Iowa § 198.4 - 198.4 Licenses.

§ 198.4. 198.4 Licenses.

1. This section shall apply to any person: a. Who manufactures a commercial feed within the state. b. Who distributes a commercial feed in or into the state. c. Whose name appears on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor. 2. A person shall obtain a license issued by the secretary, for each facility which distributes in or into the state, authorizing the person to manufacture or distribute commercial feed before the person engages in such activity. Any person who makes only retail sales of commercial feed which bears labeling or other approved indication that the commercial feed is from a licensed manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor who has assumed full responsibility for the tonnage inspection fee due under section 198.9 is not required to obtain a license. 3. A broker shall not distribute a commercial feed in this state without first obtaining a license from the secretary issued on forms provided by the secretary. The forms must identify the broker’s name and place of business. 4. A person obtaining a license under this section shall pay to the secretary a license fee of twenty dollars. The license shall expire on July 1 of the odd-numbered year following the date the license is issued. A license may be renewed for a two-year period as provided by the department. [S13, §5077-a9; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3117; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §198.7; C66, 71, 73, §198.4, 198.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §198.4] 90 Acts, ch 1165, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1046, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §78; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §37, 56; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §2 Referred to in §198.8 Thu Dec 11 18:51:04 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 198.4 (19, 0)