House
File
550
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
550
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
120)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
1
stewardship’s
administration
of
certain
functions,
relating
2
to
forest
and
fruit
tree
reservation
requirements,
the
name
3
of
the
state
soil
conservation
committee,
financing
of
soil
4
conservation
and
water
quality
practices,
the
health
of
5
agricultural
animals,
issuance
of
two-year
licenses
and
the
6
collection
of
related
fees
imposed
upon
persons
engaged
in
7
the
marketing
of
agricultural
animals
and
mining
operations,
8
license
fees
imposed
upon
pesticide
dealers,
tickets
for
9
delivering
commodities
in
bulk,
labeling
of
motor
fuel
10
pumps
dispensing
certain
ethanol
blended
gasoline,
the
11
use
of
scales,
providing
for
penalties,
making
penalties
12
applicable,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
13
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
159.5,
subsection
12,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
12.
Create
and
maintain
a
division
of
soil
conservation
3
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
chapter
161A
.
The
division’s
4
director
shall
be
appointed
by
the
secretary
from
a
list
of
5
names
of
persons
recommended
by
the
soil
conservation
and
water
6
quality
committee,
pursuant
to
section
161A.4
,
and
shall
serve
7
at
the
pleasure
of
the
secretary.
The
director
shall
be
the
8
administrator
responsible
for
carrying
out
the
provisions
of
9
chapters
207
and
208
.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
159.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
11
by
striking
the
subsection.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
161A.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2017,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
4.
“Committee”
or
“state
soil
conservation
committee”
15
means
the
state
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
committee
16
established
by
in
section
161A.4
.
17
Sec.
4.
Section
161A.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
1.
The
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
20
created
within
the
department
pursuant
to
section
159.5
shall
21
perform
the
functions
conferred
upon
it
in
this
chapter
and
22
chapters
161C
,
161E
,
161F
,
207
,
and
208
.
The
division
shall
23
be
administered
in
accordance
with
the
policies
of
the
state
24
soil
conservation
committee,
which
shall
advise
the
division
25
and
which
shall
approve
administrative
rules
proposed
by
26
the
division
for
the
administration
of
this
chapter
and
27
chapters
161C
,
161E
,
161F
,
207
,
and
208
before
the
rules
are
28
adopted
pursuant
to
section
17A.5
.
If
a
difference
exists
29
between
the
committee
and
secretary
regarding
the
content
of
30
a
proposed
rule,
the
secretary
shall
notify
the
chairperson
31
of
the
committee
of
the
difference
within
thirty
days
from
32
the
committee’s
action
on
the
rule.
The
secretary
and
the
33
committee
shall
meet
to
resolve
the
difference
within
thirty
34
days
after
the
secretary
provides
the
committee
with
notice
of
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the
difference.
1
Sec.
5.
Section
161A.4,
subsection
4,
unnumbered
paragraph
2
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
A
state
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
committee
is
4
established
within
the
department.
5
Sec.
6.
Section
161A.4,
subsection
6,
paragraph
c,
Code
6
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
c.
The
committee
shall
recommend
three
persons
to
the
8
secretary
of
agriculture
who
shall
appoint
from
the
persons
9
recommended
a
director
to
head
the
division
and
serve
at
10
the
pleasure
of
the
secretary.
After
reviewing
the
names
11
submitted,
the
secretary
may
request
that
the
soil
conservation
12
committee
submit
additional
names
for
consideration.
13
Sec.
7.
Section
161A.5,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2017,
are
14
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
The
one
hundred
soil
and
water
conservation
districts
16
established
in
the
manner
which
was
prescribed
by
law
prior
to
17
July
1,
1975
shall
continue
in
existence
with
the
boundaries
18
and
the
names
in
effect
on
July
1,
1975.
If
the
existence
of
19
a
district
so
established
is
discontinued
pursuant
to
section
20
161A.10
,
a
petition
for
reestablishment
of
the
district
or
for
21
annexation
of
the
former
district’s
territory
to
any
other
22
abutting
district
may
be
submitted
to,
and
shall
be
acted
upon
23
by,
the
state
soil
conservation
committee
in
substantially
the
24
manner
provided
by
section
467A.5
,
Code
1975.
25
2.
The
governing
body
of
each
district
shall
consist
of
26
five
commissioners
elected
on
a
nonpartisan
basis
for
staggered
27
four-year
terms
commencing
on
the
first
day
of
January
that
is
28
not
a
Sunday
or
holiday
following
their
election.
Any
eligible
29
elector
residing
in
the
district
is
eligible
to
the
office
of
30
commissioner,
except
that
no
more
than
one
commissioner
shall
31
at
any
one
time
be
a
resident
of
any
one
township.
A
vacancy
32
is
created
in
the
office
of
any
commissioner
who
changes
33
residence
into
a
township
where
another
commissioner
then
34
resides.
If
a
commissioner
is
absent
for
sixty
or
more
percent
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of
monthly
meetings
during
any
twelve-month
period,
the
other
1
commissioners
by
their
unanimous
vote
may
declare
the
member’s
2
office
vacant.
A
vacancy
in
the
office
of
commissioner
3
shall
be
filled
by
appointment
of
the
state
soil
conservation
4
committee
until
the
next
succeeding
general
election,
at
which
5
time
the
balance
of
the
unexpired
term
shall
be
filled
as
6
provided
by
section
69.12
.
7
Sec.
8.
Section
161A.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
k,
Code
8
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
k.
Subject
to
the
approval
of
the
state
soil
conservation
10
committee,
to
change
the
name
of
the
soil
and
water
11
conservation
district.
12
Sec.
9.
Section
161A.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
3.
The
commissioners,
as
a
condition
for
the
receipt
of
15
any
state
cost-sharing
funds
for
permanent
soil
conservation
16
practices,
shall
require
the
owner
of
the
land
on
which
the
17
practices
are
to
be
established
to
covenant
and
file,
in
the
18
office
of
the
soil
and
water
conservation
district
of
the
19
county
in
which
the
land
is
located,
an
agreement
identifying
20
the
particular
lands
upon
which
the
practices
for
which
state
21
cost-sharing
funds
are
to
be
received
will
be
established,
22
and
providing
that
the
project
will
not
be
removed,
altered,
23
or
modified
so
as
to
lessen
its
effectiveness
without
the
24
consent
of
the
commissioners,
obtained
in
advance
and
based
on
25
guidelines
drawn
up
by
the
state
soil
conservation
committee,
26
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
twenty
years
after
the
date
of
27
receiving
payment.
The
commissioners
shall
assist
the
division
28
in
the
enforcement
of
this
subsection
.
The
agreement
does
not
29
create
a
lien
on
the
land,
but
is
a
charge
personally
against
30
the
owner
of
the
land
at
the
time
of
removal,
alteration,
or
31
modification
if
an
administrative
order
is
made
under
section
32
161A.61,
subsection
3
.
33
Sec.
10.
Section
161A.22,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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161A.22
General
powers
applicable
——
warrants
or
bonds.
1
1.
