SSB 3120 (LSB 5771XC (4) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SWEENEY)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the regulation of fertilizers and soil conditioners by amending the term unmanipulated manures, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 200.3, subsection 29, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   29.  The term “unmanipulated manures” means any substances composed primarily of excreta, plant remains, or mixtures of such substances which have not been processed in any manner other than dewatering.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill amends a provision in Code chapter 200, which provides for the regulation of the sale of fertilizers and soil conditioners by the department of agriculture and land stewardship. Specifically, the bill amends the defined term “unmanipulated manures” which means any substances composed of excreta or plant remains that have not been processed. The bill provides that the term includes such substances processed by dewatering.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.