571—14.1(461A) Definitions.
“Concessionaire” means a person or firm granted a contract to operate a concession in a state park or recreation area. The concessionaire is an independent contractor and not an employee or agent of the department.
“Concession operation” means operating a business within a concession area in a state park or recreation area including, but not limited to, boat rental, snack food sales, beach operation, and sale of fishing bait and tackle.
“Department” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(2).
“Director” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(3).
“Friends group or organization” means an organization incorporated under Iowa Code chapter 504 as a not-for-profit group which has been formed solely for the purposes of promoting and enhancing a particular state park, recreation area, or the Iowa state park system, or any combination of the three.
“Gross receipts” means the total amount received, excluding sales tax, realized by or accruing to the concessionaire from all sales, for cash or credit, of services, accommodations, materials, or other merchandise pursuant to rights granted in the contract, including gross receipts of subconcessionaires. All moneys paid into coin-operated devices, except telephones, shall be included in gross receipts.
“New concession” means the right to establish a concession operation in an area that does not currently have a concessionaire or an area where the department wishes to invite bids for a mobile type concession operation.
“Newspaper” means the same as described in Iowa Code section 618.3.
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