200A.11 - PROHIBITED ACTS. - Iowa Statutes

200A.11 PROHIBITED ACTS. 1. A person shall not distribute a bulk dry animal nutrient product containing any substance used as filler material if any of the following applies: a. The filler injures plant growth or is deleterious to soil. b. The person distributing the bulk product misrepresents or deceives the person receiving the bulk product regarding the attributes of the filler material or its effect upon plant growth or soil condition. 2. A person shall not advertise a bulk product by making false or misleading statements regarding the bulk product. 3. A person shall not misbrand a bulk product by providing a distribution statement to a purchaser which fails to identify a substance promoting plant growth according to the bulk product's guaranteed analysis as provided in section 200A.6. 4. The burden of proof regarding a claim made by a person distributing a bulk product, including but not limited to the positive effects of the bulk product on plant growth, shall be the responsibility of the distributor. 5. A distributor shall not store a bulk product in a manner which pollutes the waters of the state.          Section History: Recent Form 98 Acts, ch 1145, §11