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Iowa Code § 199.15 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 199 / Section 199.15
Permit — fee — fraud.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not sell, distribute, advertise, solicit orders for, offer or expose for sale, agricultural or vegetable seed without first obtaining from the department a permit to engage in the business. A permit is not required of persons selling seeds which have been packed and distributed by a person holding and having in force a permit. A permit is not required of persons selling or advertising seed of their own production, provided that the seed is stored or delivered to a purchaser only on or from the farm or premises where grown.

(2) (a) The fee for a new permit is ten dollars and the fee for a renewed permit is based on the gross annual sales of seeds in Iowa during the previous twelve-month period under the permit holder’s label and all permits expire on the first day of July following date of issue.

(2) (b) Permits shall be issued subject to the following fee schedule:Gross sales of seedsFee Not more than$25,000$30 Over $25,000 but not exceeding50,00060 Over $50,000 but not exceeding100,00090 Over $100,000 but not exceeding200,000120

(2) (c) For each additional increment of one hundred thousand dollars of sales in Iowa the fee shall increase by thirty dollars. The fee shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a permit holder.

(3) After due notice given at least ten days prior to a date of hearing fixed by the secretary, the department may revoke or refuse to renew a permit issued under this section if a violation of this chapter or if intent to defraud is established. The failure to fulfill a contract to repurchase the seed crop produced from any agricultural seed, if the crop meets the requirements set forth in the contract and the standards specified in this chapter, is prima facie evidence of intent to defraud the purchaser at the time of entering into the contract. However, this does not apply when seed stock is furnished by the contractor to the grower at no cost.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.15; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §14]88 Acts, ch 1272, §20; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §214
Iowa Code § 539.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 539 / Section 539.10
Section 539.10
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 508.39 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508 / Section 508.39
Dividends.
Status: in_force

The directors or managers of a stock company, incorporated under the laws of this state, shall make no dividends except from the earned profits arising from their business, which shall not include contributed capital or contributed surplus.

88 Acts, ch 1112, §603
Iowa Code § 97A.10A — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.10A
Purchase of service credit for military service.
Status: in_force

(1) An active member of the system who has been a member of the retirement system five or more years may elect to purchase up to five years of service credit for military service, other than military service required to be recognized under Internal Revenue Code §414(u) or under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, that will be recognized by the retirement system for purposes of calculating a member’s benefit, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code §415(n) and the requirements of this section.

(2) (a) A member seeking to purchase service credit pursuant to this section shall file a written application with the system requesting an actuarial determination of the cost of a purchase of service credit. Upon receipt of the cost estimate for the purchase of service from the system, the member may make contributions to the system in an amount equal to the actuarial cost of the service credit purchase.

(2) (b) For purposes of this subsection, the actuarial cost of the service credit purchase is an amount determined by the system in accordance with actuarial tables, as reported to the system by the system’s actuary, which reflects the actuarial cost necessary to fund an increased retirement allowance resulting from the purchase of service credit.

(3) The system shall ensure that the member, in exercising an option provided in this section, does not exceed the amount of annual additions to a member’s account permitted pursuant to §415 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) The board of trustees shall adopt rules providing for the implementation and administration of this section.

2010 Acts, ch 1171, §2
Iowa Code § 489.1041 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1041
Conversion authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) By complying with this part, a domestic limited liability company may become any of the following:

(1) (a) A domestic entity that is a different type of entity.

(1) (b) A foreign entity that is a different type of entity, if the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

(2) By complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity that is not a foreign limited liability company may become a domestic limited liability company if the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

(3) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic limited liability company but does not refer to a conversion, the provision applies to a conversion of the limited liability company as if the conversion were a merger until the provision is amended on or after January 1, 2009.

(4) A domestic entity that is not a limited liability company may become a domestic limited liability company if all of the following apply:

(4) (a) The domestic converting entity complies with section 489.1043.

(4) (b) The domestic converting entity files a statement of conversion in accordance with section 489.1045.

