A person shall not engage in the business of a commercial manure service unless the department issues the person a commercial manure service license under this section.
 1. The department shall not issue a license to a commercial manure service unless each manager of the commercial manure service is certified as a commercial manure service representative pursuant to section 459.315.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 459.314A

  • Commercial manure service: means a sole proprietor or business association as defined in section 202B. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Commercial manure service representative: means a natural person who is any of the following:
  • Department: means the department of natural resources created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • manager: is a person who is actively involved in the operation of a commercial manure service and takes an important part in making management decisions substantially contributing to or affecting the success of the commercial manure service. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Manure: means animal excreta or other commonly associated wastes of animals, including but not limited to bedding, litter, or feed losses. See Iowa Code 459.102
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The department shall not issue a license to a commercial manure service if the license for the commercial manure service has been revoked within the previous three years or a person who holds a controlling interest in the commercial manure service held a controlling interest in another commercial service which has been revoked within the previous three years.
 3. The department may impose conditions or limitations upon the license. However, the issuance of a license shall not be conditioned upon providing a bond or maintaining a certain financial condition. A commercial manure service shall be issued a single license regardless of the number of sites where the commercial manure service operates offices.
 4. A license application must be submitted to the department on a form furnished by the department according to procedures required by the department. The license shall expire on March 1 of each year.
 5. A commercial manure service shall be charged a license fee as provided in section 459.400.