A
subdistrict
organized
under
this
chapter
has
all
of
the
2
powers
of
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district
in
addition
to
3
other
powers
granted
to
the
subdistrict
in
other
sections
of
4
this
chapter
.
5
2.
The
governing
body
of
the
subdistrict,
upon
6
determination
that
benefits
from
works
of
improvement
as
set
7
forth
in
the
watershed
work
plan
to
be
installed
will
exceed
8
costs
thereof,
and
that
funds
needed
for
purposes
of
the
9
subdistrict
require
levy
of
a
special
benefit
assessment
as
10
provided
in
section
161A.23
,
in
lieu
of
the
special
annual
11
tax
as
provided
in
section
161A.20
,
shall
record
its
decision
12
to
use
its
taxing
authority
and,
upon
majority
vote
of
13
the
governing
body
and
with
the
approval
of
the
state
soil
14
conservation
committee,
may
issue
warrants
or
bonds
payable
15
in
not
more
than
forty
semiannual
installments
in
connection
16
with
the
special
benefit
assessment,
and
pledge
and
assign
the
17
proceeds
of
the
special
benefit
assessment
and
other
revenues
18
of
the
subdistrict
as
security
for
the
warrants
or
bonds.
The
19
warrants
and
bonds
of
indebtedness
are
general
obligations
20
of
the
subdistrict,
exempt
from
all
taxes,
state
and
local,
21
and
are
not
indebtedness
of
the
soil
and
water
conservation
22
district
or
the
state
of
Iowa.
23
Sec.
11.
Section
161A.44,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
24
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
The
commissioners
of
each
soil
and
water
conservation
26
district
shall,
with
approval
of
and
within
time
limits
set
by
27
administrative
order
of
the
state
soil
conservation
committee,
28
adopt
reasonable
regulations
as
are
deemed
necessary
to
29
establish
a
soil
loss
limit
or
limits
for
the
district
and
30
provide
for
the
implementation
of
the
limit
or
limits
,
and
.
A
31
district
may
subsequently
amend
or
repeal
their
its
regulations
32
as
they
deem
it
deems
necessary.
The
committee
shall
review
33
the
soil
loss
limit
regulations
adopted
by
the
soil
and
water
34
conservation
districts
at
least
once
every
five
years,
and
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shall
recommend
changes
in
the
regulations
of
a
soil
and
water
1
conservation
district
which
the
committee
deems
necessary
to
2
assure
that
the
district’s
soil
loss
limits
are
reasonable
and
3
attainable.
The
commissioners
may:
4
Sec.
12.
Section
161A.44,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
2.
Establish
different
soil
loss
limits
for
different
7
classes
of
land
in
the
district
if
in
their
judgment
and
that
8
of
the
state
soil
conservation
committee
a
lower
soil
loss
9
limit
should
be
applied
to
some
land
than
can
reasonably
be
10
applied
to
other
land
in
the
district,
it
being
the
intent
of
11
the
general
assembly
that
no
land
in
the
state
be
assigned
a
12
soil
loss
limit
that
cannot
reasonably
be
applied
to
such
land.
13
Sec.
13.
Section
161A.44,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
14
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
(3)
That
any
owner
or
operator
of
agricultural
land
refrain
16
from
fall
plowing
of
land
on
which
the
owner
or
operator
17
intends
to
raise
a
crop
during
the
next
succeeding
growing
18
season,
however
on
those
lands
which
are
prone
to
excessive
19
wind
erosion
the
commissioners
may
require
that
reasonable
20
temporary
measures
be
taken
to
minimize
the
likelihood
of
wind
21
erosion
so
long
as
such
measures
do
not
unduly
increase
the
22
cost
of
operation
of
the
farm
on
which
the
land
is
located.
23
However,
fall
plowing
of
soil
which
is
commonly
known
as
gumbo
24
shall
always
be
permitted.
25
Sec.
14.
Section
161A.71,
subsection
4,
Code
2017,
is
26
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
4.
This
section
does
not
negate
the
provisions
of
28
section
161A.48
that
an
owner
or
occupant
of
land
in
this
29
state
shall
not
be
required
to
establish
any
new
soil
and
30
water
conservation
practice
unless
public
cost-sharing
31
funds
have
been
approved
and
are
available
for
the
land
32
affected.
However,
the
owner
of
land
with
respect
to
which
an
33
administrative
order
to
establish
soil
and
water
conservation
34
practices
has
been
issued
under
section
161A.47
but
not
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complied
with
for
lack
of
public
cost-sharing
funds,
may
waive
1
the
right
to
await
availability
of
such
funds
and
instead
apply
2
for
a
loan
under
this
section
to
establish
any
permanent
soil
3
and
water
conservation
practices
necessary
to
comply
with
the
4
order.
If
a
landowner
does
so,
that
loan
application
shall
5
be
given
reasonable
preference
by
the
state
soil
conservation
6
committee
if
there
are
applications
for
more
loans
under
7
this
section
than
can
be
made
from
the
money
available
in
8
the
conservation
practices
revolving
loan
fund.
If
it
is
9
found
necessary
to
deny
an
application
for
a
soil
and
water
10
conservation
practices
loan
to
a
landowner
who
has
waived
the
11
right
to
availability
of
public
cost-sharing
funds
before
12
complying
with
an
administrative
order
issued
under
section
13
161A.47
,
the
landowner’s
waiver
is
void.
14
Sec.
15.
Section
161A.73,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
15
Code
2017,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
a.
The
allocation
of
cost-share
moneys
as
financial
17
incentives
provided
for
the
purpose
of
establishing
permanent
18
soil
and
water
conservation
practices,
including
but
19
not
limited
to
terraces,
diversions,
grade
stabilization
20
structures,
grassed
waterways,
and
critical
area
planting.
The
21
Except
for
edge-of-field
practices,
financial
incentives
shall
22
not
exceed
fifty
percent
of
the
estimated
cost
of
establishing
23
the
practices,
or
fifty
percent
of
the
actual
cost,
whichever
24
is
less.
25
b.
The
allocation
of
moneys
as
financial
incentives
provided
26
for
the
purpose
of
establishing
management
practices
to
control
27
soil
erosion
on
land
that
is
row
cropped,
including
but
not
28
limited
to
cover
crops,
no-till
planting,
ridge-till
planting,
29
contouring,
and
contour
strip-cropping.
The
division
shall
by
30
rule
establish
limits
on
the
amount
of
incentives
which
shall
31
be
authorized
for
payment
to
landowners
upon
establishment
of
32
the
practice.
33
Sec.
16.
Section
161C.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
34
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
“Committee”
or
“state
soil
conservation
committee”
1
means
the
state
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
committee
2
established
by
in
section
161A.4
.
3
Sec.
17.
Section
161C.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
1.
A
water
protection
fund
is
created
within
the
division.
6
The
fund
is
composed
of
money
appropriated
by
the
general
7
assembly
for
that
purpose,
and
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
8
or
accepted
by
the
state
soil
conservation
committee
from
the
9
United
States
or
private
sources
for
placement
in
the
fund.
