455F.6 - DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. - Iowa Statutes

455F.6 DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. The department shall: 1. Designate products which are household hazardous materials and, based upon the designations and in consultation with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailer associations, develop a household hazardous product list for the use of retailers in identifying the products. 2. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and implement the penalties established. 3. Identify, after consulting with departmental staff and the listing of other states, no more than fifty commonly used household products which, due to level of toxicity, extent of use, nondegradability, or other relevant characteristic, constitute the greatest danger of contamination of the groundwater when placed in a landfill. The department may identify additional products by rule.          Section History: Recent Form 87 Acts, ch 225, § 506; 88 Acts, ch 1169, § 14