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2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214 - COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES — MOTOR FUEL PUMPS › Section 214.11 - Inspections — recalibrations — penalty.

214.11 Inspections — recalibrations — penalty.
1. The department shall provide for annual inspections of all motor fuel pumps, including but not limited to motor fuel blender pumps, licensed under this chapter. Inspections shall be for the purpose of determining the accuracy and correctness of motor fuel pumps. For that purpose the department’s inspectors may enter upon the premises of any wholesale dealer or retail dealer.
2. Upon completion of an inspection, the inspector shall affix the department’s seal to the measuring mechanism of the motor fuel pump. The seal shall be appropriately marked, dated, and recorded by the inspector. If the owner of an inspected and sealed motor fuel pump is registered with the department as a servicer in accordance with section 215.23, or employs a person so registered as a servicer, the owner or other servicer may open the motor fuel pump, break the department’s seal, recalibrate the measuring mechanism if necessary, and reseal the motor fuel pump as long as the department is notified of the recalibration within forty-eight hours, in a manner provided by the department.
3. A person violating a provision of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
87 Acts, ch 93, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §148; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §15
Referred to in §214.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214 - COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES — MOTOR FUEL PUMPS › Section 214.12 - Inspections of motor fuel dispensers — E-15 access standard.

214.12 Inspections of motor fuel dispensers — E-15 access standard.
1. In conducting an inspection under section 214.11, an inspector for the department shall determine if a retail dealer is advertising for sale and selling E-15 gasoline at a retail motor fuel site in compliance with the E-15 access standard as provided in section 214A.32.
2. a. This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2023.
b. This subsection is repealed January 2, 2023.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §13
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.1A - Administration and enforcement.

214A.1A Administration and enforcement.
1. This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the department which may adopt rules under chapter 17A to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2. The department may adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this chapter in conjunction with chapter 214.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §15
Referred to in §214A.37
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.2A - Kerosene.

214A.2A Kerosene.
1. Fuel which is sold or is kept, offered, or exposed for sale as kerosene shall be labeled as kerosene. The label shall include the word “kerosene” or the designation “K1 kerosene”, and shall indicate that the kerosene is in compliance with the standard specification adopted by ASTM international specification D3699, or a successor ASTM international specification, established by rules adopted by the department.
2. A product commonly known as kerosene and a distillate or a petroleum product of lower gravity (Baume scale), when not used to propel a motor vehicle or for compounding or combining with a motor fuel, are exempt from this chapter except as provided in this section.
86 Acts, ch 1146, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §9; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §16; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §15
Subsection 1 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.2B - Laboratory for motor fuel and biofuels.

214A.2B Laboratory for motor fuel and biofuels.
A laboratory for motor fuel and biofuels is established at a community college which is engaged in biofuels testing on July 1, 2007, and which testing includes but is not limited to B-20 biodiesel fuel testing for motor trucks and the ability of biofuels to meet ASTM international standards. The laboratory shall conduct testing of motor fuel sold in this state and biofuel which is blended in motor fuel in this state to ensure that the motor fuel or biofuels meet the requirements in section 214A.2.
2007 Acts, ch 215, §97; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §35, 108; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §19, 30; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §16
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.2C - Auditing programs.

214A.2C Auditing programs.
The department shall establish and administer programs for the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing and production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel, including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel sold by dealers, including retail dealers who sell and dispense motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.
2019 Acts, ch 131, §32
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.4 - Intrastate shipments.

214A.4 Intrastate shipments.
A wholesale dealer or retail dealer shall not receive or sell or hold for sale, within this state, any motor fuel or oxygenate for which specifications are prescribed in this chapter, unless the dealer first secures from the refiner or producer of the motor fuel or oxygenate, a statement, verified by the oath of a competent chemist employed by or representing the refiner or producer, showing the true standards and tests of the motor fuel or oxygenate, obtained by the methods referred to in section 214A.2. The verified tests are required and must accompany the bill of lading or shipping documents representing the shipment of the motor fuel or oxygenate into this state before the shipment can be received and unloaded.
[C31, 35, §5093-d4; C39, §5095.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.4; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.4]
89 Acts, ch 75, §4; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.5 - Documentation.