10
The
fund
shall
be
a
revolving
fund
from
which
moneys
may
be
11
used
for
loans,
grants,
administrative
costs,
and
cost-sharing.
12
Sec.
18.
Section
163.30,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
a
and
c,
13
Code
2017,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
a.
The
fee
for
a
dealer’s
license
is
five
ten
dollars
each
15
year
.
A
dealer’s
license
expires
on
the
first
day
of
the
16
second
July
following
the
date
of
issue.
A
An
initial
license
17
shall
be
numbered
and
the
dealer
any
subsequent
or
renewed
18
license
issued
to
that
dealer
shall
retain
the
same
license
19
number
from
year
to
year
.
20
c.
Each
employee
or
agent
doing
business
by
buying
for
21
resale,
selling,
or
exchanging
feeder
swine
in
the
name
of
22
a
licensed
dealer
shall
be
required
to
secure
must
obtain
a
23
permit
issued
by
the
department
showing
the
person
is
employed
24
by
or
represents
a
licensed
dealer.
All
such
permits
A
permit
25
shall
be
issued
upon
the
department’s
approval
of
a
completed
26
application.
An
application
forms
form
shall
be
furnished
by
27
the
department
at
a
cost
of
three
.
The
fee
for
a
permit
is
six
28
dollars
per
annum,
and
.
A
permit
shall
expire
on
the
first
day
29
of
the
second
July
following
the
date
of
issue.
30
Sec.
19.
Section
163.30,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
31
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
b.
Registered
swine
for
exhibition
or
breeding
purposes
33
which
can
be
individually
identified
by
an
ear
notch
or
tattoo
34
or
other
a
method
approved
by
the
department
are
excepted
from
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the
identification
requirement.
1
Sec.
20.
Section
163.41,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
163.41
License
required.
4
1.
A
person
shall
not
engage
in
the
business
of
leasing
a
5
breeding
bull
without
having
obtained
a
license
from
issued
6
by
the
department
and
registering
each
breeding
bull
with
the
7
department
as
provided
in
this
subchapter
section
163.42
.
An
8
annual
The
license
may
be
obtained
from
the
department
upon
9
completing
an
application
and
payment
of
a
ten-dollar
for
10
approval
by
the
department.
The
license
fee
is
twenty
dollars
.
11
Each
The
license
shall
expire
on
the
first
day
of
the
second
12
July
following
the
date
of
issue.
13
2.
An
application
for
a
license
shall
be
made
on
a
form
14
provided
by
the
department
and
shall
contain
the
name
of
the
15
person
engaged
in
the
business
of
leasing
breeding
bulls
as
16
lessor,
the
address
of
such
business,
the
registration
number
17
of
each
breeding
bull,
and
a
description
as
to
breed,
color
and
18
other
distinguishing
marks,
leased
as
lessor,
and
such
other
19
information
as
the
secretary
of
agriculture
may
specify
by
rule
20
promulgated
adopted
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
.
21
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
a
person
is
engaged
22
in
the
business
of
leasing
a
breeding
bull
within
this
state
23
as
lessor
if
the
person
leases
any
breeding
bull
to
an
Iowa
24
resident
more
than
once
in
any
calendar
year
for
a
fee.
25
Sec.
21.
Section
164.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
26
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
28
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
29
Sec.
22.
Section
164.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
30
follows:
31
164.3
Female
designated
animals
vaccinated.
32
Native
female
bovine
animals
of
any
breed
between
the
33
ages
of
four
months
and
ten
twelve
months
may
be
officially
34
vaccinated
for
brucellosis
according
to
procedures
approved
by
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the
United
States
department
of
agriculture.
Native
female
1
designated
animals
other
than
bovine
animals
may
be
vaccinated
2
as
provided
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
The
expense
of
3
the
vaccination
shall
be
borne
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
4
in
section
164.6
.
5
Sec.
23.
Section
166.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsections:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
8
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
10
agriculture.
11
Sec.
24.
Section
166.42,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
2.
The
secretary
is
authorized
to
sell
or
otherwise
dispose
14
of
classical-swine-fever
vaccine
and
or
serum
at
such
time
as
15
the
state
is
declared
a
classical-swine-fever-free
state
by
16
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture,
or
if
the
potency
17
of
such
vaccine
and
or
serum
is
in
doubt.
Money
received
18
under
provisions
of
this
section
shall
be
paid
into
the
state
19
treasury.
20
Sec.
25.
Section
166A.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
23
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
24
Sec.
26.
Section
166A.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
166A.2
Sheep
dealer’s
license.
27
1.
Any
person
engaged
A
person
shall
not
act
as
a
dealer
28
shall
be
required
to
obtain
unless
the
person
obtains
a
license
29
from
issued
by
the
department.
The
fee
for
such
license
shall
30
be
five
fee
is
ten
dollars
per
year
and
all
licenses
shall
31
expire
.
A
license
expires
on
the
first
day
of
the
second
July
32
following
date
of
issue.
Licenses
An
initial
license
shall
33
be
numbered
and
the
dealer
any
subsequent
or
renewed
license
34
issued
to
the
dealer
shall
retain
the
same
number
from
year
to
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year
.
An
application
for
a
license
must
be
prepared
on
a
form
1
furnished
by
the
department.
2
Applications
for
licenses
shall
be
made
upon
blanks
3
furnished
by
the
department.
4
2.
For
good
and
sufficient
grounds
the
department
may
refuse
5
to
grant
a
license
to
any
applicant,
and
it
may
also
revoke
a
6
license
to
any
applicant
obtained
by
a
dealer
for
a
violation
7
of
any
provision
of
this
chapter
,
or
for
the
refusal
or
failure
8
of
any
licensee
a
dealer
to
obey
the
lawful
directions
of
the
9
department.
10
3.
Any
person
who
is
licensed
as
a
sheep
dealer
under
11
chapter
172A
shall
be
exempt
from
this
section
.
12
Sec.
27.
Section
168.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
168.3
Term
and
License
fee
and
expiration
.
15
The
fee
for
obtaining
a
license
fee
issued
under
section
16
168.2
shall
be
ten
twenty
dollars
per
annum,
and
each
such
17
license
shall
expire
on
the
second
July
1
after
the
date
of
18
issue.
19
Sec.
28.
Section
172A.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsections:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
22
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
24
agriculture.
25
Sec.
29.
Section
172A.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
172A.2
License
required.
28
1.
No
A
person
shall
not
act
as
a
dealer
or
broker
29
without
first
being
licensed
obtaining
a
license
issued
by
30
the
secretary
.
No
A
person
shall
not
act
for
any
dealer
or
31
broker
as
an
agent
unless
such
dealer
or
broker
is
licensed,
32
has
designated
such
agent
to
act
in
the
dealer’s
or
broker’s
33
behalf,
and
has
notified
the
secretary
of
the
designation
in
34
the
dealer’s
or
broker’s
application
for
license
or
has
given
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official
notice
in
writing
of
the
appointment
of
the
agent
1
and
the
secretary
has
issued
to
the
agent
an
agent’s
license.
