State Specific Policy Resources: Iowa

Auxiliary Containers

• Iowa Code Title IX, Ch. 331, § 331.301. General powers and limitations (ISRI note: subsection (6)(c) preempts county action) (as created by 2017 Iowa HF 295)
• Iowa Code Title IX, Ch. 364, § 364.3. Limitation of powers (ISRI note: subsection (3)(c) preempts city action) (as created by 2017 Iowa HF 295)

Materials Theft

• Metal Scrap Law - Iowa Code Title 16, Ch. 714, § 714.27 - Scrap metal transactions and reporting - penalties (as amended by 2022 IA SF 2287, effective 07/01/22).
• ISRI Summary of Iowa Metal Scrap Statute (June 1, 2022)

Scrap Yard / Junk Yard Zoning

• Iowa Code Title VIII, Ch. 306C. Junkyard Beautification and Billboard Control; § 306C.1 to § 306C.9 (as amended by 2014 Iowa SF 2355)

State Superfund (no SREA equivalent)

• IAC Title XI, Ch. 455B Jurisdiction of Department of Natural Resources
• § 455B.381 to § 455B.399
• § 455B.423 to § 455B.431

Stormwater Permitting

• Iowa DNR - Storm Water Program
• Iowa DNR - Storm Water Forms
• NPDES General Permit No. 1 for Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity (opens a PDF download)
  Effective: 03/01/18; Expires: 02/28/23
• Permit Application Form (opens a PDF download)
• Online Storm Water General Permit Application

Tire / Rubber

• Iowa Code Title 1, Subtitle 4, Ch. 8A, § 8A.311 Competitive bidding - preferences - reciprocal application - direct purchasing. (ISRI note: references retread tires and recovered materials from waste tires)
• Iowa Code Title VIII, Subtitle 2, Ch. 321, § 321.440 Restrictions as to tire equipment.
• Iowa Code Title XI Natural Resources
• Ch. 455B, § 455B.423 Hazardous substance remedial fund. (ISRI note: includes administration of waste tire collection or processing site permit program)
• Ch. 455D Waste Volume Reduction and Recycling (ISRI note: subsections 11d, 11e, 11f, and 11h are listed in the statutes but have been repealed)
• § 455D.11 Waste tires - land disposal prohibited.
• § 455D.11A Financial assurance - waste tire collection or processing sites.
• § 455D.11B Permitting of waste tire collection or processing sites - fees.
• § 455D.11C Waste tire management fund.
• § 455D.11G Waste tire disposal fees and abatement costs.
• § 455D.11I Registration of waste tire haulers - bond.
• Ch. 455L, § 455J.3 Environmental management system designation requirements. (ISRI note: solid waste planning or service areas; references tires)
• Iowa Code Title XIII, Subtitle 3, Ch. 537A, § 537A.10 Franchise agreements. (ISRI note: "franchise" excludes retreaded tires and related equipment for commercial vehicles)

Vehicle Detitling / Dismantling

• Iowa Code Title VIII, Ch. 321. Motor Vehicles And Law Of The Road.
• § 321.1. Definitions of words and phrases. (as amended by 2018 Iowa SF 2293)
• § 321.52. Out-of-state sales - junked, dismantled, wrecked, or salvage vehicles.
• § 321.52A. Certificate of title surcharge — allocation of moneys.
• § 321.89. Abandoned vehicles.
• § 321.90. Disposal of abandoned motor vehicles.
• § 321.101. Suspension or revocation of registration or cancellation of certificate of title by department.
• Iowa Code Title VIII, Ch. 321H. Vehicle Recyclers.
• Iowa Code Title XI, Ch. 455B, Division XI - Vehicle Recycling - Mercury Reduction and Removal; § 455B.801 to § 455B.809

• IAC Rule 567-215 - Mercury-Added Switch Recovery From End-of-Life Vehicles
• IAC Rule 701.34.5(11) (ISRI Note: Exempts purchases of vehicles by licensed vehicle recyclers from the use tax on vehicles subject to registration as long as the recycler sells only those parts or vehicles for which the recycler is licensed.)
• Transportation Department (761)
• IAC Rule 761-405 - Salvage
• IAC Rule 761-424 - Transporter plates (includes authorized vehicle recycler who delivers vehicles in the course of the recycler's business).
• IAC Rule 761-425.12(5) - (ISRI Note: Requires that, if a motor vehicle dealer also does business as a recycler, there must be separate parking for motor vehicles offered for sale from salvage vehicles.)
• IAC Rule 761-431 - Vehicle Recyclers