Iowa Administrative Code

Pesticide products containing active ingredients classified as restricted use are limited to use by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. In addition to any pesticide product containing active ingredients classified as restricted use by the department, a pest…

45.31(1) Owners of apiaries, in order to protect their bees from pesticide applications, shall register the location of their apiaries with the state apiarist. Registration shall be on forms provided by the department. The registration expires December 31 each year and may be ren…

Pesticides containing dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) or dichloro diphenyl dichloroethane (DDD) shall not be distributed, sold or used except for control of pests of public health importance and pests subject to state or federal quarantines where applications of pesticide…

45.33(1) Home use. Formulations of inorganic arsenic containing more than 1 percent arsenic (expressed as elemental arsenic) shall not be distributed or sold for use as a pesticide in or around the home for the purpose of preventing, destroying or repelling any weed, rodent, inse…

Pesticides containing heptachlor shall not be distributed, sold or used for the purposes of preventing, destroying or repelling mosquitoes or flies. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 206.19, 206.20 and 206.23. [ARC 9145C, IAB 4/30/25, effective 1/1/26]

Formulations of pesticides containing lindane or crystalline lindane shall not be distributed, sold or used when the lindane is prepared, identified, packaged or advertised to be vaporized through the use of thermal vaporizing devices. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code…

Any person practicing veterinary medicine under the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 169 encountering a case of poisoning, or suspected poisoning, of domestic livestock through injury from contact with, exposure to, or ingestion of any biological or chemical agent or compound, sha…

There are two stages in obtaining approval for the use of an inorganic arsenic formulation pursuant to rule 21—45.33(206). First, the advisory committee must approve the use of the formulation in the state for a particular pest. Then, each individual desiring to use the approved …

One exact copy of the labeling of each proposed product shall be submitted with the application. Also, there shall be submitted an ingredient statement, which shall comply with the provisions of rule 21—45.13(206), the proposed directions for use of the product, and a list of the…

The following is the maximum allowable residue levels of EDB for each of the three primary tiers of grain products: 45.45(1) For raw grain, the level should not exceed 900 parts per billion. 45.45(2) Intermediate level products—flour, various mixes for preparing baked goods, soft…

The pesticide Command 6EC Herbicide EPA Reg. No. 279-3054 (active ingredient: 2-(2-Chlorophenyl) methyl-4, 4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone . . . 64.3%) or any identically formulated compound shall be soil incorporated immediately following application. The method of application shal…

Commercial pesticide applicators, pesticide dealers, pesticide manufacturers and pesticide distributors with the exception of manufacturers or distributors that distribute pesticides for resale purposes only shall submit annual reports to the Iowa department of agriculture and la…

A dealer license fee for a dealer with less than $100,000 in gross retail pesticide sales shall be $10 if the annual gross retail sales are less than $10,000; $25 if the annual gross retail sales are $10,000 or more but less than $25,000; $50 if the annual gross retail sales are …

Persons making pesticide use recommendations shall be familiar with the safe and proper use of each pesticide for which recommendations are made and shall not make any recommendations that are contrary to label instructions. The employer or licensee shall be responsible for all p…

A registration of a pesticide is held to apply to the product even though manufactured at or shipped from other than the registered address. When a product has been registered by a manufacturer or jobber, no registration shall be required of other sellers of the product so regist…

All commercial or public applicators who apply pesticides within urban areas in municipalities shall post or affix notification signs at the start of the application and for at least 24 hours following the application or longer if required by the reentry directions on the pestici…

45.51(1) Atrazine is the common name for the pesticide chemical 2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6- isopropylamino-1,3,5 triazine. 45.51(2) All pesticides containing the active ingredient atrazine or any combination of active ingredients including atrazine distributed for sale or use in Iow…

A certified private, commercial, noncommercial or public applicator may elect to renew the pesticide applicator certification by attending two hours of approved continuing instructional courses each year during the renewal period as specified in subrule 45.22(5) in lieu of passin…

45.6(1) Any of the following causes is sufficient to justify revocation or suspension of registration or denial of application of renewal of an expired/expiring registration of a pesticide: a. If the labeling bears any statement, design or graphic representation relative thereto,…

Changes in the labeling or ingredient statement in registered pesticides shall be submitted in advance to the secretary for approval. The registrant must describe the exact change desired and proposed effective date and such other pertinent information that justify such change. A…

Each package of pesticide sold separately shall bear a complete label. The label shall contain the name, brand or trademark of the product; name and address of the manufacturer, registrant or person for whom manufactured; directions for use that are necessary and if complied with…

Directions for use are required whenever they are necessary for the protection of the public. The public includes not only users of pesticides but also those who handle them or may be affected by their use, handling, or storage. Directions for use are considered necessary in the …

Hardy, cultivated or wild woody plants, such as trees, evergreens, shrubs and vines, and small fruits such as strawberries and raspberries. Nursery stock dug from the wild and offered for sale or movement should be so labeled.

