167.4 Licensing procedure — fees.
1. The following shall apply to a person required to be licensed under this chapter:
a. The person shall submit an application for a license to the department in a manner and according to procedures required by the department.
b. The person shall include in the application information as required by the department, on forms prescribed by the department, which shall include at least all of the following:
(1) For a disposal plant, the person shall state the person’s name and address, the person’s proposed place of business, and the total number of vehicles to be involved in the operation.
(2) For a collection point involving the accumulation of whole animal carcasses or their parts for ultimate transportation to a disposal plant, the person’s name and address, the person’s proposed place of business, and the total number of vehicles to be involved in the operation.
(3) For a delivery service which transports whole animal carcasses or their parts to a disposal plant or collection point, the person’s name and address, the total number of vehicles to be involved in the operation, and the location where the vehicles involved in the operation are to be maintained.
c. The person shall submit a separate application for each location that the person is to operate as a disposal plant, collection point, or a delivery service.
d. The person shall pay a license fee as follows:
(1) For a disposal plant, one hundred dollars.
(2) For a collection point, one hundred dollars. However, a person is not required to pay the license fee for a collection point which is operated by a disposal plant.
(3) For a delivery service which is not part of the operation of a disposal plant or collection point, fifty dollars.
e. A license issued to a person under this section shall expire on December 31 of each year. The person may renew the license by completing a renewal form as prescribed by the department in a manner and according to procedures required by the department. However, the renewal form must be submitted to the department prior to the license’s expiration date. The person shall pay a renewal license fee which shall be for the same amount as the original license fee.
f. A person’s license is subject to suspension or revocation by the department if the department determines that the person has committed a material violation of this chapter, including rules adopted by this chapter, or a term or condition of the license. The person may contest the department’s action as provided in chapter 17A.
2. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2747; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.4]
2004 Acts, ch 1162, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §42; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §206
Referred to in §167.15