2023 Acts, ch 152, §99, 161
Iowa Code § 99D.5 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99D / Section 99D.5
Creation of state racing and gaming commission.
Status: in_force

(1) A state racing and gaming commission is created within the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate, and who shall serve not to exceed a three-year term at the pleasure of the governor. The term of each member shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19.

(2) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled as provided in section 2.32.

(3) Not more than three members of the commission shall belong to the same political party. A member of the commission shall not have a financial interest in a racetrack.

(4) Commission members are each entitled to receive an annual salary of ten thousand dollars. Members shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to a maximum of thirty thousand dollars per year for the commission. Each member shall be covered by the blanket surety bond of the state purchased pursuant to section 8A.321, subsection 12.

(5) (a) A member or a holder of an official’s license shall not knowingly:

(5) (a) Have a pecuniary, equitable, or other interest in or engage in a business or employment which would be a conflict of interest or interfere or conflict with the proper discharge of the duties of the commission including any of the following:

(5) (a) A business which does business with a licensee.

(5) (a) A business issued a concession operator’s license.

(5) (a) Participate directly or indirectly as an owner, owner-trainer, trainer of a horse or dog, or jockey of a horse in a race meeting conducted in this state.

(5) (a) Place a wager on an entry in a race or on a gambling game operated on an excursion gambling boat or gambling structure.

(5) (b) A violation of this subsection is a serious misdemeanor. In addition, the individual may be subject to disciplinary actions pursuant to the commission rules.

(6) (a) A member, employee, or appointee of the commission, spouse of a member, employee, or appointee of the commission, or a family member related within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity to a member, employee, or appointee of the commission shall not do either of the following:

(6) (a) Hold an occupational license except an official’s license.

(6) (a) Enter directly or indirectly into any business dealing, venture, or contract with an owner or lessee of a racetrack.

(6) (b) A member who knowingly approves of a violation of this subsection is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

83 Acts, ch 187, §5, 36; 84 Acts, ch 1266, §4, 5; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §713, 714; 88 Acts, ch 1267, §17; 89 Acts, ch 67, §24, 25; 89 Acts, ch 83, §21; 89 Acts, ch 231, §30; 91 Acts, ch 266, §21; 92 Acts, ch 1203, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 177, §15; 2007 Acts, ch 188, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §2012023 Acts, ch 19, §1869
Iowa Code § 11.30 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 11 / Section 11.30
Salary.
Status: in_force

The salary of the auditor of state shall be as fixed by the general assembly.

[C31, 35, §130-c1; C39, §130.9; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §11.30]
Iowa Code § 164.22 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 164 / Section 164.22
Moneys administered.
Status: in_force

All moneys appropriated by the state for carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the department for the payment of the indemnity, salaries, and other necessary expenses.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §164.20; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.22]97 Acts, ch 124, §22
Iowa Code § 173.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 173 / Section 173.1
State fair authority.
Status: in_force

The Iowa state fair authority is established as a public instrumentality of the state. The authority is not an agency of state government. However, the authority is considered a state agency and its employees state employees for the purposes of chapters 17A, 20, 91B, 97B, 509A, and 669. The authority is established to conduct an annual state fair and exposition on the Iowa state fairgrounds and to conduct other interim events consistent with its rules. The powers of the authority are vested in the Iowa state fair board. The Iowa state fair board consists of the following:

(1) The governor of the state, the secretary of agriculture, and the president of the Iowa state university of science and technology or their qualified representatives.

(2) Two district directors from each state fair board district to be elected at a convention as provided in section 173.4.

(3) A president and vice president to be elected by the state fair board from the elected directors.

(4) A treasurer to be elected by the board from the elected directors.

(5) A secretary to be appointed by the board who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

[S13, §1657-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2873; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.1; 81 Acts, ch 67, §1]86 Acts, ch 1245, §625, 626; 87 Acts, ch 233, §225; 91 Acts, ch 248, §1, 2; 95 Acts, ch 13, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §22; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §130, 158
Iowa Code § 476A.8 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476A / Section 476A.8
Further approvals prohibited — exception.
Status: in_force

Upon issuance of a certificate, notwithstanding any provision of law except statutory requirements relating to the protection of employees engaged in the construction of the facility, a regulatory agency, city or county shall not require any further approval, permit or license for the construction of the facility.

