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Iowa bill limits damages in livestock nuisance lawsuits
Nuisance lawsuits against Iowa livestock producers are the focus of legislation approved this week by the Iowa Senate.
The bill would put new limits on damages a court could order in such lawsuits. State Senator Dan Zumbach says some banks are reluctant to loan money to livestock producers because of the threat of nuisance lawsuits.
“This bill is about a young gentleman or lady coming out of Iowa State University, educated well and ready to go into the livestock industry,” Zumbach says, “and having the ability to go to a bank that will loan that person money and feel comfortable with that loan to start them in the livestock industry.”
Zumbach says the bill would provide more legal protection to producers who are “prudent” and “reasonable”, but not those considered to be “bad actors”.
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