214A.5 Documentation.
1. A wholesale dealer or retail dealer shall, when making a sale of motor fuel, give to a purchaser upon demand a sales slip.
2. A wholesale dealer selling ethanol blended gasoline, biobutanol blended gasoline, or biodiesel blended fuel to a purchaser shall provide the purchaser with a statement indicating its classification as provided in section 214A.2. The statement may be on the sales slip provided in this section or a similar document, including but not limited to a bill of lading or invoice.
[C31, 35, §5093-d5; C39, §5095.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.5; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.5]
89 Acts, ch 75, §5; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §11, 83; 2006 Acts, ch 1175, §18, 23; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §120; 2014 Acts, ch 1104, §13; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §18
Subsection 2 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.10 - Transfer pipes.

214A.10 Transfer pipes.
A wholesale dealer, retail dealer, or other person shall not, within this state, use the same pipeline for transferring motor fuel, including gasoline, or oxygenate from one container to another, if the pipeline is used for transferring kerosene or other flammable product used for open flame illuminating or heating purposes.
[C31, 35, §5093-d10; C39, §5095.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.10; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.10]
89 Acts, ch 75, §9; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §48; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.12 - Industrial petroleum — permits.

214A.12 Industrial petroleum — permits.
Any wholesale dealer as defined in this chapter may apply to the department for a permit to make importations of petroleum products for industrial use only and not intended to be used for internal combustion engines, on a form to be supplied by the department, and upon receiving such permission may make importations of petroleum products for industrial use only, exempt from the specifications of this chapter.
[C31, 35, §5093-d12; C39, §5095.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.12; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.12]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §74
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.13 - Chemists — employment of.

214A.13 Chemists — employment of.
The secretary of agriculture shall employ one or more chemists and incur such other expense as shall be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter.
[C31, 35, §5093-d13; C39, §5095.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.13; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.13]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.14 - Appropriation.

214A.14 Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated funds sufficient to pay the expenses incurred as authorized by this chapter.
[C31, 35, §5093-d14; C39, §5095.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.14; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.14]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.16 - Notice of renewable fuel — decal.

214A.16 Notice of renewable fuel — decal.
1. a. If ethanol blended gasoline classified as higher than standard ethanol blended gasoline is advertised for sale or sold at a retail motor fuel site, the motor fuel dispenser dispensing the ethanol blended gasoline shall be affixed with a decal stating that the classification of the ethanol blended gasoline is for use in flexible fuel vehicles.
b. If biobutanol blended gasoline is advertised for sale or sold at a retail motor fuel site, the motor fuel dispenser dispensing the biobutanol blended gasoline shall be affixed with a decal identifying the classification of biobutanol blended gasoline.
2. The design and location of the decal shall be prescribed by rules adopted by the department. A decal identifying a renewable fuel shall be consistent with standards adopted pursuant to section 159A.6. The department may approve an application to place a decal in a special location on a dispenser or container or use a decal with special lettering or colors, if the decal appears clear and conspicuous to the consumer. The application shall be made in writing pursuant to procedures adopted by the department.
[82 Acts, ch 1170, §2]
85 Acts, ch 76, §6; 89 Acts, ch 296, §21; 91 Acts, ch 254, §14; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1224, §29; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §21, 30; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §121; 2013 Acts, ch 15, §8; 2014 Acts, ch 1104, §14; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §51; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §19
Referred to in §159A.6
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.17 - Documentation in transactions.

214A.17 Documentation in transactions.
Upon any delivery of motor fuel to a retailer, the invoice, bill of lading, shipping or other documentation shall disclose the presence, type, and amount of oxygenates over one percent by weight contained in the fuel.
85 Acts, ch 76, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.18 - MTBE prohibition.

214A.18 MTBE prohibition.
1. A person shall not do any of the following:
a. Sell motor fuel containing more than trace amounts of MTBE in this state.
b. Store motor fuel containing more than trace amounts of MTBE in a motor fuel storage tank located in this state.
2. As used in this section, “trace amounts” means not more than one-half of one percent by volume.
2000 Acts, ch 1224, §30; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83
Referred to in §214A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.21 - Advertising.

