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2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.14 - Rules.

200.14 Rules.
1. a. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A providing minimum general safety standards for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment for storage, handling, transportation by tank truck or tank trailer, and utilization of fertilizers and soil conditioners.
b. The rules shall be such as are reasonably necessary for the protection and safety of the public and persons using fertilizers or soil conditioners, and shall be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted standards of safety.
c. Fertilizer and soil conditioner equipment shall be installed and maintained in a safe operating condition and in conformity with rules adopted by the department.
2. The department may adopt such reasonable rules as may be necessary in order to carry into effect the purpose, and to secure the efficient administration, of this chapter.
3. This chapter does not prohibit the use of storage tanks smaller than transporting tanks nor the transfer of all kinds of fertilizers or soil conditioners directly from transporting tanks to implements of husbandry, if proper safety precautions are observed.
[C46, 50, 54, §200.13; C58, 62, §200.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.14]
98 Acts, ch 1004, §1, 3; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §22, 38; 99 Acts, ch 12, §8; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §76, 210; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §9
Referred to in §200.21
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.15 - Refusal to register or cancellation of registration and licenses.

200.15 Refusal to register or cancellation of registration and licenses.
1. Upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant or licensee has used fraudulent or deceptive practices or has willfully violated any provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter, the secretary is authorized and empowered to do any of the following:
a. Cancel the registration of any product of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner or license.
b. Refuse to register any product of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner.
c. Refuse to license any applicant.
2. However, a registration or license shall not be revoked or refused until the registrant or licensee has been given the opportunity to appear for a hearing by the secretary.
[C46, 50, 54, §200.11; C58, 62, §200.16; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.15]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §71; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §45
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.16 - “Stop sale” orders.

200.16 “Stop sale” orders.
The secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale, use or removal” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner, if the secretary finds the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. The secretary may hold the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner at a designated place until the law has been complied with and the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is released in writing by the secretary, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority, and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.
[C58, 62, §200.17; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.16]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §97
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.17 - Seizure, condemnation, and sale.

200.17 Seizure, condemnation, and sale.
Any lot of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the secretary to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county or adjoining county in which the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is located. In the event the court finds the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to be in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner and the laws of the state. However, in no instance shall the disposition of the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner or for permission to reprocess or relabel the commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to bring it into compliance with this chapter.
[C58, 62, §200.18; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.17]
2018 Acts, ch 1041, §53
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.17A - Ammonium nitrate security.

200.17A Ammonium nitrate security.
A licensee who sells ammonium nitrate on a retail basis shall comply with all of the following:
1. The licensee shall store the ammonium nitrate in a location which secures it from unauthorized access, and which prevents and provides for the detection of its theft.
2. A licensee shall only sell ammonium nitrate to a purchaser who presents a current official identification issued by the federal government or a state government which includes the purchaser’s photograph and identifying information including the person’s legal name and home address.
3. The licensee shall maintain a record of each sale of ammonium nitrate as follows:
a. The record shall be on a form promulgated or approved by the department. The form shall include at least all of the following:
(1) The date of sale.
(2) The quantity of ammonium nitrate purchased.
(3) The information contained in the purchaser’s official identification as provided in this section. If the official identification is a driver’s license, the information shall include the driver’s license number. A photocopy of the purchaser’s current official identification on file with the licensee shall comply with the requirements of this subparagraph.
(4) The purchaser’s telephone number.
(5) The purchaser’s signature.
b. The licensee shall maintain the record for at least two years after the date of the sale.
4. The department, a law enforcement officer as defined in section 80B.3, or an agent of the United States department of justice may examine and photocopy the record during regular business hours.
2005 Acts, ch 73, §2
Referred to in §200.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.18 - Violations.

