Iowa Code § 200.14 - Rules

1. a. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A providing minimum general safety standards for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment for storage, handling, transportation by tank truck or tank trailer, and utilization of a fertilizer or beneficial substance. b. The rules shall be such as are reasonably necessary for the protection and safety of the public and persons using a fertilizer or beneficial substance, and shall be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted standards of safety. c. Fertilizer or beneficial substance equipment shall be installed and maintained in a safe operating condition and in conformity with rules adopted by the department. 2. The department may adopt such reasonable rules as may be necessary in order to carry into effect the purpose, and to secure the efficient administration, of this chapter. 3. This chapter does not prohibit the use of storage tanks smaller than transporting tanks nor the transfer of any kind of fertilizer or beneficial substance directly from transporting tanks to implements of husbandry, if proper safety precautions are observed. 4. Rules adopted to implement this chapter are not subject to section 17A.7, subsection 2 or 3. [C46, 50, 54, §200.13; C58, 62, §200.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.14] 98 Acts, ch 1004, §1, 3; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §22, 38; 99 Acts, ch 12, §8; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §76, 210; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §9; 2024 Acts, ch 1169, §15; 2025 Acts, ch 134, §11 Referred to in §200.21 Section amended