Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-116.4

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, October 2, 2024

Rule 571-116.4 - HUSH council

There is hereby created a HUSH council. Members shall serve without additional compensation.

(1)Membership. The HUSH council shall include the following voting members:

a. The HUSH coordinator, who shall serve as the chairperson;

b. An additional department representative designated by the department's wildlife bureau chief;

c. A representative of the Food Bank of Iowa appointed by its executive director;

d. The chief of the department of agriculture and land stewardship's bureau of meat and poultry inspection or a designee of the chief.

(2)Duties.

a. To set a fair market price, the council shall consider prices for similar services paid by retail customers in Iowa and nearby states and shall recommend to the department an annual per-deer processing payment to be made to meat processors.

b. The council shall recommend to the department an annual per-deer administrative payment to be made to the Food Bank of Iowa. The Food Bank of Iowa shall provide information to assist in this determination but shall not participate in any vote of the council regarding the recommendation of the annual per-deer administrative payment to the Food Bank of Iowa.

c. The council shall make recommendations to the department to resolve conflicts or disputes in the operation of the HUSH program as brought to it by any person or entity.

d. The council shall adopt standards for participating lockers to meet in terms of their record of violations of rules of the bureau of meat and poultry inspection and the department of natural resources.

e. The council shall advise the department in the administration of HUSH.

(3)Administration. The HUSH coordinator shall convene the council as needed to conduct business. A majority vote shall be required for action or decision by the council. The chief of the department's wildlife bureau shall have the right to overrule the council for cause and shall provide the council with justification for the reasons. A quorum to conduct business shall consist of three council members, one of whom shall be the HUSH coordinator.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-116.4