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IA Code § 199.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.7 - Certified seed.

199.7 Certified seed.   1. The classes of certified seed are breeder, foundation, registered, and certified and shall be recognized by the certifying agency.   2. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale in the state:   a. Any agricultural seed, including seed potatoes, as a recognized class of certified seed unless:   (1) Such seed has been certified by a duly constituted state authority or state association recognized by the Iowa secretary of agriculture.   (2) Each container bears an official label approved by the certifying agency stating that the seed has met the certification requirements established by the certifying agency.   (3) Each container of the certified class of certified seed bears a label blue in color with the word “certified” thereon.   (4) Each container of the foundation and registered classes of certified seed bears a label with a color or colors approved by the certifying agency.   b. Any agricultural seed, including seed potatoes, with a blue label unless such seed is a class of certified seed.  [C35, §3137-g1, -g2; C39, §3137.3, 3137.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.7; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §6]  2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
IA Code § 199.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.9 - Exemptions.

199.9 Exemptions.   1. Sections 199.3 and 199.8 do not apply to:   a. Seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes.   b. Seed in storage in, or consigned to, or for sale to, a seed cleaning or conditioning establishment for cleaning or conditioning; provided that any labeling or other representation which is made with respect to the unclean or unconditioned seed is subject to this chapter.   c. A carrier in respect to seed transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier provided that the carrier is not engaged in producing, conditioning, or marketing seed, and subject to this chapter.   2. A person is not subject to the penalties of this chapter for having sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state any agricultural seeds which were incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, species, variety, or origin when those seeds cannot be identified by examination, unless the person has failed to obtain an invoice or genuine grower’s declaration or other labeling information and to take other precautions as reasonable to ensure the identity. A genuine grower’s declaration of variety shall affirm that the grower holds records of proof concerning parent seed such as invoices and labels.  [S13, §5077-a20; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3136; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.9; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §8]
IA Code § 199.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.10 - Testing methods — cooperation of facilities.

199.10 Testing methods — cooperation of facilities.   1. Testing methods when seed is for sale. Seed lots of all kinds of agricultural seed intended for sale in this state shall be tested in accordance with the association of official seed analysts’ rules for testing seed or the regulations under the Federal Seed Act. The tests required shall be:   a. Purity analysis.   b. Noxious weed examination.   c. Germination.   2. Charges for testing. Charges for seed testing by the Iowa state university seed testing laboratory shall be determined by the laboratory. Separate fee schedules shall be published for:   a. Tests for seed dealers, permit holders, and farmers who plan to sell seed.   b. Tests for out-of-state persons.   3. Cooperation between the Iowa state university and the department of agriculture and land stewardship. To furnish farmers and seed dealers with information as to seed quality and guide them in the proper labeling of seed for sale, these organizations shall:   a. Integrate seed testing so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of personnel and equipment. The Iowa state university seed testing laboratory shall promote seed education and research and shall conduct service testing for farmers and seed dealers.   b. Exchange information which will be mutually beneficial to both agencies in matters pertaining to agricultural seed.   c. Guide seed testing by all individuals or organizations so as to promote uniformity of seed testing in Iowa.  [S13, §5077-a12; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3135; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.10; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §9 – 11]  85 Acts, ch 67, §21, 22; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §10, 11  Referred to in §199.3
IA Code § 199.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.11 - Authority of the department.

199.11 Authority of the department.   1. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the department shall do all of the following:   a. Sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural seed, if the agricultural seed is transported, sold, offered, or exposed for sale within this state for sowing. The department shall perform these duties at a time and place and to an extent necessary to determine whether the agricultural seed is in compliance with this chapter. The department shall promptly notify the person who transported, sold, offered, or exposed the seed for sale, of a violation.   b. Adopt rules governing methods of sampling, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and examining agricultural seed. The rules shall include tolerances to be followed in the administration of this chapter, which shall be in general accord with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce under the Federal Seed Act and other rules or regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter.   2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the department may:   a. Enter upon public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to commercial seed, subject to this chapter and departmental rules.   b. Issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural seed which the department believes is in violation of this chapter or departmental rules. The order shall prohibit further sale of the seed until the department has evidence of compliance. However, the owner or custodian of the seed shall be permitted to remove the seed from a salesroom open to the public. Judicial review of the order may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. However, notwithstanding chapter 17A, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court. This subsection does not limit the right of the department to proceed as authorized by other sections of this chapter.   c. Establish and maintain or make provision for seed testing facilities essential to the enforcement of this chapter. The department may employ qualified persons, and incur expenses necessary to comply with these provisions.   d. Cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in seed law enforcement.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.11]  92 Acts, ch 1239, §35; 93 Acts, ch 40, §1, 2
IA Code § 199.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.12 - Seizure of unlawful seed.