214A.21 Advertising.
A person shall not knowingly do any of the following:
1. Advertise for sale any motor fuel that does not meet the standards provided in section 214A.2.
2. Falsely advertise for sale the quality, type, or kind of motor fuel or a component of motor fuel.
3. Add a coloring matter to the motor fuel which misleads a person who is purchasing the motor fuel about the quality of the motor fuel.
4. Falsely advertise for sale the classification of a motor fuel as provided in section 214A.2.
[C31, 35, §5093-d3; C39, §5095.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.3; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.3]
89 Acts, ch 75, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §10; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §20, 30; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §119; 2014 Acts, ch 1104, §12; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §17
C2023, §214A.21
Section transferred from §214A.3 in Code 2023 pursuant to directive in
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.22 - Department inspection — samples tested.

214A.22 Department inspection — samples tested.
The department shall, from time to time, make or cause to be made tests of any motor fuel or biofuel which is being sold, or held or offered for sale within this state. A departmental inspector may enter upon the premises of a dealer and take from any container a sample of the motor fuel or biofuel, not to exceed one gallon. The sample shall be sealed and appropriately marked or labeled by the inspector and delivered to the department. The department shall make, or cause to be made, complete analyses or tests of the motor fuel or biofuel by the methods specified in section 214A.2.
[C31, 35, §5093-d7; C39, §5095.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.7; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.7]
89 Acts, ch 75, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §12, 83; 2006 Acts, ch 1175, §9, 18, 23; 2013 Acts, ch 15, §7; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
C2023, §214A.22
Section transferred from §214A.7 in Code 2023 pursuant to directive in
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.23 - Prohibition.

214A.23 Prohibition.
A dealer shall not knowingly sell motor fuel or biofuel in the state that fails to meet applicable standards and classifications as provided in section 214A.2.
[C31, 35, §5093-d8; C39, §5095.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.8]
89 Acts, ch 75, §8; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §13, 83; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §18, 22
C2023, §214A.23
Section transferred from §214A.8 in Code 2023 pursuant to directive in
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.24 - Demonstration grants authorized.

214A.24 Demonstration grants authorized.
1. The department, conditioned upon the availability of moneys, may award demonstration grants to persons who purchase vehicles which operate on alternative fuels, including but not limited to E-85 gasoline, biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electricity, solar energy, or hydrogen. A grant shall be for the purpose of conducting research connected with the fuel or the vehicle, and not for the purchase of the vehicle itself, except that the money may be used for the purchase of the vehicle if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
a. The department retains the title to the vehicle.
b. The vehicle is used for continuing research.
c. If the vehicle is sold or when the research related to the vehicle is completed, the proceeds of the sale of the vehicle shall be used for additional research.
2. The governor shall seek the cooperation of the governors of other states willing to cooperate to establish an alternative fuels consortium. The purposes of the consortium may include, but are not limited to, coordinating the research, production, and marketing of alternative fuels within the participating states. The consortium may also coordinate presentation of consortium policy on alternative fuels to automakers and federal regulatory authorities.
90 Acts, ch 1252, §15; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §77; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §7; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
C2023, §214A.24
Section transferred from §214A.19 in Code 2023 pursuant to directive in
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.25 - Limitation on liability.

214A.25 Limitation on liability.
1. A retail dealer or other marketer, pipeline company, refiner, terminal operator, or terminal owner is not liable for damages caused by the use of incompatible motor fuel dispensed from a motor fuel dispenser located at the retail dealer’s retail motor fuel site, if all of the following apply:
a. The incompatible motor fuel complies with the standards for that type and classification of motor fuel as provided in section 214A.2.
b. The incompatible motor fuel is selected by the end use consumer of the motor fuel.
c. The incompatible motor fuel is dispensed from a motor fuel dispenser that correctly labels the type and classification of fuel dispensed from a motor fuel storage tank.
2. For purposes of subsection 1, a motor fuel is incompatible with a motor according to the manufacturer of the motor.
2011 Acts, ch 113, §2
C2012, §214A.20
2013 Acts, ch 127, §3; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §21, 22
C2023, §214A.25
Section transferred from §214A.20 in Code 2023 pursuant to directive in
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §22
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.31 - E-15 access standard — establishment.