[C77, 79, 81, §476A.8]
Iowa Code § 504.1507 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1507
Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
Status: in_force

Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall continuously maintain in this state both of the following:

(1) A registered office with the same address as that of its registered agent.

(2) A registered agent, who may be any of the following:

(2) (a) An individual who resides in this state and whose office is identical to the registered office.

(2) (b) A domestic business or nonprofit corporation whose office is identical to the registered office.

(2) (c) A foreign business or nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose office is identical to the registered office.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §159, 192
Iowa Code § 544C.14 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544C / Section 544C.14
Registered interior designers stamp and seal.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered interior designer shall have a seal with which to identify all interior technical submissions issued by the registered interior designer for use in this state. The seal shall be of a design, content, and size prescribed by the board. A registered interior designer shall only sign and seal an interior technical submission within the scope of registered interior design.

(2) Interior technical submissions prepared by a registered interior designer, or under a registered interior designer’s direct supervision and responsible charge, shall be stamped with the impression of the registered interior designer’s seal. A registered interior designer shall not impress the registered interior designer’s seal on an interior technical submission if the registered interior designer was not the author of the interior technical submission or if interior technical submission was not prepared under the registered interior designer’s direct supervision and responsible charge.

(3) A registered interior designer may sign and seal an interior technical submission covering the scope of the registered interior design and shall have the authority to submit such interior technical submission to a state or local governmental entity for the purpose of obtaining any requisite permit for an interior alteration or construction project.

(4) The placement of the registered interior designer’s signature and seal shall indicate the document or part thereof for which the seal applies. The seal and date may be affixed electronically. The registered interior designer may provide, at the sole discretion of the registered interior designer, an original signature in the handwriting of the registered interior designer, a scanned copy of the document bearing an original signature, or a computer-generated signature.

(5) A registered interior designer shall not affix, or permit to be affixed, the registration number, seal, or signature of the registered interior designer to any interior technical submission that the registered interior designer is not competent to perform.

(6) A registered interior designer shall not sign and seal an interior technical submission that was not prepared by the registered interior designer or under the direct supervision and responsible charge of the registered interior designer.

2023 Acts, ch 20, §6
Iowa Code § 9G.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9G / Section 9G.6
When patents issued.
Status: in_force

(1) Patents shall not be issued for any lands belonging to the state, except upon the certificate of the person or officer specially charged with the custody of the patents, setting forth the appraised value per acre, the name of the person to whom sold, the date of sale, the price per acre, the amount paid, the name of the person making final payment, and the name of the person who is entitled to the patent. If a person is entitled to a patent due to an assignment from the original purchaser, the certificate shall set forth fully the assignment and shall be filed and preserved in the land office.

(2) Whenever the governor is satisfied that the purchase price has been paid by the person to whom the sale has been made and that a patent has not been issued to the purchaser, a patent shall be issued, signed by the governor and secretary of state and recorded by the secretary of state. The passage of seventy-five years from the date of sale without issuance of a patent shall be conclusive proof that the purchase price has been paid.

[R60, §98, 99; C73, §88; C97, §77; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §94; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.6]C93, §9G.62020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §3
Iowa Code § 321.488 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.488
Procedure not exclusive.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall govern all peace officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of this chapter for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed in this chapter shall not be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person.

[C39, §5037.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.488]2009 Acts, ch 133, §122; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §155
Iowa Code § 135.16A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.16A
Vendors participating in federal nutrition program egg sales.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Conventional eggs” means eggs other than specialty eggs.

(1) (b) “Eggs” means shell eggs that are graded as “AA”, “A”, or “B” pursuant to 7 C.F.R. pt. 56, subpt. A, and that are sold at retail in commercial markets.

(1) (c) “Federal nutrition program” means the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children as provided in 42 U.S.C. §1786 et seq.

(1) (d) “Grocery store” means a food establishment as defined in section 137F.1 licensed by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing pursuant to section 137F.4, to sell food or food products to customers intended for preparation or consumption off premises.

