Legal Opinion
Loftus v. Department of Agriculture of Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 22, 1930No. 40215PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKindig, J.
The plaintiffs-appellees claim that Chapter 129 of the 1927 Code, as amended (Acts Forty-third General Assembly, Chapter 75), is unconstitutional and void. This legislation was enacted by the state for the purpose of controlling and eradicating bovine tuberculosis. Section 2 of the amendment declares :
“The state of Iowa is hereby declared to be and is hereby established as an accredited area for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis from the dairy and breeding cattle of the state. ’ ’
Quarantine is authorized, and tubercular cattle may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the department…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Barbier v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Kidd v. PearsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- North American Cold Storage Co. v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Dickinson v. PorterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- State Ex Rel. Turner v. Koscot Interplanetary, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Knorr v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank v. NordholmSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- State v. Van TrumpSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
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