657—26.1(17A) Petition for rule making. Any person, association, agency, or political subdivision may file a petition for rule making with the board of pharmacy at 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4688. A petition is deemed filed when received by that office. The board shall provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the board an extra copy for this purpose. The petition must be typewritten, machine printed, or legibly handwritten in ink and must substantially conform to the following form:

IOWA BOARD OF PHARMACY	
Petition by (Name of Petitioner)
for the (adoption, amendment, or repeal)
of rules relating to (state subject matter).	}	PETITION FOR
RULE MAKING	
The petition shall include the following information:
	1.	A statement of the specific rule-making action sought by the petitioner including the text or a summary of the contents of the proposed rule or amendment to a rule and, if it is a petition to amend or repeal a rule, a citation and the relevant language to the particular portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed.
	2.	A citation to any law deemed relevant to the board’s authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that action.
	3.	A brief summary of petitioner’s arguments in support of the action urged in the petition.
	4.	A brief summary of any data supporting the action urged in the petition.
	5.	The names and addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by petitioner to be affected by or interested in, the proposed action which is the subject of the petition.
	6.	Any request by petitioner for a meeting provided for by rule 657—26.4(17A).
	7.	Original signature of petitioner and date signed.
[ARC 3346C, IAB 9/27/17, effective 11/1/17]