(1) (e) “Specialty eggs” means eggs produced by domesticated chickens, and sold at retail in commercial markets if the chickens producing such eggs are advertised as being housed in any of the following environments:

(1) (e) Cage-free.

(1) (e) Free-range.

(1) (e) Enriched colony cage.

(2) (a) The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall assist the department in adopting rules necessary to implement and administer this section.

(2) (b) If necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this section, the department, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and land stewardship, shall submit a request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver or other exception from regulations as deemed feasible by the department.

(3) A grocery store that is a vendor participating in a federal nutrition program and offering specialty eggs for retail sale shall maintain an inventory of conventional eggs for retail sale sufficient to meet federal and state requirements for participation in the federal nutrition program.

(4) This section does not require a grocery store to do any of the following:

(4) (a) Stock or sell specialty eggs.

(4) (b) Stock or sell eggs, if the grocery store elects not to stock or sell conventional eggs for retail sale as part of its normal business.

(4) (c) Comply with the provisions of this section, if the grocery store’s inventory of eggs for retail sale was limited to specialty eggs prior to January 1, 2018.

(5) A violation of subsection 3 by a grocery store shall not be construed to disqualify a grocery store from participating in a federal nutrition program unless otherwise authorized by the United States department of agriculture.

2018 Acts, ch 1025, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §19; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §31; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §129, 1880, 1881; 2024 Acts, ch 1018, §1, 13, 14
Iowa Code § 103A.23 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.23
Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall establish by rule a schedule of fees based upon the costs of administration which fees shall be collected from persons whose manufacture, installation, or construction is subject to the provisions of the state building code. For the performance of building plan reviews by the department, the commissioner shall establish by rule a fee, chargeable to the owner of the building, which shall be equal to a percentage of the estimated total valuation of the building and which shall be in an amount reasonably related to the cost of conducting the review.

(2) All fees collected by the commissioner shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund of the state.

(3) All federal grants to and federal receipts of the office of state building code commissioner are appropriated for the purpose set forth in the federal grants or receipts.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.23]2000 Acts, ch 1229, §21; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1570
Iowa Code § 15E.26 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.26
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Affiliate” means a spouse, child, or sibling of an investor or a corporation, partnership, or trust in which an investor has a controlling equity interest or in which an investor exercises management control.

(2) “Authority” means the economic development authority created in section 15.105.

(3) “Entrepreneurial assistance program” includes the entrepreneur investment awards program administered under section 15E.362, the receipt of services from a service provider engaged pursuant to section 15.411, subsection 1, or the program administered under section 15.411, subsection 2.

(4) “Investment” means a minimum cash investment of ten thousand dollars in a qualifying business.

(5) “Investor” means a person making a cash investment in a qualifying business. “Investor” does not include a person that holds at least a seventy percent ownership interest as an owner, member, or shareholder in a qualifying business.

(6) “Qualifying business” means a business meeting the criteria defined in section 15E.28.

(7) “Rural area” means a city that has a population of fifteen thousand or less based on the most recent decennial census released by the United States census bureau.

(8) “Urban area” means a city that has a population of greater than fifteen thousand based on the most recent decennial census released by the United States census bureau.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §61
Iowa Code § 679B.15 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 679B / Section 679B.15
Board of arbitration.
Status: in_force

When any dispute arises between a city having a population of ten thousand or more, or a city under civil service of whatever population, and any city-recognized association of employees of the paid fire department of such city, and the parties are unable to adjust the dispute, either or both parties may make written application to a judge of the district court of the county in which the dispute arises for the appointment of a board of arbitration and conciliation, to which board such dispute may be referred under the provisions of this chapter.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §90.15]86 Acts, ch 1245, §944C87, §679B.15
Iowa Code § 229.37 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229 / Section 229.37
Habeas corpus.
Status: in_force

All persons confined as seriously mentally impaired shall be entitled to the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus, and the question of serious mental impairment shall be decided at the hearing. If the judge shall decide that the person is seriously mentally impaired, such decision shall be no bar to the issuing of the writ a second time, whenever it shall be alleged that such person is no longer seriously mentally impaired.

[R60, §1441; C73, §1444; C97, §2306; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3577; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §229.37]