200.18 Violations.
1. If it shall appear from the examination of any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner or any anhydrous ammonia installation, equipment, or operation that any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter have been violated, the secretary shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor, or possessor from whom said sample was taken; any person so notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the secretary. If it appears after such hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so notified, that any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued under this chapter have been violated, the secretary may certify the facts to the proper prosecuting attorney.
2. a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person violating this chapter or rules adopted by the secretary pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
b. A person who tampers with, possesses, or transports anhydrous ammonia or anhydrous ammonia equipment is guilty of a serious misdemeanor under section 124.401F.
c. A person who intentionally presents false identification or other information required in section 200.17A in order to purchase ammonium nitrate commits a serious misdemeanor. A person who purchases ammonium nitrate from a person required to be licensed under section 200.4 with the intention of manufacturing an explosive or incendiary device or material is guilty of a class “D” felony.
3. A person who is licensed pursuant to section 200.4 who fails to comply with the requirements of section 200.17A shall be subject to disciplinary action by the department. For a first violation, the department may suspend the person’s license for up to ninety days. For a subsequent violation, the department may suspend the person’s license for a longer period or revoke the person’s license.
4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the secretary or the secretary’s representative to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings minor violations of the chapter when the secretary believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
5. It shall be the duty of each county attorney to whom any violation is reported, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.
6. The secretary is hereby authorized to apply for and the court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law, said injunction to be issued without bond.
[C46, 50, 54, §200.11, 200.14; C58, 62, §200.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.18]
98 Acts, ch 1004, §2, 3; 99 Acts, ch 12, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 73, §3; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §98
Referred to in §331.756(35)
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.19 - Exchanges between manufacturers.

200.19 Exchanges between manufacturers.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizers or soil conditioners to each other by importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted shipments of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to manufacturers or manipulators who have registered their brands as required by the provisions of this chapter.
[C46, 50, 54, §200.5, 200.12; C58, 62, §200.20; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.20 - Phosphoric acid, nitrogen, and potash requirements.

200.20 Phosphoric acid, nitrogen, and potash requirements.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute any of the following:
a. Phosphatic fertilizer containing less than eighteen percent available phosphoric acid (P2O5).
b. Nitrogen fertilizer containing less than fifteen percent total nitrogen (N).
c. Potash fertilizer containing less than fifteen percent soluble potash (K2O).
d. Mixed fertilizer in which the sum of the guaranteed analysis of total nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P2O5), and soluble potash (K2O) totals less than twenty percent.
2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to any of the following:
a. A specialty fertilizer.
b. A fertilizer designed to be applied and ordinarily applied directly to growing plant foliage to stimulate further growth.
c. Compost materials to be applied on land, if any of the following apply:
(1) The land is being used to produce an agricultural commodity that is an organic agricultural product as provided in chapter 190C, including rules adopted by the department under that chapter.
(2) The land is in the transition of being used to produce an agricultural commodity that is an organic agricultural product, pursuant to rules adopted by the department as provided in chapter 190C.
[C77, 79, 81, §200.20]
2000 Acts, ch 1082, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.21 - Compliance — a defense to certain nuisance actions.

200.21 Compliance — a defense to certain nuisance actions.
In a nuisance action or proceeding against an anhydrous ammonia plant brought by or on behalf of the person whose established date of ownership is subsequent to the established date of operation of an anhydrous ammonia plant, proof of compliance with applicable provisions of this chapter and applicable rules adopted pursuant to section 200.14 shall be a defense to a nuisance action or proceeding.
84 Acts, ch 1269, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS › Section 200.22 - Local legislation — prohibition.

200.22 Local legislation — prohibition.
1. As used in this section:
a. “Local governmental entity” means any political subdivision, or any state authority which is not the general assembly or under the direction of a principal central department as enumerated in section 7E.5, including a city as defined in section 362.2, a county as provided in chapter 331, or any special purpose district.
b. “Local legislation” means any ordinance, motion, resolution, amendment, regulation, or rule adopted by a local governmental entity.
2. 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 use, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, disposal, formulation, labeling, registration, or manufacture of a fertilizer or soil conditioner. A local governmental entity shall not adopt or continue in effect local legislation relating to the use, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, disposal, formulation, labeling, registration, or manufacture of a fertilizer or soil conditioner, regardless of whether a statute or rule adopted by the department applies to preempt the local legislation. Local legislation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.
3. This section does not apply to local legislation of general applicability to commercial activity.
94 Acts, ch 1002, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1198, §41
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.2 - Purpose.

200A.2 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate certain bulk dry animal manure for use as a fertilizer or soil conditioner, which is unmanipulated and therefore not subject to regulation under chapter 200.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.3 - Definitions.