214A.31 E-15 access standard — establishment.
In order to ensure consumer access to gasoline containing fifteen percent ethanol by volume, an E-15 access standard is established in accordance with
2013 Iowa Acts, ch. 127, §1
, section 159A.1, and this subchapter.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §1
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.33 - Suspension of E-15 access standard by order issued by governor.

214A.33 Suspension of E-15 access standard by order issued by governor.
1. The governor may issue or renew an executive order that temporarily suspends the requirement in section 214A.32 that a retail dealer comply with the E-15 access standard at a retail motor fuel site owned or operated by the retail dealer.
2. The E-15 access standard suspension order as described in subsection 1 must be supported by the governor’s determination that any of the following apply:
a. There is an inadequate supply of E-15 gasoline.
b. The market price of E-15 gasoline may cause consumers to suffer economic hardship.
c. Existing gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure is not capable of storing and dispensing E-15 gasoline.
3. The governor may issue or renew an executive order under this section on a statewide or regional basis.
4. The E-15 access standard suspension order shall take effect on its date of publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin, unless the order specifies a later date. The order shall expire one year from its effective date unless a shorter period is stated in the order. The early expiration of the order may also occur based on circumstances described in the order.
5. a. This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2023.
b. This subsection is repealed January 2, 2023.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §3
Referred to in §214A.32
[ ()]Governor authorized to issue order prior to January 1, 2023;
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §8
[ ()]NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.34 - Waiver of E-15 access standard by order issued by secretary of agriculture — E-15 unavailability.

214A.34 Waiver of E-15 access standard by order issued by secretary of agriculture — E-15 unavailability.
1. The secretary of agriculture may issue an administrative order that temporarily waives the requirement in section 214A.32 that a retail dealer comply with the E-15 access standard at a retail motor fuel site owned or operated by the retail dealer based on E-15 gasoline availability.
2. A retail dealer may apply for an E-15 unavailability waiver order as described in subsection 1 by submitting an application to the department in a manner and according to procedures required by the department.
a. The application must be supported by credible evidence that the retail dealer has not been able to reasonably obtain E-15 gasoline to be advertised for sale and sold at the retail dealer’s retail motor fuel site.
b. The retail dealer must sign the application which shall include a statement that the retail dealer swears and affirms that all information in the application completed by the retail dealer is true and correct.
3. The department shall publish a copy of the E-15 unavailability waiver order on the department’s internet site within ten days after the order’s issuance.
4. The E-15 unavailability waiver order shall take effect on its date of publication on the department’s internet site, unless the order specifies a later date. The order shall expire six months from its effective date unless a shorter period is stated in the order. The early expiration of the order may also occur based on circumstances described in the order.
5. a. This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2023.
b. This subsection is repealed January 2, 2023.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §4
Referred to in §214A.11, 214A.32
Secretary of agriculture authorized to issue order prior to January 1, 2023;
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §8
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 214A - MOTOR FUEL › Section 214A.37 - Disciplinary action.

214A.37 Disciplinary action.
1. The department may refuse to issue or renew and may suspend or revoke a license issued to a retail dealer pursuant to section 214.2 for not complying with the E-15 access standard as provided in section 214A.32, including rules adopted by the department pursuant to section 214A.1A to administer or enforce that section.
2. a. This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2023.
b. This subsection is repealed January 2, 2023.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §7
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.1 - Definitions.

215.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
1. “Commercial weighing and measuring device” means a weight or measure or weighing or measuring device used to establish size, quantity, area or other quantitative measurement of a commodity sold by weight or measurement, or where the price to be paid for producing the commodity is based upon the weight or measurement of the commodity. The term includes an accessory attached to or used in connection with a commercial weighing or measuring device when the accessory is so designed or installed that its operation may affect the accuracy of the device. “Commercial weighing and measuring device” includes a public scale or a commercial scanner.
2. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
3. “Liquefied petroleum gas” means liquids that do not remain in a liquid state at atmospheric pressures and temperatures composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of hydrocarbons: propane, propylene, butanes including normal butane or isobutane, and butylenes.
4. “Packer” means a person engaged in the business of any of the following:
a. Buying livestock in commerce for purposes of slaughter;
b. Manufacturing or preparing meats or meat food products for sale or shipment in commerce;
c. Marketing meats, meat food products, or livestock products in an unmanufactured form acting as a wholesale broker, dealer, or distributor in commerce.
5. “Service agency” means an individual, firm or corporation which holds itself out to the public as having servicers available to install, service or repair a weighing or measuring device for hire.
6. “Servicer” means an individual employed by a service agency who installs, services or repairs a commercial weighing or measuring device for hire, commission or salary.
[C81, §215.26]
90 Acts, ch 1084, §10, 11; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §43; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §143, 144
; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §8
C2020, §215.1
Referred to in §214.1, 214.2
Former §215.1 transferred to §215.1A pursuant to directive;
2019 Acts, ch 128, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.1A - Inspections.

215.1A Inspections.
The department shall regularly inspect all commercial weighing and measuring devices, and when a complaint is made to the department that any false or incorrect weights or measures are being made, the department shall inspect the commercial weighing and measuring devices which caused the complaint. The department may inspect prepackaged goods to determine the accuracy of their recorded weights.
[S13, §3009-o; SS15, §3009-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3266; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.1]
2012 Acts, ch 1095, §138
; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §8
C2020, §215.1A
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.2 - Special inspection request — fees.

215.2 Special inspection request — fees.
The fee for special tests, including but not limited to, using state inspection equipment, for the calibration, testing, certification, or repair of a commercial weighing and measuring device shall be paid by the servicer or person requesting the special test in accordance with the following schedule:
1. Class S, scales, seventy-five dollars per hour.
2. Class M, meters, fifty-two dollars and fifty cents per hour.
[SS15, §3009-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3267; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.2]
88 Acts, ch 1272, §22; 90 Acts, ch 1084, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §38
Annual license fees; §214.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.4 - Tag for inaccurate or incorrect device — reinspection — license fee.

215.4 Tag for inaccurate or incorrect device — reinspection — license fee.
A commercial weighing and measuring device found to be inaccurate or incorrect upon inspection by the department shall be rejected or tagged “condemned until repaired” and the inspection sticker shall be removed. If notice is received by the department that the device has been repaired and upon reinspection the device is found to be accurate or correct, a license fee may be charged for the reinspection. However, a second license fee shall be charged if upon reinspection the device is found to be inaccurate. The device shall be tagged “condemned” and removed from service if a third reinspection fails.
[SS15, §3009-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3269; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.4]
90 Acts, ch 1084, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §139; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §18
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.5 - Confiscation of scales.

215.5 Confiscation of scales.
The department may seize without warrant and confiscate any incorrect scales, weights, or measures, or any weighing apparatus or part thereof which do not conform to the state standards or upon which the license fee has not been paid. If any weighing or measuring apparatus or part thereof be found out of order the same may be tagged by the department “condemned until repaired”, which tag shall not be altered or removed until said apparatus is properly repaired.
[S13, §3009-q; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3270; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.6 - False weights or measures.

215.6 False weights or measures.
If any person engaged in the purchase or sale of any commodity by weight or measurement, or in the employment of labor where the price thereof is to be determined by weight or measurement of the articles upon which such labor is bestowed, has in the person’s possession any inaccurate scales, weights, or measures, or other apparatus for determining the quantity of any commodity, which do not conform to the standard weights and measures, the person shall be punished as provided in chapter 189.
[SS15, §3009-p; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3271; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.7 - Transactions by false weights or measures.

215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures.
1. A person shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this chapter if the person does any of the following :
a. Sells, trades, delivers, charges for, or claims to have delivered to a purchaser an amount of any commodity which is less in weight or measure than that which is asked for, agreed upon, claimed to have been delivered, or noted on the delivery ticket.
b. Makes a settlement for or enters a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any commodity purchased.
c. Makes a settlement for or enters a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any labor where the price of producing or mining is determined by weight or measure.
d. Records a false weight or measurement upon the weight ticket or book.
2. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A that allow for reasonable variations and exceptions for small packages.
3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[SS15, §3009-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3272; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.7]
2012 Acts, ch 1095, §140; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §41; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.9 - Power of political subdivision limited.

215.9 Power of political subdivision limited.
A commodity weighed upon any scale bearing a sticker issued by the department shall not be required to be reweighed as required by ordinance of any political subdivision including but not limited to a city, nor shall a commodity’s sale, at the weights so ascertained, and because thereof, be, by such ordinance, prohibited or restricted.
[SS15, §3009-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3274; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.9]
2012 Acts, ch 1095, §141
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.10 - Installation of new scales.

215.10 Installation of new scales.
It shall be unlawful to install a scale, used for commercial purposes in this state, unless the scale is so installed that it is easily accessible for inspection and testing by equipment of the department and with due regard to the scale’s size and capacity. Every scale manufacturer or dealer shall, upon selling a scale of the above types in Iowa, submit to the department upon forms provided by the department, the make, capacity of the scale, the date of sale, and the date and location of its installation.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.11 - Dial visible to public.

215.11 Dial visible to public.
The weight indicating dial or beams on counter scales used to weigh articles sold at retail shall be so located that the reading dial indicating the weight shall at all times be visible to the public.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.11]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.12 - Bond of scale repairers.

215.12 Bond of scale repairers.
Any person, firm, or corporation engaging in any scale repair work for hire in this state shall first file with the department a bond of the form required by chapter 64 in the sum of one thousand dollars conditioned to guarantee the quality and faithful performance of the assumed task and providing for liquidated damages for failure to perform such conditions. Such person, firm, or corporation, on depositing with the department a bond in the amount of one thousand dollars shall be furnished a certificate authorizing them to do what is known as scale repair work, or installation of new scales in the state of Iowa. This certificate shall be valid until revoked by the secretary of agriculture.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.12]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.13 - Graduations on beam.

215.13 Graduations on beam.
All new weigh beams or dials on what is known as livestock scales used for determining the weight in buying or selling livestock shall be in not over five-pound graduations.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.13]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.14 - Approval by department.

215.14 Approval by department.
A commercial weighing and measuring device shall not be installed in this state unless approved by the department.
1. A pit type scale or any other scale installed in a pit, regardless of capacity, that is installed on or after July 1, 1990, shall have a clearance of not less than four feet from the finished floor line of the scale to the bottom of the “I” beam of the scale bridge. Livestock shall not be weighed on any scale other than a livestock scale or pit type scale.
2. An electronic pitless scale shall be placed on concrete footings with concrete floor. The concrete floor shall allow for adequate drainage away from the scale as required by the department. There shall be a clearance of not less than eight inches between the weigh bridge and the concrete floor to facilitate inspection and cleaning.
3. Before approval by the department, the specifications for a commercial weighing and measuring device shall be furnished to the purchaser of the device by the manufacturer. The approval shall be based upon the recommendation of the United States national institute of standards and technology.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.14]
90 Acts, ch 1045, §1
; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §16, 209
; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §142
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.15 - Scale pit.

215.15 Scale pit.
Scale pit shall have proper room for inspector or service person to repair or inspect scale. Scale pit shall remain dry at all times and adequate drainage shall be provided for the purpose of inspecting and cleaning.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.16 - Weighing beyond capacity.

215.16 Weighing beyond capacity.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to use such a scale for weighing commodities the gross weight of which is greater than the factory rated scale capacity. The capacity of the scale shall be stamped by the manufacturer on each weigh beam or dial. The capacity of the scale shall be posted so as to be visible to the public.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.16]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.17 - Test weights to be used.

215.17 Test weights to be used.
1. A person engaged in scale repair work for hire shall use only test weights sealed by a laboratory approved by the department in determining the effectiveness of repair work and the test weights shall be sealed as to their accuracy once each year. However, a person shall not claim to be an official scale inspector and shall not use the test weights except to determine the accuracy of scale repair work done by the person and the person shall not be entitled to a fee for their use.
2. Calibration shall not be required of a tank which is not used for the purpose of measuring, or which is equipped with a meter, and vehicle tanks loaded from meters and carrying a printed ticket showing gallonage shall not be required to be calibrated.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.17]
92 Acts, ch 1239, §39; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §41; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §22, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.18 - Specifications and tolerances.

215.18 Specifications and tolerances.
The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial, law enforcement, data gathering, and other weighing and measuring devices, as adopted by the national conference on weights and measures and published in the national institute of standards and technology, handbook 44, “Specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices”, shall apply to weighing and measuring devices in this state, except insofar as modified or rejected by rule and shall be observed in all inspections and tests.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.18]
90 Acts, ch 1084, §8
Referred to in §215A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.19 - Automatic recorders on scales.

215.19 Automatic recorders on scales.
Except for scales used by packers slaughtering fewer than one hundred twenty head of livestock per day, all scales with a capacity over five hundred pounds, which are used for commercial purposes in this state, and installed after January 1, 1981, shall be equipped with a type-registering weigh beam, a dial with a mechanical ticket printer, an automatic weight recorder, or some similar device which shall be used for printing or stamping the weight values on scale tickets. A scale equipped with a malfunctioning automatic weight recorder may be used for not more than seven days if the device is unable to print or stamp the ticket so long as a repair to the automatic recorder is immediately initiated and the user dates, signs, and accurately handwrites the required information on the ticket until the device is operational.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.19]
2017 Acts, ch 159, §52
Referred to in §327D.130
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.20 - Liquid petroleum gas measurement.

215.20 Liquid petroleum gas measurement.
1. All liquefied petroleum gas, including but not limited to propane, butane, and mixtures of them, shall be kept, offered, exposed for sale, or sold by the pound, metered cubic foot of vapor, defined as one cubic foot at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or by the gallon, defined as two hundred thirty-one cubic inches at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. All metered sales exceeding one hundred gallons shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through use of an approved meter with a sealed automatic compensation mechanism. All sale tickets for sales exceeding one hundred gallons shall show the stamped delivered gallons and shall state that the temperature correction was automatically made.
3. A reasonable tolerance within a maximum of plus or minus one percent shall be allowed on liquid petroleum gas meters licensed for commercial use in this state.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.20]
88 Acts, ch 1272, §23; 90 Acts, ch 1084, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §44
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.21 - Individual carcass weights.

215.21 Individual carcass weights.
With payment for each purchase of livestock except poultry bought on a carcass weight or grade and yield basis, each packer shall provide the seller with one statement displaying the individual carcass weights of all the animals sold.
[C81, §215.21]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.22 - Packer-monorail scale.

215.22 Packer-monorail scale.
The speed of a monorail scale operation used by a packer shall not exceed the manufacturer’s recommendation or specifications for accurate weighing under normal, in-use operating conditions. The operational speed shall be permanently marked on the indicating element. Adequate measures shall be provided whereby testing and inspections can be conducted under normal in-use conditions. Tare weights for trolleys or gambrels shall be registered with the department. The registered tare adjustment on the indicating element shall be sealed or pinned.
[C81, §215.22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.23 - Servicer’s license — fee and term.

215.23 Servicer’s license — fee and term.
1. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A setting forth qualification requirements for persons applying for a servicer’s license, including an examination.
2. In determining a servicer’s qualifications, the department may consider the specifications of the United States national institute of standards and technology, handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices”, or the current successor or equivalent specifications adopted by the United States national institute of standards and technology.
3. The department may require the payment of a license fee for an amount established by rule for each license issued under this section.
4. A license shall expire two years from its date of issuance.
[C81, §215.23]
90 Acts, ch 1045, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §69; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §20
Referred to in §214.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 215.25 - Railroad track scales.

215.25 Railroad track scales.
The department shall inspect the railroad track scales referred to in section 327D.127. The department may adopt rules establishing standards for the scales. The rules may include but are not limited to safety standards, accuracy and the style and content of forms and certificates to be used for weighing.
[C81, §215.25]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.1 - Definitions.

215A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
1. “Agricultural products” means any product of agricultural activity which is tested for moisture content when offered for sale, processing, or storage.
2. “Department” means the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship.
3. “Moisture-measuring devices” means any device or instrument used by any person in proving or ascertaining the moisture content of agricultural products.
4. “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest in the same venture and shall include the United States, the state, or any subdivision of either.
5. “Secretary” means the secretary of agriculture.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.1]
2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Further definitions, see §189.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.2 - Inspection by department.

215A.2 Inspection by department.
The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected at least annually every moisture-measuring device used in commerce in this state, except those belonging to the United States or the state, or any subdivision of either, except as herein provided. The department may inspect or cause to be inspected at the convenience of the department any moisture-measuring device upon a request in writing from the owner thereof.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.3 - Rules adopted — hearing.

215A.3 Rules adopted — hearing.
The department is charged with the enforcement of this chapter and, after due publicity and due public hearing, is empowered to establish rules, regulations, specifications, standards, and tests as necessary in order to secure the efficient administration of this chapter. Publicity concerning the public hearing shall be reasonably calculated to give interested parties adequate notice and adequate opportunity to be heard. In establishing such rules, regulations, specifications, standards, and tests the department may use the specifications and tolerances established in section 215.18, and shall use the specifications and tolerances established by the United States department of agriculture as of November 15, 1971, in chapter XII of GR instruction 916-6, equipment manual, used by the United States department of agriculture grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration. The department may from time to time publish such data in connection with the administration of this chapter as may be of public interest.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.3]
95 Acts, ch 216, §25
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.4 - Officer assigned to act.

215A.4 Officer assigned to act.
The department may at its discretion designate an employee or officer of the department to act for the department in any details connected with the administration of this chapter.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.5 - Marking with seal.

215A.5 Marking with seal.
If an inspection or comparative test reveals that the moisture-measuring device being inspected or tested conforms to the standards and specifications established by the department, the department shall cause the same to be marked with an appropriate seal. Any moisture-measuring device which upon inspection is found not to conform with the specifications and standards established by the department shall be marked with an appropriate seal showing such device to be defective, which seal shall not be altered or removed until said moisture-measuring device is properly repaired and reinspected. The owner or user of such device shall be notified of such defective condition by the department or its properly designated employees on an inspection form prepared by the department.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.5]
Referred to in §215A.6, 215A.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.6 - Procedure when device rejected.

215A.6 Procedure when device rejected.
1. Any defective moisture-measuring device, while so marked, sealed, or tagged, as provided in section 215A.5, may be used to ascertain the moisture content of agricultural products offered for sale, processing, or storage, only under the following conditions:
a. The person shall keep a record, open to inspection, of every commercial sample of agricultural products inspected by the tagged device, showing that an adjustment was made on all such agricultural products tested.
b. The device shall be repaired to comply with section 215A.5 within a period of thirty days, and the department thereupon notified.
2. If, upon reinspection, the device is again rejected under the provisions of section 215A.5, such device shall be sealed and shall not be used until repaired and reinspected.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.6]
2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.7 - Located where visible to public.

215A.7 Located where visible to public.
Every device used to ascertain the moisture content of agricultural products offered for sale, processing, or storage shall be used in a location visible to the general public and the detailed procedure for operating a moisture-measuring device shall be displayed in a conspicuous place close to the moisture-measuring device.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.8 - Untested devices not to be used — exception.

215A.8 Untested devices not to be used — exception.
No person shall use or cause to be used any grain moisture-measuring device which has not been inspected and approved for use by the department; except, a newly purchased grain moisture-measuring device may be used prior to regular inspection and approval if the user of such device has given notice to the department of the purchase and before use of such new device.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title V - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 215A - MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES › Section 215A.9 - Inspection fee.

215A.9 Inspection fee.
1. The department shall charge, assess, and cause to be collected at the time of inspection an inspection fee in accordance with the fee schedule established pursuant to section 214.3, subsection 3.
2. A fee of fifteen dollars shall be charged for each device subject to reinspection under section 215A.5. All moneys received by the department under the provisions of this chapter shall be handled in the same manner as “repayment receipts” as defined in chapter 8, and shall be used for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.9]
90 Acts, ch 1084, §12; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §40; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127