2
A
dealer
or
broker
shall
be
accountable
and
responsible
3
for
contracts
made
by
an
agent
in
the
course
of
the
agent’s
4
employment.
The
license
of
an
agent
whose
employment
by
the
5
dealer
or
broker
is
terminated
shall
be
void
on
the
date
6
written
notice
of
termination
is
received
by
the
secretary.
7
2.
The
license
of
a
dealer,
broker,
or
agent,
unless
8
revoked,
shall
expire
on
the
last
day
of
the
second
June
9
following
the
date
of
issue.
The
annual
fee
for
the
obtaining
10
a
license
of
as
a
dealer
or
broker
is
fifty
one
hundred
11
dollars.
The
annual
fee
for
an
agent’s
obtaining
a
license
as
12
an
agent
is
ten
twenty
dollars.
13
3.
No
A
person
may
shall
not
be
issued
a
license
if
that
14
person
previously
has
had
a
license
revoked,
or
previously
was
15
issued
a
license
and
the
secretary
suspended
that
license,
16
unless
the
order
of
suspension
or
revocation
is
thereafter
17
terminated
by
the
secretary.
18
Sec.
30.
Section
189A.18,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
189A.18
Humane
slaughter
practices.
21
Every
establishment
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
22
chapter
engaged
in
the
slaughter
of
bovine,
porcine,
caprine,
23
or
ovine
animals
or
farm
deer
shall
slaughter
all
such
animals
24
in
an
approved
humane
slaughtering
method.
For
purposes
of
25
this
section
,
an
approved
humane
slaughtering
method
shall
26
include
and
be
limited
to
slaughter
by
shooting,
electrical
27
shock,
captive
bolt,
or
use
of
carbon
dioxide
gas
prior
to
the
28
animal
being
shackle
hoisted,
thrown,
cast
,
or
cut;
however,
29
the
slaughtering,
handling
,
or
other
preparation
of
livestock
30
in
accordance
with
the
ritual
requirements
of
the
Jewish
or
31
any
other
faith
that
prescribes
and
requires
a
method
whereby
32
slaughter
becomes
effected
by
severance
of
the
carotid
arteries
33
with
a
sharp
instrument
is
hereby
designated
and
approved
as
a
34
humane
method
of
slaughter
under
the
law.
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Sec.
31.
Section
196.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
196.3
Egg
handler’s
license
and
——
fee
and
expiration
.
3
1.
Every
egg
handler
shall
obtain
an
annual
a
license
from
4
issued
by
the
department.
The
license
fee
for
the
license
5
shall
be
determined
on
the
basis
of
the
total
number
of
eggs
6
purchased
or
handled
during
the
preceding
month
of
April
in
7
each
calendar
year
as
follows:
8
a.
Less
than
one
hundred
twenty-five
9
cases
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$20.20
10
$40.40
11
b.
One
hundred
twenty-five
cases
or
12
more
but
less
than
two
hundred
fifty
13
cases
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$47.25
14
$94.50
15
c.
Two
hundred
fifty
cases
or
more
but
16
less
than
one
thousand
cases
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$67.50
17
$135.00
18
d.
One
thousand
cases
or
more
but
less
19
than
five
thousand
cases
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$135.00
20
$270.00
21
e.
Five
thousand
cases
or
more
but
less
22
than
ten
thousand
cases
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$236.25
23
$472.50
24
f.
Ten
thousand
cases
or
more
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$337.50
25
$675.00
26
2.
The
license
shall
expire
one
year
two
years
after
its
the
27
license’s
date
of
issue.
28
3.
For
the
purpose
of
determining
fees
the
license
fee
,
a
29
case
shall
be
thirty
dozen
eggs.
30
4.
All
license
fees
collected
under
this
section
shall
be
31
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
in
the
general
32
fund
of
the
state.
33
3.
5.
If
an
egg
handler
is
not
operating
during
the
month
34
of
April
preceding
the
date
that
the
license
is
to
be
issued
,
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the
department
shall
estimate
the
volume
of
eggs
purchased
or
1
handled,
or
both,
and
may
revise
the
license
fee
based
on
three
2
months
of
operation.
3
Sec.
32.
Section
197.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
197.1
License.
6
1.
Every
person
,
partnership,
or
corporation
engaged
in
7
the
business
of
buying
poultry
or
domestic
fowls
fowl
for
the
8
market
from
the
a
producer
,
shall
obtain
a
poultry
dealer’s
9
license
from
the
department
for
each
establishment
at
which
10
business
is
conducted.
11
2.
The
word
“producer”
as
used
in
this
chapter
shall
include
12
anyone
not
a
licensed
dealer
who
has
acquired
such
poultry
or
13
domestic
fowls
other
than
through
a
licensed
dealer.
14
Sec.
33.
NEW
SECTION
.
197.1A
Definitions.
15
1.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
16
stewardship.
17
2.
“Producer”
means
a
person,
not
a
licensed
dealer
under
18
section
197.1,
who
acquires
poultry
or
domestic
fowl
other
than
19
through
a
licensed
dealer.
20
Sec.
34.
Section
197.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
197.2
Fee
License
——
fee
and
expiration
.
23
The
license
fee
shall
be
three
six
dollars
per
annum,
and
24
each
.
A
license
shall
expire
on
the
first
day
of
the
second
25
March
1
after
following
the
date
of
issue.
26
Sec.
35.
Section
198.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
198.2
Enforcing
official.
29
This
chapter
shall
be
administered
by
the
secretary
of
30
agriculture
.
31
Sec.
36.
Section
198.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
32
following
new
subsections:
33
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
34
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
35
-13-
LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
13/
26
H.F.
550
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
19A.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
1
agriculture.
2
Sec.
37.
Section
198.4,
subsections
2
and
4,
Code
2017,
are
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
A
person
shall
obtain
a
license
issued
by
the
secretary
,
5
for
each
facility
which
distributes
in
or
into
the
state,
6
authorizing
the
person
to
manufacture
or
distribute
commercial
7
feed
before
the
person
engages
in
such
activity.
Any
person
8
who
makes
only
retail
sales
of
commercial
feed
which
bears
9
labeling
or
other
approved
indication
that
the
commercial
feed
10
is
from
a
licensed
manufacturer,
guarantor,
or
distributor
who
11
has
assumed
full
responsibility
for
the
tonnage
inspection
fee
12
due
under
section
198.9
is
not
required
to
obtain
a
license.
13
4.
A
person
obtaining
a
license
under
this
section
shall
14
pay
to
the
secretary
a
license
fee
of
ten
twenty
dollars.
Fees
15
relating
to
the
issuance
of
licenses
The
fee
shall
be
paid
by
16
July
1
of
each
year
and
the
license
shall
expire
two
years
17
after
that
date
.
18
Sec.
38.
Section
199.1,
subsection
16,
paragraph
a,
Code
19
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
20
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(9)
Palmer
amaranth
—
Amaranthus
21
palmeri.
22
Sec.
39.