200A.3 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Advertise” means to present a commercial message in any medium including but not limited to print, radio, television, sign, display, label, tag, or articulation.
2. “Bulk dry animal nutrient product” or “bulk product” means a dry animal nutrient product delivered to a purchaser in bulk form to which a label cannot be attached.
3. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
4. “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, hold out for sale, exchange, barter, supply, or furnish a bulk dry animal nutrient product on a commercial basis.
5. “Distributor” means a person who distributes a bulk dry animal nutrient product.
6. “Dry animal nutrient product” means any unmanipulated animal manure composed primarily of animal excreta, if all of the following apply:
a. The manure contains one or more recognized plant nutrients which are used for their plant nutrient content.
b. The manure promotes plant growth.
c. The manure does not flow perceptibly under pressure.
d. The manure is not capable of being transported through a mechanical pumping device designed to move a liquid.
e. The constituent molecules of the manure do not flow freely among themselves but do show the tendency to separate under stress.
7. “Guaranteed analysis” means the minimum percentage of plant nutrients claimed and reported to the department pursuant to section 200A.6.
8. “Official sample” means any sample of a bulk dry animal nutrient product taken by the department according to procedures established by the department consistent with this chapter.
9. “Percent” or “percentage” means percentage by weight.
10. “Purchaser” means a person to whom a dry animal nutrient product is distributed.
11. “Ton” means a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §3; 99 Acts, ch 96, §21; 99 Acts, ch 114, §11
Further definitions, see §189.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.4 - Rulemaking.

200A.4 Rulemaking.
The department shall adopt all rules necessary to administer this chapter including but not limited to rules regulating licensure, labeling, registration, distribution, and storage of bulk dry animal nutrient products. A violation of this chapter includes a violation of any rule adopted pursuant to this section as provided in chapter 17A.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.5 - License.

200A.5 License.
A person who distributes a bulk dry animal nutrient product in this state must first obtain a license from the department. A license application must be submitted to the department on a form furnished by the department according to procedures required by the department. A 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.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §5; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §4
Referred to in §200A.8, 200A.9, 200A.12, 200A.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.6 - Registration.

200A.6 Registration.
1. A person shall not distribute a bulk dry animal nutrient product unless the bulk product is registered with the department under this section. The department shall register each bulk product which complies with the requirements of this chapter. If the department determines that a registration application does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, the department shall notify the applicant of the department’s determination and the reasons why the application failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The department shall provide the applicant with an opportunity to make the necessary corrections before resubmitting the application.
2. A registration application must be submitted to the department on a form furnished by the department according to procedures required by the department. A completed application shall include all of the following:
a. (1) An accompanying label setting forth the guaranteed analysis of the bulk product, in the following form:
Total Nitrogen (N) ............ percent
Available Phosphate (P) or P2O5 or both ............ percent
Soluble Potassium (K) or K2O or both ............ percent
(2) Registration and guarantee of water soluble phosphate (P) or (P2O5) shall be permitted.
b. A description of how the distributor plans to obtain the acres necessary for proper application of the bulk product which is not distributed.
c. Evidence of favorable effects and safety of the bulk product necessary to satisfy the department according to rules adopted by the department.
d. Additional data about a bulk product necessary to support claims made about the product, if required by the department.
3. A distributor shall not be required to register any bulk product which is already registered under this chapter by another person.
4. Upon request of the department, the advisory committee created in section 206.23 may advise and assist the department regarding the registration of bulk dry animal nutrient products under the provisions of this chapter.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
Referred to in §200A.3, 200A.7, 200A.11, 200A.12, 200A.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.7 - Distribution statement required.

200A.7 Distribution statement required.
1. The distribution of a bulk dry animal nutrient product must be accompanied by a written or printed distribution statement which may be prepared on a form furnished by the department. The distribution statement shall include all of the following information:
a. The bulk product’s guaranteed analysis in the same form as required pursuant to section 200A.6.
b. The name and address of the bulk product’s purchaser.
c. A notice to the bulk product’s purchaser stating the number of acres needed to apply the purchased bulk product based on the average corn yields in the county where the bulk product is to be applied.
d. A warning that application of a bulk product should not exceed the nitrogen levels necessary to obtain optimum crop yields for the crop being grown based on crop nitrogen usage rate factors.
2. Before transferring possession of a bulk product, the distributor shall present the purchaser with an acknowledgment for the purchaser’s signature or initials indicating that the purchaser has read the distribution statement and understands the number of acres required to apply the product according to the information in the distribution statement.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §7
Referred to in §200A.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.8 - Distribution reports.

