1. The distribution of a bulk dry animal nutrient product must be accompanied by a written or printed distribution statement which may be prepared on a form furnished by the department. The distribution statement shall include all of the following information:

 a. The bulk product‘s guaranteed analysis in the same form as required pursuant to section 200A.6.
 b. The name and address of the bulk product’s purchaser.
 c. A notice to the bulk product’s purchaser stating the number of acres needed to apply the purchased bulk product based on the average corn yields in the county where the bulk product is to be applied.
 d. A warning that application of a bulk product should not exceed the nitrogen levels necessary to obtain optimum crop yields for the crop being grown based on crop nitrogen usage rate factors.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 200A.7

  • bulk product: means a dry animal nutrient product delivered to a purchaser in bulk form to which a label cannot be attached. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Distributor: means a person who distributes a bulk dry animal nutrient product. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Dry animal nutrient product: means any unmanipulated animal manure composed primarily of animal excreta, if all of the following apply:
  • 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
  • Guaranteed analysis: means the minimum percentage of plant nutrients claimed and reported to the department pursuant to section 200A. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Purchaser: means a person to whom a dry animal nutrient product is distributed. See Iowa Code 200A.3
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Before transferring possession of a bulk product, the distributor shall present the purchaser with an acknowledgment for the purchaser’s signature or initials indicating that the purchaser has read the distribution statement and understands the number of acres required to apply the product according to the information in the distribution statement.