Section
200.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
23
following
new
subsections:
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
25
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
26
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23A.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
27
agriculture.
28
Sec.
40.
Section
200.4,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
29
follows:
30
200.4
Licenses
License
——
fee
and
expiration
.
31
1.
Any
person
who
manufactures,
mixes,
blends,
mixes
to
32
customer’s
order,
offers
for
sale,
sells,
or
distributes
any
33
fertilizer
or
soil
conditioner
in
Iowa
this
state
must
first
34
obtain
a
license
from
issued
by
the
secretary
of
agriculture
35
-14-
LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
14/
26
H.F.
550
and
shall
pay
a
ten-dollar
twenty
dollar
license
fee
for
each
1
place
of
manufacture
or
distribution
from
which
fertilizer
or
2
soil
conditioner
products
are
sold
or
distributed
in
Iowa
this
3
state
.
Such
The
license
fee
shall
be
paid
annually
expire
on
4
the
first
day
of
the
second
July
1
of
each
year
following
the
5
date
of
issue
.
6
2.
Said
The
licensee
shall
at
all
times
produce
an
intimate
7
and
uniform
mixture
of
fertilizers
or
soil
conditioners.
When
8
two
or
more
fertilizer
materials
are
delivered
in
the
same
9
load,
they
shall
be
thoroughly
and
uniformly
mixed
unless
they
10
are
in
separate
compartments.
11
Sec.
41.
Section
200.5,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
12
following
new
subsection:
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
The
secretary
shall
establish
minimum
14
requirements
for
the
registration
of
fertilizers
and
soil
15
conditioners
by
efficacy
testing
or
the
substantiation
of
data
16
relevant
to
Iowa
crops
and
soils.
17
Sec.
42.
Section
200A.13,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
18
the
following
new
subsection:
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
department
may
assess
a
civil
20
penalty
for
a
violation
of
this
chapter
which
shall
not
exceed
21
five
hundred
dollars.
Each
day
that
a
violation
continues
22
shall
constitute
a
separate
violation.
Moneys
collected
in
23
civil
penalties
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
24
state.
25
Sec.
43.
Section
206.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
26
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
26A.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
28
agriculture.
29
Sec.
44.
Section
206.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
2.
The
annual
license
fee
for
a
pesticide
dealer
is
due
32
and
payable
by
June
30
of
each
year
to
the
department.
The
33
annual
license
fee
is
based
on
the
gross
retail
sales
of
all
34
pesticides
sold
for
use
in
this
state
by
the
dealer
in
the
35
-15-
LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
15/
26
H.F.
550
previous
year.
The
license
fee
shall
be
set
as
follows:
1
a.
(1)
A
pesticide
dealer
with
less
than
one
hundred
2
thousand
dollars
in
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
shall
have
the
3
option
to
pay
a
license
fee
based
on
one-tenth
of
one
percent
4
of
the
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
in
the
previous
year
or
to
5
pay
a
license
fee
according
to
the
following
schedule
:
6
(a)
Ten
dollars,
if
the
annual
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
7
are
less
than
ten
thousand
dollars.
8
(b)
Twenty-five
dollars,
if
the
annual
gross
retail
9
pesticide
sales
are
ten
thousand
dollars
or
more
but
less
than
10
twenty-five
thousand
dollars.
11
(b)
(c)
Fifty
dollars,
if
the
annual
gross
retail
pesticide
12
sales
are
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
or
more
but
less
than
13
fifty
thousand
dollars.
14
(c)
(d)
Seventy-five
dollars,
if
the
annual
gross
retail
15
pesticide
sales
are
fifty
thousand
dollars
or
more
but
less
16
than
seventy-five
thousand
dollars.
17
(d)
(e)
One
hundred
dollars,
if
the
annual
gross
retail
18
pesticide
sales
are
seventy-five
thousand
dollars
or
more
but
19
less
than
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
20
(2)
The
secretary
shall
provide
for
a
three-month
grace
21
period
for
licensure
and
shall
impose
a
late
fee
of
ten
dollars
22
upon
the
licensure
of
a
dealer
applying
for
licensure
during
23
the
month
of
October,
a
late
fee
of
fifteen
dollars
upon
24
the
licensure
of
a
dealer
applying
for
licensure
during
the
25
month
of
November,
a
late
fee
of
twenty-five
dollars
upon
the
26
licensure
of
a
dealer
applying
for
licensure
during
the
month
27
of
December,
and
a
late
fee
of
twenty-five
dollars
upon
the
28
licensure
of
a
dealer
applying
for
licensure
for
each
month
29
after
the
month
of
December
.
30
b.
(1)
A
pesticide
dealer
with
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
31
or
more
in
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
shall
pay
a
license
fee
32
based
on
one-tenth
of
one
percent
of
the
gross
retail
pesticide
33
sales
in
the
previous
year.
34
(2)
The
secretary
shall
provide
for
a
three-month
grace
35
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LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
16/
26
H.F.
550
period
for
licensure
and
shall
impose
a
late
fee
of
two
percent
1
of
the
license
fee
upon
the
licensure
of
a
dealer
applying
2
for
licensure
during
the
month
of
October,
a
late
fee
of
four
3
percent
of
the
license
fee
upon
the
licensure
of
a
dealer
4
applying
for
licensure
during
the
month
of
November,
a
late
5
fee
of
five
percent
of
the
license
fee
upon
the
licensure
of
6
a
dealer
applying
for
licensure
during
the
month
of
December,
7
and
a
late
fee
of
five
percent
upon
the
licensure
of
a
dealer
8
applying
for
licensure
for
each
month
after
the
month
of
9
December
of
the
license
fee
calculated
in
subparagraph
(1)
.
10
Sec.
45.
Section
207.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
2.
“Committee”
means
the
state
soil
conservation
and
water
13
quality
committee
established
in
section
161A.4
.
14
Sec.
46.
Section
208.2,
subsection
3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
3.
“Committee”
means
the
state
soil
conservation
and
water
17
quality
committee
established
in
section
161A.4
.
18
Sec.
47.
Section
208.7,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
208.7
Mining
license
——
fees
and
expirations
.
21
An
operator
shall
not
engage
in
mining
as
defined
by
section
22
208.2
without
first
obtaining
a
license
from
the
division.
23
Licenses
A
license
shall
be
issued
and
renewed
upon
approval
24
by
the
division
following
the
submission
of
a
completed
25
application
by
the
operator.
Applications
An
application
shall
26
be
submitted
on
a
form
provided
by
the
division
and
shall
be
27
accompanied
by
a
license
fee
of
fifty
dollars.
Each
applicant
28
shall
be
required
to
furnish
on
the
form
information
necessary
29
to
identify
the
applicant.
Licenses
The
initial
license
shall
30
expire
on
December
31
of
each
the
year
and
of
issue.
An
initial
31
license
shall
be
renewed
by
the
division
as
required
by
the
32
division.
The
renewed
license
shall
expire
the
last
day
of
33
the
second
December
following
the
date
of
issue.
The
division
34
shall
renew
a
license
upon
approving
an
application
submitted
35
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LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
17/
26
H.F.