200A.8 Distribution reports.
1. A person required to be licensed pursuant to section 200A.5 shall file a distribution report with the department on forms furnished by the department reporting information regarding the person’s distribution of bulk products.
2. The report shall be filed with the department not later than the last day of January and the last day of July excluding weekends and state-recognized holidays as provided in section 1C.2.
3. The report shall include all of the following:
a. The number of tons of bulk products distributed by the person in the state during the preceding six-month period. The report shall include the number of tons distributed to each county named in the report and the grade of the distributed bulk product.
b. The name and address of each purchaser and the number of tons purchased.
c. An inspection fee as provided in section 200A.9.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §8
Referred to in §200A.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.9 - Fees.

200A.9 Fees.
1. A person required to obtain a license as provided in section 200A.5 shall pay the department a fee equal to twenty dollars for each place from which the person distributes a bulk product in this state.
2. a. The first person who distributes a bulk product, who is required to be licensed pursuant to section 200A.5, shall pay an inspection fee twice each year. The inspection fee shall be paid at the time of filing each distribution report as required in section 200A.8. The amount of the fee shall be calculated based on the number of tons of bulk dry animal nutrient product distributed by the person as reported in the distribution report.
b. The rate for inspection fees shall be established by the department not more than once each year and shall be not more than twenty cents per ton.
c. An inspection fee shall not be imposed upon a purchaser regardless of whether the purchaser subsequently distributes the product.
3. An inspection fee is delinquent after ten days following the date that a distribution report and fee are due as provided in section 200A.8. A delinquency penalty of not more than ten percent of the amount due shall be assessed against the person who is delinquent. However, the penalty shall be at least fifty dollars. The amount of fees and delinquency penalties due shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the delinquent person.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §9; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §5
Referred to in §200A.8, 200A.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.10 - Examinations.

200A.10 Examinations.
1. The department shall maintain a laboratory with the equipment and employees necessary to conduct examinations of bulk dry animal nutrient products and to effectively administer and enforce this chapter.
2. The department, or a person authorized as an agent by the department, shall examine bulk products distributed in this state. An examination may include taking samples, conducting inspections and tests, and analyzing the bulk product.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §10; 2011 Acts, ch 46, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.11 - Prohibited acts.

200A.11 Prohibited acts.
1. A person shall not distribute a bulk dry animal nutrient product containing any substance used as filler material if any of the following applies:
a. The filler injures plant growth or is deleterious to soil.
b. The person distributing the bulk product misrepresents or deceives the person receiving the bulk product regarding the attributes of the filler material or its effect upon plant growth or soil condition.
2. A person shall not advertise a bulk product by making false or misleading statements regarding the bulk product.
3. A person shall not misbrand a bulk product by providing a distribution statement to a purchaser which fails to identify a substance promoting plant growth according to the bulk product’s guaranteed analysis as provided in section 200A.6.
4. The burden of proof regarding a claim made by a person distributing a bulk product, including but not limited to the positive effects of the bulk product on plant growth, shall be the responsibility of the distributor.
5. A distributor shall not store a bulk product in a manner which pollutes the waters of the state.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.12 - Enforcement.

