Authority is given to the department of revenue and finance to enforce the provisions of this chapter except division III. Employees of the department of revenue and finance designated as enforcement employees have the power of peace officers in the performance of such duties.
Authority to enforce division III is given to the state department of transportation. Employees of the department of transportation designated enforcement employees have the power of peace officers in the performance of their duties; however, they shall not be considered members of the Iowa highway safety patrol. The department of transportation shall furnish enforcement employees with necessary equipment and supplies in the same manner as provided in section 80.18, including uniforms which are distinguishable in color and design from those of the Iowa highway safety patrol. Enforcement employees shall be furnished and shall conspicuously display badges of authority.
It is the duty of all peace officers to see that the provisions of this chapter are not violated, and to respond to the call of the department of revenue and finance and state department of transportation to make investigations in their respective counties and report to the department of revenue and finance and state department of transportation. Peace officers are authorized to stop a conveyance suspected to be illegally transporting motor fuel on the highways, to investigate the cargo for that purpose and to seize and impound the cargo and conveyance when it appears that the conveyance is being operated in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
[C35, § 5093-f18, -f32; C39, § 5093.18, 5093.32; C46, 50, 54, § 324.32, 324.60; C58, 62, 66, § 324.75; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 324.76]
84 Acts, ch 1174, § 4 ~IC93, § 452A.76
Referred to in § 331.653
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