550
within
thirty
days
prior
to
the
expiration
date
and
.
The
1
application
for
a
renewed
license
must
be
accompanied
by
a
fee
2
of
ten
twenty
dollars.
However,
a
political
subdivision
shall
3
not
be
required
to
pay
a
license
application
or
renewal
fee.
4
Sec.
48.
NEW
SECTION
.
212.1A
Definitions.
5
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
6
requires,
“department”
means
the
department
of
agriculture
and
7
land
stewardship.
8
Sec.
49.
Section
212.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
212.2
Delivery
tickets
required.
11
No
A
person
shall
not
deliver
any
bulk
commodities,
other
12
than
liquids,
by
vehicle
unless
otherwise
provided
for
,
without
13
each
such
delivery
being
accompanied
by
two
duplicate
delivery
14
tickets
,
on
each
of
which
.
Each
delivery
ticket
shall
be
15
written
in
ink
or
other
indelible
substance
and
include
all
of
16
the
following:
17
1.
The
actual
weight
distinctly
expressed
in
pounds
or
18
kilograms
of
the
gross
weight
of
the
load
,
the
.
19
2.
The
tare
of
the
delivery
vehicle,
and
the
net
amount
20
in
weight
of
the
commodity
or,
if
the
commodity
is
weighed
by
21
hopper
scale
or
belt
conveyor,
the
net
weight
of
the
commodity
22
expressed
in
pounds
or
kilograms
without
expression
of
the
tare
23
of
the
delivery
vehicle
or
the
gross
weight
of
the
load.
24
3.
The
delivery
ticket
shall
display
the
names
of
the
25
purchaser
and
the
dealer
from
whom
the
commodity
was
purchased.
26
4.
The
date
delivered
and
the
type
of
commodity
being
27
delivered.
28
Sec.
50.
Section
212.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
29
follows:
30
212.3
Disposition
of
delivery
tickets.
31
One
of
said
duplicate
tickets
delivery
ticket
described
in
32
section
212.3
shall
be
delivered
to
the
vendee
and
the
other
33
one
duplicative
delivery
ticket
shall
be
returned
to
the
vendor
34
or
retained
electronically
by
the
vendor
if
approval
from
the
35
-18-
LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
18/
26
H.F.
550
department
has
previously
been
granted
.
Upon
demand
of
the
1
department
the
person
in
charge
of
the
load
shall
surrender
one
2
of
said
the
duplicate
delivery
tickets
to
the
person
making
3
such
demand.
If
said
the
duplicative
delivery
ticket
is
4
retained
,
an
official
weight
slip
shall
be
delivered
by
said
5
the
department
to
the
vendee
or
the
vendee’s
agent.
6
Sec.
51.
Section
214A.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
7
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
c.
If
the
motor
fuel
pump
dispenses
ethanol
blended
gasoline
9
classified
as
higher
than
standard
ethanol
blended
gasoline
10
pursuant
to
section
214A.2
,
the
decal
shall
contain
the
11
following
notice:
language
that
the
ethanol
blended
gasoline
is
12
for
use
in
flexible
fuel
vehicles.
13
FOR
FLEXIBLE
FUEL
VEHICLES
ONLY.
14
Sec.
52.
Section
215.19,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
215.19
Automatic
recorders
on
scales.
17
Except
for
scales
used
by
packers
slaughtering
fewer
than
18
one
hundred
twenty
head
of
livestock
per
day,
all
scales
19
with
a
capacity
over
five
hundred
pounds,
which
are
used
for
20
commercial
purposes
in
the
this
state
of
Iowa
,
and
installed
21
after
January
1,
1981,
shall
be
equipped
with
either
a
22
type-registering
weigh
beam,
a
dial
with
a
mechanical
ticket
23
printer,
an
automatic
weight
recorder,
or
some
similar
device
24
which
shall
be
used
for
printing
or
stamping
the
weight
values
25
on
scale
tickets.
A
scale
equipped
with
a
malfunctioning
26
automatic
weight
recorder
may
be
used
for
not
more
than
seven
27
days
if
the
device
is
unable
to
print
or
stamp
the
ticket
28
so
long
as
a
repair
to
the
automatic
recorder
is
immediately
29
initiated
and
the
user
dates,
signs,
and
accurately
handwrites
30
the
required
information
on
the
ticket
until
the
device
is
31
operational.
32
Sec.
53.
Section
266.39,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
33
subparagraph
(7),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
(7)
One
man
and
one
woman,
actively
engaged
in
agricultural
35
-19-
LSB
1331HV
(1)
87
da/rj
19/
26
H.F.
550
production,
appointed
by
the
state
soil
conservation
and
water
1
quality
committee
established
in
section
161A.4
.
2
Sec.
54.
Section
308.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
308.1
Planning
commission.
5
The
Mississippi
parkway
planning
commission
shall
be
6
composed
of
ten
members
appointed
by
the
governor,
five
members
7
to
be
appointed
for
two-year
terms
beginning
July
1,
1959,
and
8
five
members
to
be
appointed
for
four-year
terms
beginning
9
July
1,
1959.
In
addition
to
the
above
members
there
shall
be
10
seven
advisory
ex
officio
members
who
shall
be
as
follows:
One
11
member
from
the
state
transportation
commission,
one
member
12
from
the
natural
resource
commission,
one
member
from
the
state
13
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
committee,
one
member
from
14
the
state
historical
society
of
Iowa,
one
member
from
the
15
faculty
of
the
landscape
architectural
division
of
the
Iowa
16
state
university
of
science
and
technology,
one
member
from
17
the
economic
development
authority,
and
one
member
from
the
18
environmental
protection
commission.
Members
and
ex
officio
19
members
shall
serve
without
pay,
but
the
actual
and
necessary
20
expenses
of
members
and
ex
officio
members
may
be
paid
if
the
21
commission
so
orders
and
if
the
commission
has
funds
available
22
for
that
purpose.
23
Sec.
55.
Section
460.303,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
24
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
1.
An
agricultural
drainage
well
water
quality
assistance
26
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
27
the
division.
The
fund
is
composed
of
moneys
appropriated
by
28
the
general
assembly,
and
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
29
accepted
by
the
division
or
the
state
soil
conservation
and
30
water
quality
committee
established
pursuant
to
in
section
31
161A.4
,
from
the
United
States
or
private
sources
for
placement
32
in
the
fund.
33
Sec.
56.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
sections
of
this
Act
amending
34
sections
163.30,
163.41,
166A.2,
168.3,
and
198.4
take
effect
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1
Sec.
57.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
2
section
200.4
takes
effect
June
1,
2018.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
GENERAL.
This
bill
amends
a
number
of
Code
provisions
7
administered
and
enforced
by
the
department
of
agriculture
8
and
land
stewardship
(department),
relating
to
forest
and
9
fruit
tree
reservations;
soil
conservation
and
water
quality;
10
agricultural
animal
health;
licenses
and
associated
fees;
the
11
manufacture
of
fertilizers
and
soil
conditioners;
the
control
12
of
noxious
weed
seeds;
the
delivery
of
commodities
in
bulk;
and
13
decals
affixed
to
motor
fuel
pumps
notifying
the
public
of
high
14
percentage
ethanol
blends
in
gasoline.
