Section 428.20. Definitions.

  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.

  A person who purchases, receives, or holds personal property of any description for the purpose of adding to its value by a process of manufacturing, refining, purifying, combining of different materials, or by the packing of meats, with a view to selling the property for gain or profit, is a “manufacturer” for the purposes of this title.*

[C51, §469; R60, §724; C73, §816; C97, §1319; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6975; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428.20]

89 Acts, ch 296, §53

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90 Acts, ch 1168, §48

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94 Acts, ch 1023, §53

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2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1

*This provision does not include chapters 421B, 427C, 435, 452A, and 453A, which were moved into this title by the Code editor; chapters 421B, 427C, 435, 452A, and 453A contain the applicable provisions pertaining to those chapters