Section 162.2A. Application, issuance, and renewal of authorizations.

  1.  The department shall provide for the operation of a commercial establishment by issuing or renewing an authorization, including any of the following:

  a.  A certificate of registration for a pound, animal shelter, or research facility.

  b.  A state license for a boarding kennel, commercial kennel, or pet shop.

  c.  A state license or permit for a commercial breeder, dealer, or public auction. A federal licensee must apply for and be issued either a permit or a state license in lieu of a permit.

  2.  A person must be issued a separate state license, certificate of registration, or permit for each commercial establishment owned or operated by the person.

  3.  A person must apply for the issuance or renewal of an authorization on forms and according to procedures required by rules adopted by the department. The application shall contain information required by the department, including but not limited to all of the following:

  a.  The person’s name.

  b.  The person’s principal office or place of business.

  c.  The name, address, and type of establishment covered by the authorization.

  d.  The person’s identification number. Notwithstanding chapter 22, the department shall keep the person’s tax identification number confidential except for purposes of tax administration by the department of revenue, including as provided in section 421.18.

  4.  The authorization expires on an annual basis as provided by the department, and must be renewed by the commercial establishment on an annual basis on or before the authorization’s expiration date.

  5.  a.  A commercial establishment applying for the issuance or renewal of a permit shall provide the department with proof that the person is a federal licensee.

  b.  The department shall not require that it must enter onto the premises of a commercial establishment in order to issue a permit. The department shall not require that it must enter onto the premises of a commercial establishment in order to renew a permit, unless it has reasonable cause to monitor the commercial establishment as provided in section 162.10C.

2010 Acts, ch 1030, §4, 29