15
FOREST
AND
FRUIT
TREE
RESERVATIONS.
The
bill
eliminates
a
16
provision
requiring
the
department
to
enforce
laws
regarding
17
forest
and
fruit
tree
reservations
(Code
section
159.6).
A
18
person
who
currently
holds
title
to
a
qualifying
reservation
19
may
be
exempt
from
property
taxes
upon
completing
an
20
application
according
to
criteria
established
by
the
natural
21
resource
commission
which
must
be
filed
with
the
county
auditor
22
where
the
reservation
is
located
(Code
chapter
427C).
23
STATE
SOIL
CONSERVATION
AND
WATER
QUALITY
COMMITTEE
——
24
NAME
CHANGE.
The
bill
changes
the
name
of
the
state
soil
25
conservation
committee
to
the
state
soil
conservation
and
water
26
quality
committee
(committee)
wherever
it
appears
in
the
Code.
27
The
committee
cooperates
with
the
department’s
division
of
soil
28
conservation
and
water
quality
(division)
and
with
local
soil
29
and
water
conservation
districts
(districts)
to
assist
persons
30
in
establishing
and
maintaining
a
number
of
soil
conservation
31
and
erosion
control
practices
on
agricultural
land
which
are
32
often
financed
on
a
cost-share
basis
(Code
chapter
161A).
33
MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
——
SPECIFIC
MEASURES.
The
bill
34
authorizes
the
division
to
finance
edge-of-field
practices
at
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a
cost-share
rate
established
by
the
division
(Code
section
1
161A.73).
The
bill
authorizes
the
division
to
finance
the
2
establishment
of
cover
crops
as
an
eligible
management
practice
3
qualifying
for
state
financing
(Code
section
161A.73).
The
4
bill
eliminates
a
provision
allowing
fall
plowing
of
so-called
5
gumbo
soil
as
part
of
is
regulations
establishing
soil
loss
6
limits
(Code
section
161A.44).
7
AGRICULTURAL
ANIMALS
——
HEALTH.
The
bill
eliminates
a
8
provision
that
allows
an
ear
notch
or
tattoo
to
be
used
to
9
individually
identify
registered
swine
required
to
be
moved
10
for
exhibition
or
breeding
under
a
certificate
of
veterinary
11
inspection.
The
swine
would
still
have
to
be
identified
in
12
a
manner
required
by
the
department
(Code
section
163.30).
13
The
bill
provides
that
12
rather
than
10
months
old
is
the
14
highest
age
limit
that
a
native
female
bovine
animal
may
be
15
vaccinated
for
brucellosis
(Code
section
164.3).
The
bill
also
16
eliminates
a
requirement
that
in
order
for
the
department
to
17
dispose
of
classical-swine-fever
vaccine
or
serum,
the
United
18
States
department
of
agriculture
must
declare
the
state
as
free
19
of
the
disease
(Code
section
166.42).
A
person
violating
a
20
requirement
in
Code
chapter
164
governing
the
control
of
bovine
21
brucellosis
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
(Code
section
22
164.31).
23
AGRICULTURAL
ANIMALS
——
SLAUGHTER
PRACTICES.
The
bill
24
provides
that
a
state
meat
processing
establishment
must
use
25
humane
practices
when
slaughtering
caprine
species.
Currently,
26
such
practices
must
be
used
when
slaughtering
bovine,
porcine,
27
or
ovine
species
or
animals
classified
as
farm
deer
(Code
28
section
189A.18).
Generally,
a
person
who
violates
a
provision
29
in
Code
chapter
189A
regulating
slaughtering
practices
is
30
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
(Code
section
189A.17).
31
LICENSES
AND
ASSOCIATED
FEES
——
LICENSE
CYCLE
AND
RATES.
32
The
bill
provides
that
a
number
of
licenses
issued
by
the
33
department
would
expire
on
a
two-year
rather
than
one-year
34
cycle
and
the
corresponding
combined
first
and
second
year
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fees
would
be
payable
to
the
department
for
deposit
in
the
1
state
treasury.
Currently,
all
licenses
are
due
annually
on
2
a
fixed
date
set
by
statute
(expiration-anniversary
date)
so
3
that
a
person
obtaining
an
initial
license
on
any
day
(issue
4
date)
must
reobtain
a
new
license
or
renew
an
existing
license
5
12
or
fewer
months
later
(ensuring
that
all
such
licenses
are
6
reissued
or
renewed
on
a
single
date).
The
amount
of
the
fee
7
is
either
a
fixed
rate
(flat
fee)
or
a
graduated
rate
which
is
8
connected
to
specific
circumstances
such
as
the
size
of
the
9
licensee’s
market
(sliding
scale
fee).
10
The
bill
provides
that
licenses
with
an
11
expiration-anniversary
date
which
would
fall
on
July
1
of
the
12
second
year,
and
who
would
pay
a
combined
flat
fee,
includes
13
a
swine
dealer
or
the
dealer’s
agent
(Code
section
163.30);
14
a
lessor
of
breeding
bulls
(Code
section
163.41);
a
sheep
15
dealer
(Code
section
166A.2);
a
custom
hatchery
or
chick
16
dealer
(Code
section
168.3);
and
a
manufacturer
or
distributor
17
of
commercial
animal
feed
(Code
section
198.4).
A
licensee
18
manufacturing
or
distributing
fertilizer
or
a
soil
conditioner
19
with
an
expiration-anniversary
date
which
would
fall
on
July
1
20
of
the
second
year
would
pay
a
fee
based
on
the
number
of
the
21
licensee’s
business
locations
(Code
section
200.4).
A
licensee
22
whose
expiration-anniversary
date
would
fall
on
December
31
23
of
the
second
year
would
include
a
mining
operator
whose
flat
24
fee
for
an
initial
license
would
remain
the
same
but
who
would
25
be
required
to
pay
a
combined
flat
fee
for
a
two-year
renewal
26
(Code
section
208.7).
The
expiration-anniversary
date
of
a
27
poultry
dealer’s
licensee
would
be
March
1
of
the
second
year
28
(Code
section
197.2).
Generally,
the
amount
of
the
combined
29
fees
for
each
of
these
described
licenses
would
equal
$20
or
30
less.
A
dealer
or
broker
purchasing
livestock
for
slaughter
31
and
whose
expiration-anniversary
date
would
fall
on
June
30
of
32
the
second
year
would
pay
a
combined
flat
fee
of
$100
and
the
33
agent
of
a
dealer
or
broker
would
pay
a
combined
flat
fee
of
34
$20
(Code
section
172A.2).
In
the
case
of
an
egg
handler,
the
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license’s
two-year
expiration-anniversary
date
is
calculated
1
from
the
issue
date.