Individuals, firms or corporations who offer nursery stock for sale at nursery grounds, stores, roadside stands, public market places, or any other place, shall have and maintain proper facilities for keeping all nursery stock in a viable condition; shall keep such stock in a via…

All nursery stock offered for sale or distribution shall be stored and displayed as follows: 46.11(1) Balled and burlapped stock shall be kept moist at all times and shall be kept in sawdust, shingle tow, peat, sphagnum moss or other moisture-holding material not toxic to plants,…

All nursery stock offered for sale or distribution, not meeting the following minimum indices of viability, shall be removed from public view and not offered for sale. 46.12(1) Woody stemmed deciduous stock shall have moist, green, cambium tissue in the stems and branches and sha…

Certificates issued to nursery growers, nursery dealers or signees of compliance agreements pertaining to regulated articles are nontransferable and are for the exclusive use of the one to whom they are issued. Certificates may be revoked by the state entomologist for a failure t…

Any person wanting to move plants or plant products to any destination outside of Iowa may apply to the state entomologist for inspection of the plants or plant products and certification as to the presence or absence of plant pests and diseases likely to prevent the acceptance o…

To comply with Iowa Code section 177A.5, there are listed below the insect pests and diseases which the state entomologist finds should be prevented from being introduced into or disseminated within Iowa, in order to safeguard the plants and plant products likely to become infest…

Every package of firewood offered for sale, sold or distributed must include the harvest location of the wood by county and state. The harvest location of wood sold in bulk must be included on the delivery ticket. These provisions apply to any length of tree that has been cut. A …

Capable of surviving the normal winter temperatures of Iowa.

Any individual or combination of individuals, corporation, society, association, partnership, institution or public agency.

A person who grows or propagates nursery stock for sale or distribution.

Any grounds or premises, on or in which nursery stock is propagated or grown for sale or distribution, including any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is being fumigated, treated, stored or packed for sale or movement.

Any person who does not grow nursery stock, but who obtains, takes title to and possession of nursery stock, and moves it or offers it for movement to the ownership of other persons.

Any person desiring to ship nursery stock into Iowa shall: 46.7(1) File with the state entomologist’s office an official certificate of inspection showing that the nursery from which the plants originated has been inspected and certified by the plant regulatory officials of that …

Each nursery within the state of Iowa shall be inspected at least annually to ascertain if they are infested with insect pests or infected with plant diseases. If insect pests or diseases are found, control or cleanup measures shall be required. Certificates will be issued only f…

Nursery dealers shall secure a nursery dealer’s certificate from the state entomologist before they carry on their business within the state. Each separate sales location shall operate under its own certificate. Nurseries that sell stock from more than one location shall obtain a…

The department adopts by reference 7 CFR 205 Subchapter M— Organic Foods Production Act Provisions (April 21, 2001) and the following additional provisions which shall hereby be referred to as the department’s organic provisions.

47.10(1) Enforcement and investigations. The department and the attorney general shall enforce Iowa Code chapter 190C and this chapter pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 190C. 47.10(2) Complaints. Any person may submit a written complaint to the department regarding a suspected violat…

Rescinded ARC 3611C, IAB 1/31/18, effective 3/7/18.

Rescinded IAB 10/29/03, effective 12/3/03. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 190C. [Filed 11/1/89, Notice 8/23/89—published 11/29/89, effective 1/3/90] [Filed 3/25/91, Notice 1/23/91—published 4/17/91, effective 5/22/91] [Filed 12/21/94, Notice 10/26/94—publ…

Rescinded ARC 3611C, IAB 1/31/18, effective 3/7/18.

The party in control of the site shall notify the department’s organic program of suspected pesticide drift incidences onto certified organic land or land which is under consideration for organic certification. The department may require residue testing to make a determination re…

Rescinded ARC 3611C, IAB 1/31/18, effective 3/7/18.

For the promotion or sale of organic products, only those producers, handlers and processors certified as organic by the department are entitled to utilize the Iowa Organic Program seal attesting to state of Iowa organic certification. [ARC 3611C, IAB 1/31/18, effective 3/7/18]

In order to receive and maintain organic certification from the department, producers, processors and handlers of organic agricultural products shall apply for organic certification with the department and submit all required materials; comply with Iowa Code chapter 190C and this…