1. Any manufacturer or dealer may, upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars, make application to the commission, upon such forms as the commission prescribes, for a special certificate containing a general distinguishing number and for one or more duplicate special certificates. The applicant shall submit such reasonable proof of the applicant’s status as a bona fide manufacturer or dealer as the commission may require.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 462A.36

  • Certificate: means a certificate of title. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Commission: means the natural resource commission. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Dealer: means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vessels either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, security interest, or otherwise, and who has an established place of business for sale, trade, and display of vessels. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing new and unused vessels, or new and unused outboard motors, for the purpose of sale or trade. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
 2. The commission may adopt rules consistent with this chapter establishing minimum requirements for a dealer or manufacturer to be issued a special certificate. In adopting such rules the department shall consider the need to protect persons, property, and the environment, and to promote uniform practices relating to the sale and use of vessels. The commission may also adopt rules providing for the suspension or revocation of a dealer’s or manufacturer’s special certificate issued pursuant to this section.