Iowa Code 200.15 – Refusal to register or cancellation of registration and licenses
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1. Upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant or licensee has used fraudulent or deceptive practices or has willfully violated any provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter, the secretary is authorized and empowered to do any of the following:
a. Cancel the registration of any product of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner or license.
b. Refuse to register any product of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner.
c. Refuse to license any applicant.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 200.15
- commercial fertilizer: includes fertilizer and fertilizer materials and fertilizer-pesticide mixtures. See Iowa Code 200.3
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- fertilizer: means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrient which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use and claimed to have value in promoting plant growth except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures or calcium and magnesium carbonate materials used primarily for correcting soil acidity. See Iowa Code 200.3
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Licensee: means a person licensed under section 200. See Iowa Code 200.3
- Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Iowa Code 200.3
- soil conditioner: is a ny substance which when added to the soil or applied to plants will produce a favorable growth, yield or quality of crop or soil flora or fauna or other soil characteristics, other than a fertilizer, recognized pesticide, unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures or calcium and magnesium carbonate materials used primarily for correcting soil acidity. See Iowa Code 200.3
2. However, a registration or license shall not be revoked or refused until the registrant or licensee has been given the opportunity to appear for a hearing by the secretary.