199.15 - PERMIT -- FEE -- FRAUD.
199.15 PERMIT -- FEE -- FRAUD.
1. A person shall not sell, distribute, advertise, solicit orders
for, offer or expose for sale, agricultural or vegetable seed without
first obtaining from the department a permit to engage in the
business. A permit is not required of persons selling seeds which
have been packed and distributed by a person holding and having in
force a permit. A permit is not required of persons selling or
advertising seed of their own production, provided that the seed is
stored or delivered to a purchaser only on or from the farm or
premises where grown.
2. a. The fee for a new permit is ten dollars and the fee for
a renewed permit is based on the gross annual sales of seeds in Iowa
during the previous twelve-month period under the permit holder's
label and all permits expire on the first day of July following date
of issue.
b. Permits shall be issued subject to the following fee
schedule:
Gross sales of seeds Fee
Not more than $ 25,000 $30
Over $25,000 but not exceeding 50,000 60
Over $50,000 but not exceeding 100,000 90
Over $100,000 but not exceeding 200,000 120
c. For each additional increment of one hundred thousand
dollars of sales in Iowa the fee shall increase by thirty dollars.
The fee shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a
permit holder.
3. After due notice given at least ten days prior to a date of
hearing fixed by the secretary, the department may revoke or refuse
to renew a permit issued under this section if a violation of this
chapter or if intent to defraud is established. The failure to
fulfill a contract to repurchase the seed crop produced from any
agricultural seed, if the crop meets the requirements set forth in
the contract and the standards specified in this chapter, is prima
facie evidence of intent to defraud the purchaser at the time of
entering into the contract. However, this does not apply when seed
stock is furnished by the contractor to the grower at no cost. Section History: Early Form
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 199.15; 82 Acts, ch
1191, § 14] Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1272, §20; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §214
Referred to in § 199.1, 199.3