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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 167.4, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 167.4 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. 1 4ApplicationAn application forsucha license required 1 5 under this chapter shall be made to the department on forms 1 6 provided byit, whichthe department. The application shall 1 7 set forth the name and residence of the applicant, the 1 8 proposed place of business, and the particular method which 1 9 the applicant intends to employ in disposing of suchdead1 10bodiesanimal carcasses, and such other information as the 1 11 department may require.SaidA person engaged in the 1 12 operation of a disposal plant shall submit an application 1 13shall be accompanied by afee of one hundred dollars. A 1 14 person not engaged in operating a disposal plant is not 1 15 required to pay an application fee. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 167.6, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 17 follows: 1 18 167.6 LICENSE. 1 19 On the receipt of the foregoing certificate,and the1 20additional payment of one hundred dollars,the department 1 21 shall issue a license to the applicant to conductsuchthe 1 22 business of disposing of animal carcasses, at the place 1 23 specified in the application, for one calendar year, but. 1 24 However, the department shall not issue a license for a 1 25 disposal plant not located within the boundaries of the state 1 26 of Iowa. The department shall charge a person engaged in the 1 27 operation of a disposal plant a license fee of one hundred 1 28 dollars. The department shall charge a person not engaged in 1 29 operating a disposal plant a license fee of fifty dollars. 1 30 Sec. 3. Section 167.15, Code 2003, is amended by striking 1 31 the section and inserting the lieu thereof the following: 1 32 167.15 TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS – CARCASSES OR PARTS. 1 33 1. A person required to be licensed under section 167.3 1 34 shall transport a whole or part of an animal carcass or offal 1 35 material according to requirements adopted by departmental 2 1 rule. 2 2 a. The vehicle's container used for loading and 2 3 transporting the carcass or offal material shall be 2 4 constructed according to departmental rules in a manner that 2 5 prevents parts or liquids associated with the carcass or offal 2 6 material from escaping during transport. 2 7 b. The department shall adopt rules requiring that the 2 8 vehicle's container be covered when transporting an animal 2 9 carcass or offal material. However, this requirement shall 2 10 not apply to a route vehicle used primarily to transport 2 11 animal carcasses from a farm to another location. 2 12 c. The person shall not overload the vehicle's container 2 13 with carcasses or offal material. 2 14 2. The department shall provide for the inspection of 2 15 vehicles used to transport carcasses or offal material, 2 16 disposal plants, or other locations in which carcasses or 2 17 offal material is stored or processed before being delivered 2 18 to a disposal plant. 2 19 EXPLANATION 2 20 This bill amends Code chapter 167, which provides for the 2 21 transportation and rendering of animal carcasses by persons 2 22 licensed by the department of agriculture and land 2 23 stewardship. 2 24 Code sections 167.4 and 167.6 require a person who is 2 25 engaged in the business of disposing of animal carcasses to 2 26 pay the department an application fee of $100 and a license 2 27 fee of $100. The bill provides that for persons who do not 2 28 operate a disposal plant (who exclusively transport animal 2 29 carcasses), there is no application fee and a $50 license fee. 2 30 Code section 167.15 provides that the conveyance used in 2 31 the transportation of animal carcasses must be covered and 2 32 watertight. The bill rewrites the Code section to apply to a 2 33 whole or part of an animal carcass or related offal material. 2 34 The bill authorizes the department to regulate the loading and 2 35 transporting of such items. It retains a requirement that a 3 1 vehicle's container be covered, but excludes a route vehicle 3 2 used primarily to transport animal carcasses from a farm to 3 3 another location. 3 4 LSB 5948YH 80 3 5 da/gg/14.1
Text: HF02376 Text: HF02378 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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