199.12 Seizure of unlawful seed.   Upon the recommendation of the secretary or the secretary’s duly authorized agents, the court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the seed is located shall cause the seizure and subsequent denaturing, conditioning, or destruction to prevent the use for sowing purposes of any lot of agricultural seed found to be prohibited from sale as set forth in section 199.8, provided that in no instance shall the denaturing, conditioning, or destruction be ordered without first having given the claimant of the seed an opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the seed.  [C35, §3137-g3; C39, §3137.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.12; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §12]
IA Code § 199.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.13 - Penalty.

199.13 Penalty.   A violation of this chapter is a simple misdemeanor. The department may institute criminal or civil proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this chapter. When in the performance of the secretary’s duties in enforcing this chapter the secretary applies to a court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining a person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, the injunction is to be issued without bond and the person restrained by the injunction shall pay the costs made necessary by the procedure.  [C35, §3137-e2; C39, §3137.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.13; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §13]
IA Code § 199.13A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.13A - Local legislation — prohibition.

199.13A Local legislation — prohibition.   1. The provisions of this chapter and rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall preempt local legislation adopted by a local governmental entity relating to the production, use, advertising, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, formulation, packaging, labeling, certification, or registration of an agricultural seed. A local governmental entity shall not adopt or continue in effect such local legislation regardless of whether a statute or a rule adopted by the department specifically preempts the local legislation. Local legislation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.   2. This section does not apply to any of the following:   a. Local legislation of general applicability to commercial activity.   b. A motion or resolution that provides for any activity relating to agricultural seed which is owned by the local governmental entity and which is kept or used on land held by the local governmental entity.  2005 Acts, ch 21, §3
IA Code § 199.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.14 - Enforcement.

199.14 Enforcement.   It shall be the duty of the secretary of agriculture, and the secretary’s agents, to enforce this chapter and of the county attorneys and of the attorney general of the state to cooperate with the secretary in the enforcement of this chapter.  [C35, §3137-g4; C39, §3137.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.14]  2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157  Referred to in §331.756(34)
IA Code § 199.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.15 - Permit — fee — fraud.

199.15 Permit — fee — fraud.   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.   b. Permits shall be issued subject to the following fee schedule:   Gross sales of seeds Fee   Not more than $ 25,000 $30   Over $25,000 but not exceeding 50,000 60   Over $50,000 but not exceeding 100,000 90   Over $100,000 but not exceeding 200,000 120   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  Referred to in §199.1, 199.3
IA Code § 199.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.16 - Permit holder’s bond.

199.16 Permit holder’s bond.   It is unlawful for the permit holder to enter into a contract with a grower who purchases agricultural seed in which the permit holder agrees to repurchase the seed crop produced from the purchased seed at a price in excess of the current market price, unless the permit holder has on file with the department a bond, in a penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars running to the state of Iowa, with sureties approved by the secretary, for the use and benefit of a person holding a repurchase contract who might have a cause of action of any nature arising from the purchase or contract. However, the aggregate liability of the surety to all purchasers of seed holding repurchase contracts shall not exceed the sum of the bond.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.16; 82 Acts, ch 1191, §15]  85 Acts, ch 84, §1  Referred to in §199.1
IA Code § 199.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 199 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS|Section 199.17 - Records and seed samples.

199.17 Records and seed samples.   A person whose name appears on the label as handling agricultural or vegetable seed subject to this chapter shall keep for a period of two years complete records of each lot of agricultural or vegetable seed handled and shall keep for one year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition of the lot. The records and samples pertaining to the shipments involved shall be accessible for inspection by the department during the customary business hours.  [82 Acts, ch 1191, §16]
IA Code § 200.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.1 - Title.

200.1 Title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited by the short title of “Iowa Fertilizer Law”.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.1]
IA Code § 200.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.2 - Enforcing official.

200.2 Enforcing official.   This chapter shall be administered by the secretary of agriculture, hereinafter referred to as the secretary.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.2]
IA Code § 200.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.4 - License — fee and expiration.

200.4 License — fee and expiration.   1. Any person who manufactures, mixes, blends, mixes to customer’s order, offers for sale, sells, or distributes any fertilizer or soil conditioner in this state must first obtain a license issued by the secretary and pay a twenty dollar license fee for each place of manufacture or distribution from which fertilizer or soil conditioner products are sold or distributed in this state. The license shall expire on July 1 of the even-numbered year following the date the license is issued. A license may be renewed for a two-year period as provided by the department.   2. The licensee shall at all times produce an intimate and uniform mixture of fertilizers or soil conditioners. When two or more fertilizer materials are delivered in the same load, they shall be thoroughly and uniformly mixed unless they are in separate compartments.  [C46, 50, 54, §200.2, 200.4, 200.6; C58, 62, §200.6; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.4]  87 Acts, ch 225, §205; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §40, 57; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §3  Referred to in §200.3, 200.7, 200.9, 200.18
IA Code § 200.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.6 - Labeling.