200A.12 Enforcement.
In enforcing this chapter the department may do any of the following:
1. a. Take disciplinary action concerning a registration of a bulk dry animal nutrient product as provided in section 200A.6 or the license of a person distributing a bulk product as provided in section 200A.5. The department may do any of the following:
(1) Cancel the registration or deny an application for registration.
(2) Suspend or terminate the license or deny an application for a license.
b. The disciplinary action must be based upon evidence satisfactory to the department that the registrant, licensee, or applicant has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in violation of this chapter or has willfully disregarded the requirements of this chapter.
2. Issue and enforce a “stop sale, use, or removal” order against the owner or distributor of any lot of a bulk product.
a. The order may require that the bulk product be held at a designated place until released by the department.
b. The department shall release the bulk product pursuant to a release order upon satisfaction that legal issues compelling the issuance of the “stop sale, use, or removal order” have been resolved and all expenses incurred by the department in connection with the bulk product’s removal have been paid to the department.
3. Seize and dispose of any lot of a bulk product which is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter upon petition to the district court in the county or adjoining county in which the bulk product is located.
a. If the court finds that the bulk product is in violation of this chapter, the court may order the condemnation of the bulk product. However, the court shall not order the seizure and disposition of a bulk product without first providing the owner of the bulk product with an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the bulk product, consent to reprocess the bulk product, or consent to amend a legal record to accurately describe the composition of the bulk product, including a distribution statement as provided in section 200A.7.
b. The department shall, as provided in the court order, dispose of the bulk product in a manner consistent with the quality of the bulk product and the laws of this state.
4. Apply to the district court in the county where a violation of this chapter occurs for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining a person from violating or continuing to violate this chapter, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without a bond.
5. This section does not require the department to institute a proceeding for a minor violation if the department concludes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable written warning.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.13 - Violations.

200A.13 Violations.
1. A person violating a provision of this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. a. If, after a departmental investigation, it appears that a person is in violation of this chapter, the department shall notify the person of the violation and provide the person with an opportunity to be heard under rules adopted by the department consistent with chapter 17A contested case proceedings.
b. If, after a hearing, the department determines that a violation has occurred, the department may report the violation to the appropriate county attorney for prosecution. The report shall include a certified copy of evidence presented during the hearing. This section does not require the department to report a minor violation for prosecution if the department concludes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable written warning.
c. A county attorney who receives a report of a violation from the department shall institute and prosecute the case in district court without delay.
3. The department may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter which shall not exceed five hundred dollars. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Moneys collected in civil penalties shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §13; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §42
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.14 - Exchange between producers.

200A.14 Exchange between producers.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or prohibit any of the following:
1. The distribution of a bulk product to importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix bulk dry animal nutrient products for distribution.
2. The shipment of a bulk product to a person licensed as a distributor pursuant to section 200A.5 who has registered the bulk product as provided in section 200A.6.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 200A - BULK DRY ANIMAL NUTRIENT PRODUCTS › Section 200A.15 - Use of fees.

200A.15 Use of fees.
Fees and delinquency penalties collected by the department pursuant to this chapter, including section 200A.9, shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. However, the department may allocate moneys to the Iowa agricultural experiment station for research, work projects, and investigations as needed for the specific purpose of improving the regulatory functions to improve the enforcement of this chapter.
98 Acts, ch 1145, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.2 - Definitions.

201A.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Agricultural liming material” means a product having calcium and magnesium compounds capable of neutralizing soil acidity.
2. “Brand” means the term, designation, trade name, product name, or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale.
3. “Bulk” means material which is in a nonpackaged form.
4. “Effective calcium carbonate equivalent” means the acid-neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §4, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.3 - License required.

201A.3 License required.
Agricultural liming material shall not be distributed in this state unless the manufacturer of the agricultural liming material obtains a license for each facility owned by the manufacturer for distribution in this state. The manufacturer shall obtain the license prior to the facility’s manufacture of the agricultural liming material. The license shall expire on January 1 of each year, and may be renewed for a period expiring on January 1 of the following year. The manufacturer shall apply for the license on forms prescribed and according to procedures required by the department. An application for a license, including a license renewal, must be accompanied by a license fee established by the department, which shall not exceed forty dollars.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §5, 15
Referred to in §200.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.4 - Labeling and advertising.

201A.4 Labeling and advertising.
1. Agricultural liming material shall not be sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in this state unless a label accompanies the agricultural liming material which provides the following information:
a. The name and address of the principal office of the manufacturer or distributor.
b. The brand or trade name of the agricultural liming material.
c. The identification of the type of the agricultural liming material.
d. The undried net weight of the agricultural liming material.
e. The effective calcium carbonate equivalent of the agricultural liming material as determined according to rules adopted by the department.
2. The label must be plainly readable. If the agricultural liming material is in packaged form, the label must be affixed to the outside of the package in a conspicuous manner. The label shall be printed, stamped, or otherwise marked in a manner required by the department. If the agricultural liming material is in bulk form, the label may be contained on a delivery slip.
3. The label or advertising which provides information regarding the agricultural liming material shall not be false or misleading to the purchaser, including information relating to the quality, analysis, type, or composition of the agricultural liming material.
4. If the agricultural liming material is adulterated after it has been packaged, labeled, or loaded, but prior to delivery to a purchaser, the vendor shall provide a notice of the adulteration, which shall be placed on the agricultural liming material as an additional label as provided in this section.
5. For each brand of agricultural liming material sold in bulk, a statement shall be conspicuously posted at the location where the agricultural liming material is delivered for resale or where purchase orders for deliveries of the agricultural liming material are placed. The statement shall include the effective calcium carbonate equivalent of the agricultural liming material as determined according to rules adopted by the department.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §6, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.5 - Inspection and investigation.

