Judge halts enforcement of Iowa’s ag trespass law

Judge halts enforcement of Iowa’s ag trespass law

A federal court judge has halted enforcement of Iowa’s latest ag trespass law and denied the state’s efforts to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the law.

The law, which was passed by

the Iowa legislature earlier this year, created a trespass charge for anyone

using deception to gain access to a farm with intent to cause physical or

economic harm.

It was the Iowa legislature’s

second attempt to protect farms from unwanted intruders.

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