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.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 200.17A

  • Ammonium nitrate: means a compound that is chiefly composed of ammonium salt of nitric acid which contains not less than thirty-three percent nitrogen, one-half of which is in the ammonium form and one-half in the nitrate form. See Iowa Code 200.3
  • 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 200.3
  • 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
  • Law enforcement officer: means a state patrol officer, a sheriff, or other peace officer so designated by this state or by a county or municipality. See Iowa Code 172B.1
  • Licensee: means a licensed grain dealer or licensed warehouse operator. See Iowa Code 203D.1
  • Licensee: means a person licensed under section 200. See Iowa Code 200.3
  • person: includes individual, partnership, association, firm, and corporation. See Iowa Code 200.3
  • sale: includes exchange. See Iowa Code 200.3
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 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.