linnenkamp v. Linn, 51 N.W.2d 393 (Iowa 1952). · cites it 6× “In June 1949, the State Department of Agriculture issued an order to plaintiff in substance as follows: “You are in violation of sections 189.9, 189.11 and 190.1, Code, 1946.”

Borden Co. v. Liddy, 239 F. Supp. 289 (S.D. Iowa 1965). · cites it 2× “As the several Memorandums indicate, the Court is unanimous in its view that the defendant cannot prohibit the sale in commerce of the plaintiff’s 10% milkfat product within the State of Iowa upon the basis that the branding of it as “ice cream” constitutes a labeling violation…”

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