200.14 Rules.
1. a. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A providing minimum general safety standards for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment for storage, handling, transportation by tank truck or tank trailer, and utilization of fertilizers and soil conditioners.
b. The rules shall be such as are reasonably necessary for the protection and safety of the public and persons using fertilizers or soil conditioners, and shall be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted standards of safety.
c. Fertilizer and soil conditioner equipment shall be installed and maintained in a safe operating condition and in conformity with rules adopted by the department.
2. The department may adopt such reasonable rules as may be necessary in order to carry into effect the purpose, and to secure the efficient administration, of this chapter.
3. This chapter does not prohibit the use of storage tanks smaller than transporting tanks nor the transfer of all kinds of fertilizers or soil conditioners directly from transporting tanks to implements of husbandry, if proper safety precautions are observed.
[C46, 50, 54, §200.13; C58, 62, §200.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.14]
98 Acts, ch 1004, §1, 3; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §22, 38; 99 Acts, ch 12, §8; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §76, 210; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §9
Referred to in §200.21
Section amended
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 200 - FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS
Section 200.2 - Enforcing official.
Section 200.3 - Definitions of words and terms.
Section 200.4 - License — fee and expiration.
Section 200.7 - Fertilizer-pesticide mixture.
Section 200.8 - Inspection fees.
Section 200.9 - Fertilizer fees.
Section 200.10 - Inspection, sampling, and analysis.
Section 200.11 - Filler material.
Section 200.12 - False or misleading statements.
Section 200.13 - Reports and publications.
Section 200.15 - Refusal to register or cancellation of registration and licenses.
Section 200.16 - “Stop sale” orders.
Section 200.17 - Seizure, condemnation, and sale.
Section 200.17A - Ammonium nitrate security.
Section 200.19 - Exchanges between manufacturers.
Section 200.20 - Phosphoric acid, nitrogen, and potash requirements.
Section 200.21 - Compliance — a defense to certain nuisance actions.