201A.5 Inspection and investigation.
The department shall inspect agricultural liming material distributed in this state and investigate persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, offering for sale, or exposing for sale agricultural liming material in this state. Inspections and investigations shall be performed as determined necessary or practicable by the department, in order to ensure compliance with this chapter. The inspection may include the sampling, analysis, and testing of agricultural liming material, as provided by rules adopted by the department. The department may enter premises of a business engaged in the manufacture, distribution, sale, offer for sale, or exposure for sale of agricultural liming material in this state. The business shall provide timely, convenient, and free access to its agricultural liming material and to its books, records, accounts, papers, documents, and any computer or other recordings relating to the business, during normal business hours. The business shall facilitate the examination and aid in the examination to every extent feasible.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §7, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.6 - Certification of effective calcium carbonate equivalent — reporting.

201A.6 Certification of effective calcium carbonate equivalent — reporting.
The department shall certify the effective calcium carbonate equivalent for all agricultural liming material, as provided by rules adopted by the department. The department may establish a fee for analyzing samples of agricultural liming material. The department shall issue a report at least once every three months which lists the agricultural liming material certified by the department. The report shall list the manufacturers of the agricultural liming material, the locations of facilities used to manufacture the agricultural liming material, and the identification of the type of the agricultural liming material produced by the manufacturer.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §8, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.7 - Toxic materials prohibited.

201A.7 Toxic materials prohibited.
A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale agricultural liming material which includes material which is toxic to plants, animals, human, or aquatic life, or which causes soil or water contamination, as provided by rules adopted by the department.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §9, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.9 - Enforcement actions.

201A.9 Enforcement actions.
If the department finds that agricultural liming material is being manufactured, used, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter, the department may enforce the provisions of this chapter by doing any of the following:
1. Issuing and enforcing a stop order to prevent the manufacture, sale, or removal of agricultural liming material. The order may require that the owner or custodian hold the agricultural liming material at a place designated in the order. The stop order shall be in writing and served upon the person owning or controlling the manufacture or sale of the agricultural liming material. The department shall provide for the termination of the stop order upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The termination of the stop order shall be in writing and served upon the person as provided for in the stop order. The department may place conditions upon the termination of the stop order, including the payment of reasonable expenses incurred by the department in issuing and enforcing the stop order.
2. Obtaining a court order upon petition filed in district court for the county where the agricultural liming material is being manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale. The court may be petitioned by the department, or, upon request by the department, the attorney general or the county attorney. The court shall hear from all parties in the case. The court may issue an order for any of the following:
a. The seizure of the agricultural liming material. The court shall issue an order, if the court finds that the petition is supported by facts that agricultural liming material is being manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter, and the agricultural liming material must be condemned because it fails to meet standards required in this chapter. If warranted, the court shall order that the agricultural liming material be disposed of in a manner provided by rules adopted by the department, which may include reprocessing or relabeling the agricultural liming material in order to ensure that it complies with this chapter. The court may provide that any party to the case dispose of the agricultural liming material.
b. A temporary or permanent injunction against a person violating the provisions of this chapter. The court shall issue an order, if the court finds that the petition is supported by facts that agricultural liming material is being manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter. In order to obtain injunctive relief, the department shall not be required to post a bond or prove the absence of an adequate remedy at law, unless the court for good cause otherwise orders. The court may order any form of prohibitory or mandatory relief that is appropriate under principles of equity.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §11, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.10 - Violations.

