§ 200.10 — Inspection, sampling, and analysis

Iowa § 200.10

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 200: FERTILIZERS AND BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES

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1. Itshallbethedutyofthesecretary,whomayactthroughanauthorizedagent,tosample,
inspect, make analysis of, and test commercial fertilizers or beneficial substances distributed
within this state at time and place and to such an extent as the secretary may deem necessary,
to determine whether such commercial fertilizers or beneficial substances are in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter. In the performance of the foregoing duty, the secretary
may consult with the director of the Iowa agricultural experimental station in respect to the
time, place, and extent of sampling. The secretary acting individually or through an agent
is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or conveyances during regular
business hours in order to have access to a commercial fertilizer or beneficial substance
subject to the provisions of this chapter including in rules adopted by the department under
this chapter. The secretary shall maintain a laboratory with the necessary equipment and to
employ such employees as may be necessary to assist in the administration and enforcement
of this chapter.
2. a. The methods of sampling and analysis shall be the official methods of the
association of official agricultural chemists in all cases where methods have been adopted
by the association.
b. The findings of the bureau chief of the Iowa laboratory bureau, or the bureau chief’s
deputy, as shown by the sworn statement of the results of analysis of official samples of any
brand and grade of commercial fertilizer, fertilizer material, or beneficial substance, shall
constituteprimafacieevidenceofitscorrectnessinthecourtsofthisstate, astotheparticular
lots sampled and analyzed.
3. The secretary, in determining for administrative purposes whether any commercial
fertilizer is deficient in plant food, or beneficial substance deficient in guaranteed active
ingredients, shall be guided by the official sample as defined in section 200.3, subsection 23,
and obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsection 2.
4. Theresultsofofficialanalysisofanycommercialfertilizerorbeneficialsubstancewhich
has been found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, shall be forwarded by the
secretarytotheregistrant. Uponrequest,thesecretaryshallfurnishtotheregistrantaportion
of any sample.

Legislative History

[C46, 50, 54, §200.7 – 200.9; C58, 62, §200.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.10]