200.6 Labeling.   1. Any commercial fertilizer offered for sale or sold or distributed in this state in bags, or other containers, shall have placed on or affixed to the container in legibly written or printed form, the information required by section 200.5, subsection 2; either on tags affixed to the end of the package or directly on the package.   2. If distributed in bulk, the shipment must be accompanied by a written or printed statement giving the purchaser’s name and address in addition to the labeling requirement set forth in section 200.5, subsection 2.   3. A commercial fertilizer formulated according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing shall be labeled to show the net weight, guaranteed analysis, and the name and address of the distributor and may show the net weight and guaranteed analysis of each of the fertilizer materials or soil conditioners used. It is the responsibility of the distributor to mix these materials uniformly and intimately so that when sampled in the prescribed manner the resulting analysis would meet the guarantee.   4. All bulk bins or intermediate storage of bulk commercial fertilizer where being offered for sale or distributed direct to the consumer shall be labeled showing brand, name and grade of product.   5. All fertilizers distributed or stored in bulk, unless in the manufacturers authorized containers, shall be labeled as the responsibility of the possessor.   6. Soil conditioners shall be labeled in accordance with subsection 1 of this section and in addition shall show the name or chemical designation and content or the active ingredients.  [S13, §2528-f; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3142; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §200.5; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.6]  Referred to in §200.5, 200.13
IA Code § 200.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.7 - Fertilizer-pesticide mixture.

200.7 Fertilizer-pesticide mixture.   Only those persons licensed under section 200.4 shall be permitted to add pesticides to commercial fertilizers. These persons shall at all times produce a uniform mixture of fertilizer and pesticide and shall register and label their product in compliance with both chapter 206 and this chapter.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.7]  2001 Acts, ch 24, §36
IA Code § 200.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.9 - Fertilizer fees.

200.9 Fertilizer fees.   Fees collected for licenses and inspection fees under sections 200.4 and 200.8, with the exception of those fees collected for deposit in the agriculture management account of the groundwater protection fund, shall be deposited in the general fund of the state and shall be subject to the requirements of section 8.60. Moneys deposited under this section to the general fund shall be used only by the department for the purpose of inspection, sampling, analysis, preparation, and publishing of reports and other expenses necessary for administration of this chapter. The secretary may assign moneys to the Iowa agricultural experiment station for research, work projects, and investigations as needed for the specific purpose of improving the regulatory functions for enforcement of this chapter.  [C46, 50, 54, §200.15; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.9]  87 Acts, ch 225, §208; 91 Acts, ch 260, §1217; 93 Acts, ch 131, §8; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §47  Referred to in §200.8
IA Code § 200.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.10 - Inspection, sampling, and analysis.

200.10 Inspection, sampling, and analysis.   1. It shall be the duty of the secretary, who may act through an authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analysis of, and test commercial fertilizers or soil conditioners distributed within this state at time and place and to such an extent as the secretary may deem necessary, to determine whether such commercial fertilizers and soil conditioners are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. In the performance of the foregoing duty, the secretary shall counsel with the director of the Iowa agricultural experimental station in respect to the time, place and extent of sampling. The secretary individually or through an agent is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or conveyances during regular business hours in order to have access to commercial fertilizers or soil conditioners subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto. It shall be the duty of the secretary to maintain a laboratory with the necessary equipment and to employ such employees as may be necessary to aid in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.   2. a. The methods of sampling and analysis shall be the official methods of the association of official agricultural chemists in all cases where methods have been adopted by the association.   b. The findings of the state chemist or the state chemist’s deputy, as shown by the sworn statement of the results of analysis of official samples of any brand and grade of commercial fertilizer, fertilizer material or soil conditioner, shall constitute prima facie evidence of their correctness in the courts of this state, as to the particular lots sampled and analyzed.   3. The secretary, in determining for administrative purposes whether any commercial fertilizer is deficient in plant food, or soil conditioner deficient in guaranteed active ingredients, shall be guided by the official sample as defined in section 200.3, subsection 18, and obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsection 2 of this section.   4. The results of official analysis of any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner which has been found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, shall be forwarded by the secretary to the registrant. Upon request, the secretary shall furnish to the registrant a portion of any sample.  [C46, 50, 54, §200.7 – 200.9; C58, 62, §200.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.10]  2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
IA Code § 200.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.11 - Filler material.

200.11 Filler material.   It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, offer for sale or sell in this state, any commercial fertilizer, or soil conditioner containing any substance used as a filler that is injurious to crop growth or deleterious to the soil, or to use in such commercial fertilizer, or soil conditioner as a filler any substance that contains inert or useless plant food material for the purpose or with the effect of deceiving or defrauding the purchaser.  [C46, 50, 54, §200.10; C58, 62, §200.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.11]
IA Code § 200.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS|Section 200.12 - False or misleading statements.

200.12 False or misleading statements.   A commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is misbranded if it does not identify substances promoting plant growth as defined in section 200.3, subsection 11, or if it carries any false or misleading statement upon or attached to the container or stated on the invoice or delivery ticket, or if the container or on the invoice or delivery ticket or in any advertising matter whatsoever connected with, accompanying or associated with the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner. Further, the burden of proof of the desirable effect of the product on plant growth shall be the responsibility of the registrant.  [C46, 50, 54, §200.11; C58, 62, §200.13; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.12]