201A.10 Violations.
1. A person violating this chapter or rules adopted by the department under this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. The department shall provide for the prosecution of a violation of this chapter by referring the violation to the county attorney in the county where the violation occurs. The department shall compile evidence of the violation for prosecution. The county attorney shall prosecute any case determined by the county attorney to be meritorious without delay. The department shall not refer a violation to the county attorney until the department provides the person subject to the violation with an opportunity to be heard by the department according to procedures adopted by the department. A right to a hearing is not a contested case proceeding as provided in chapter 17A. The department is not required to refer a minor violation to a county attorney, and may instead issue a warning to the person subject to the minor violation.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §12, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 201A - AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIAL › Section 201A.11 - Fees and appropriation.

201A.11 Fees and appropriation.
Fees collected under this chapter 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 administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, including inspection, sampling, analysis, and the preparation and publishing of reports.
96 Acts, ch 1096, §13, 15
Referred to in §200.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 202 - COMMODITY PRODUCTION CONTRACTS › Section 202.2 - Production contracts governed by this chapter.

202.2 Production contracts governed by this chapter.
1. This chapter applies to a production contract that relates to the production of a commodity owned by an active contractor and produced by a contract producer at the contract producer’s contract operation, if one of the following applies:
a. The contract is executed by an active contractor and a contract producer for the production of the commodity.
b. The contract is executed by an active contractor and a passive contractor for the provision of management services to the contract producer in the production of the commodity.
c. The contract is executed by a passive contractor and a contract producer, if all of the following apply:
(1) The contract provides for management services furnished by the passive contractor to the contract producer in the production of the commodity.
(2) The passive contractor has a contractual relationship with the active contractor involving the production of the commodity.
2. A production contract is executed when it is signed or orally agreed to by each party or by a person who is authorized by a party to act on the party’s behalf.
99 Acts, ch 169, §3, 22 – 24
Referred to in §202.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 202 - COMMODITY PRODUCTION CONTRACTS › Section 202.3 - Production contracts — confidentiality prohibited.

202.3 Production contracts — confidentiality prohibited.
1. A contractor shall not on or after May 24, 1999, enforce a provision in a production contract if the provision provides that information contained in the production contract is confidential.
2. A provision which is part of a production contract is void if the provision states that information contained in the production contract is confidential. The confidentiality provision is void whether the confidentiality provision is express or implied; oral or written; required or conditional; contained in the production contract, another production contract, or in a related document, policy, or agreement. This section does not affect other provisions of a production contract or a related document, policy, or agreement which can be given effect without the voided provision. This section does not require a party to a production contract to divulge the information in the production contract to another person.
99 Acts, ch 169, §4, 22 – 24
Referred to in §202.5, 714.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 202 - COMMODITY PRODUCTION CONTRACTS › Section 202.4 - Enforcement.

202.4 Enforcement.
1. The attorney general’s office is the primary agency responsible for enforcing this chapter.
2. In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general may do all of the following:
a. Apply to the district court for an injunction to do any of the following:
(1) Restrain a contractor from engaging in conduct or practices in violation of this chapter.
(2) Require a contractor to comply with a provision of this chapter.
b. Apply to district court for the issuance of a subpoena to obtain a production contract for purposes of enforcing this chapter.
c. Bring an action in district court to enforce penalties provided in section 202.5, including the assessment and collection of civil penalties.
99 Acts, ch 169, §5, 22 – 24
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 202 - COMMODITY PRODUCTION CONTRACTS › Section 202.5 - Penalties.

202.5 Penalties.
A contractor who executes a production contract that includes a confidentiality provision in a production contract in violation of section 202.3 is guilty of a fraudulent practice as provided in section 714.8.
99 Acts, ch 169, §6, 22 – 24
Referred to in §202.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 202A - LIVESTOCK MARKETING PRACTICES › Section 202A.1 - Definitions.

202A.1 Definitions.
1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
2. “Livestock” means live cattle, swine, or sheep.
3. “Packer” means a person who is engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or receiving, purchasing, or soliciting livestock for slaughter, if the meat products of the slaughtered livestock which are directly or indirectly to be offered for resale or for public consumption have a total annual value of ten million dollars or more. As used in this chapter, “packer” includes an agent of the packer engaged in buying or soliciting livestock for slaughter on behalf of a packer.
99 Acts, ch 88, §2, 13; 99 Acts, ch 208, §49, 74; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §144