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.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 200A.9

  • bulk product: means a dry animal nutrient product delivered to a purchaser in bulk form to which a label cannot be attached. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Dry animal nutrient product: means any unmanipulated animal manure composed primarily of animal excreta, if all of the following apply:
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Purchaser: means a person to whom a dry animal nutrient product is distributed. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Ton: means a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 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.