The
sliding
scale
fee
remains
based
on
2
the
purchase
or
handling
of
cases
of
30
dozen
eggs
and
the
3
combined
fee
would
range
from
$40.40
to
$675
(Code
section
4
196.3).
5
LICENSES
AND
ASSOCIATED
FEES
——
PESTICIDE
DEALERS.
The
bill
6
does
not
change
the
December
31
expiration-anniversary
date
7
for
a
pesticide
dealer’s
license
or
the
June
30
date
when
a
8
license
fee
is
due
(Code
section
206.8).
The
bill
eliminates
9
an
option
that
allowed
a
dealer
having
less
than
$100,000
in
10
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
(sales)
in
the
previous
year
to
11
pay
an
amount
equal
to
one-tenth
of
1
percent
of
the
dealer’s
12
sales
in
the
previous
year.
The
dealer
would
be
required
to
13
calculate
the
fee
according
to
the
existing
statutory
schedule
14
which
assigns
a
specific
fee
amount
to
a
corresponding
tier
15
of
sales.
The
bill
creates
a
new
scheduled
fee
of
$10
for
16
persons
having
annual
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
of
less
17
than
$10,000.
Currently,
the
lowest
scheduled
fee
is
$25
for
18
persons
having
annual
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
of
less
than
19
$25,000.
The
highest
scheduled
fee
is
$100
for
persons
having
20
annual
gross
retail
pesticide
sales
of
less
than
$100,000.
A
21
dealer
having
$100,000
or
more
in
gross
sales
must
continue
to
22
use
the
one-tenth
of
1
percent
formula
to
calculate
the
amount
23
of
the
license
fee.
24
The
bill
retains
a
three-month
grace
period
granted
to
both
25
types
of
licensees
so
long
as
they
pay
a
late
fee.
For
a
dealer
26
having
less
than
$100,000
in
sales,
the
bill
requires
a
flat
27
fee
of
$25
instead
of
the
current
sliding
scale
fee
equaling
28
$10
in
October,
$15
in
November,
and
$25
after
November.
For
a
29
dealer
having
$100,000
or
more
in
sales,
the
bill
requires
a
30
flat
fee
of
5
percent
of
the
license
fee
instead
of
the
current
31
sliding
scale
fee
equaling
2
percent
in
October,
four
percent
32
in
November,
and
5
percent
after
November.
33
APPLICATION
OF
FERTILIZERS,
FERTILIZER
MATERIALS,
OR
34
SOIL
CONDITIONERS.
The
bill
amends
the
“Iowa
Fertilizer
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(Code
chapter
200)
which
provides
for
the
regulation
of
1
products
referred
to
as
fertilizer,
fertilizer
material,
or
2
soil
conditioner
used
to
promote
plant
growth,
alter
plant
3
composition,
produce
increased
crop
yields,
or
correct
soil
4
acidity
(Code
section
200.3).
A
person
seeking
to
sell
a
5
fertilizer
or
soil
conditioner
on
a
commercial
basis
must
6
register
the
product
with
the
department
and
may
be
required
7
to
submit
satisfactory
evidence
of
its
favorable
effects
and
8
safety.
The
bill
requires
that
minimum
requirements
are
to
be
9
established
by
efficacy
testing
or
the
substantiation
of
data
10
relevant
to
Iowa
crops
and
soils
(Code
section
200.5).
The
11
bill
also
amends
the
“Bulk
Dry
Animal
Nutrient
Products
Law”
12
(Code
chapter
200A)
regulating
the
sale
of
nutrients
such
as
13
manure
which
are
not
labeled
by
authorizing
the
department
14
to
assess
a
$500
civil
penalty
for
a
violation
of
that
Code
15
chapter
(Code
section
200A.13).
Generally,
a
person
who
16
violates
a
provision
in
either
Code
chapter
is
guilty
of
a
17
simple
misdemeanor
(Code
sections
200.18
and
200A.13).
18
NOXIOUS
WEED
SEEDS.
The
bill
adds
the
plant
seed
palmer
19
amaranth
to
the
list
of
primary
noxious
weed
seeds
that
are
20
prohibited
from
being
sold
or
transported
in
this
state
(Code
21
sections
199.1
and
199.8).
A
person
violating
a
provision
22
in
the
Code
chapter
regulating
seed
is
guilty
of
a
simple
23
misdemeanor
(Code
section
199.13).
24
DELIVERY
OF
COMMODITIES
IN
BULK
——
USE
DELIVERY
TICKETS.
The
25
bill
amends
two
provisions
that
require
the
use
of
duplicative
26
delivery
tickets
(tickets)
by
persons
delivering
bulk
27
commodities
such
as
grain
but
excluding
liquids
such
as
motor
28
fuel.
Currently,
one
ticket
must
be
delivered
to
the
vendee
29
and
the
other
must
be
returned
to
the
vendor
(Code
sections
30
212.2
and
212.3).
The
bill
requires
the
ticket
include
the
31
delivery
date
and
type
of
commodity
being
delivered
and
allows
32
for
the
vendor’s
ticket
to
be
retained
electronically.
33
MOTOR
FUEL
PUMPS
——
HIGH
ETHANOL
BLENDED
GASOLINE
——
LABEL
34
REQUIREMENT.
The
bill
amends
a
provision
requiring
that
a
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motor
fuel
pump
dispensing
ethanol
blended
gasoline
with
an
1
ethanol
content
higher
than
15
percent
be
affixed
with
a
decal
2
stating
that
the
motor
fuel
is
only
to
be
used
in
flexible
3
fuel
vehicles.
The
bill
provides
that
the
decal
must
contain
4
language
specifying
that
the
high
ethanol
blended
gasoline
is
5
for
use
in
such
vehicles
(Code
section
214A.16).
A
person
6
who
violates
a
provision
of
the
Code
chapter
regulating
motor
7
fuel
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
or
alternatively
may
8
be
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
up
to
$1,000
(Code
section
9
214A.11).
10
The
bill
provides
that
a
scale
equipped
with
a
weight
11
recorder
used
to
print
or
stamp
the
weight
values
on
scale
12
tickets
(Code
section
215.9)
may
remain
operational
for
seven
13
days
after
the
recorder
has
malfunctioned
as
long
as
a
repair
14
has
been
immediately
initiated
and
during
that
period
the
user
15
dates,
signs,
and
accurately
handwrites
information
on
the
16
ticket.
17
CRIMINAL
PENALTIES.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
18
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
19
but
not
more
than
$625
or
by
both.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
20
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
21
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
22
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
Several
provisions
of
the
bill
take
effect
23
June
1,
2017,
including
provisions
regulating
the
licensing
24
of
swine
dealers
(Code
sections
163.30
and
163.41),
sheep
25
dealers
(Code
section
166A.2),
custom
hatcheries
and
chick
26
dealers
(Code
section
168.3)
and
manufacturers
and
distributors
27
of
commercial
feed
(Code
section
198.4).
A
provision
which
28
regulates
the
licensing
of
persons
involved
in
the
manufacture
29
of
fertilizers
and
soil
conditioners
takes
effect
June
1,
2018
30
(Code
section
200.4).
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