Iowa Code § 137F.6
License fees
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2012
1. The regulatory authority shall collect the following annual license fees:
1. The regulatory authority shall collect the following annual license fees:
a. For a mobile food unit or pushcart, twenty-seven dollars.
a. For a mobile food unit or pushcart, two hundred fifty dollars.
b. For a temporary food establishment per fixed location, thirty-three dollars and fifty cents.
b. For a temporary food establishment per fixed location for a single event, fifty dollars.
c. For a temporary food establishment for multiple nonconcurrent events during a calendar year, one annual license fee of two hundred dollars for each establishment on a statewide basis.
d. For a vending machine, fifty dollars for the first machine and ten dollars for each additional machine.
e. For a food establishment which prepares or serves food for individual portion service intended for consumption on-the-premises, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales of the food establishment, as follows:
(1) Annual gross sales of under fifty thousand dollars, sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
(1) Annual gross sales of less than one hundred thousand dollars, one hundred fifty dollars.
(2) Annual gross sales of at least fifty thousand dollars but less than one hundred thousand dollars, one hundred fourteen dollars and fifty cents.
(2) Annual gross sales of at least one hundred thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, three hundred dollars.
(3) Annual gross sales of at least one hundred thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, two hundred thirty-six dollars and twenty-five cents.
(3) Annual gross sales of five hundred thousand dollars or more, four hundred dollars.
(4) Annual gross sales of two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, two hundred seventy-five dollars.
(5) Annual gross sales of five hundred thousand dollars or more, three hundred three dollars and seventy-five cents.
f. For a food establishment which sells food or food products to consumer customers intended for preparation or consumption off-the-premises, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales of the food establishment, as follows:
(1) Annual gross sales of under ten thousand dollars, forty dollars and fifty cents.
(1) Annual gross sales of less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred fifty dollars.
(2) Annual gross sales of at least ten thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred one dollars and twenty-five cents.
(2) Annual gross sales of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, three hundred dollars.
(3) Annual gross sales of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, one hundred fifty-five dollars and twenty-five cents.
(3) Annual gross sales of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, four hundred dollars.
(4) Annual gross sales of at least five hundred thousand dollars but less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, two hundred two dollars and fifty cents.
(5) Annual gross sales of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, three hundred three dollars and seventy-five cents.
g. (1) For a food processing plant, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales of the food processing plant. A food processing plant’s annual gross sales shall not correspond to sales of an unprocessed commodity.
(1) Annual gross sales of under fifty thousand dollars, sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
(2) Annual gross sales of at least fifty thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred thirty-five dollars.
(3) Annual gross sales of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, two hundred two dollars and fifty cents.
(4) Annual gross sales of five hundred thousand dollars or more, three hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
g. For a farmers market where potentially hazardous food is sold or distributed, one seasonal license fee of one hundred dollars for each vendor on a countywide basis.
h. For a food establishment covered by paragraphs “d” and “e”, the license fees assessed shall be an amount not to exceed seventy-five percent of the total fees applicable under both paragraphs.
2. If an establishment licensed under subsection 1, paragraph “d” or “e”, has had a person in charge for the entire previous twelve-month period who holds an active certified food protection manager certificate from a program approved by the conference on food protection and the establishment has not been issued a critical violation during the previous twelve-month period, the establishment’s license fee for the current renewal period shall be reduced by fifty dollars.
3. Fees collected by the department shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. Fees collected by a municipal corporation shall be retained by the municipal corporation for regulation of food establishments and food processing plants licensed under this chapter.
4. Each vending machine licensed under this chapter shall bear a readily visible identification tag or decal provided by the licensee, containing the licensee’s business address and phone number, and a company license number assigned by the regulatory authority.
98 Acts, ch 1162, §11, 30; 2002 Acts, ch 1149, §2, 3; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §128, 132; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §215; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §40
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(2) The annual license fee for an initial license shall be calculated based on the food processing plant’s projected gross annual sales. Otherwise, the annual license fee shall be based on the food processing plant’s prior annual sales.
(3) The amount of the annual license fee shall be as follows:
(a) For annual gross sales of less than fifty thousand dollars, seventy-five dollars.
(b) For annual gross sales of at least fifty thousand dollars but less than two hundred thousand dollars, one hundred fifty dollars.
(c) For annual gross sales of at least two hundred thousand dollars but less than two million dollars, three hundred dollars.
(d) For annual gross sales of two million dollars or more, five hundred dollars.
h. For a farmers market where time/temperature control for safety food is sold or distributed, one annual license fee of one hundred fifty dollars for each vendor on a statewide basis.
i. For a certificate of free sale or sanitation, thirty-five dollars for the first certificate and ten dollars for each additional identical certificate requested at the same time.
j. For a food establishment covered by both paragraphs “e” and “f”, the applicant shall pay the licensee fee based on the dominant form of business plus one hundred fifty dollars.
k. For an unattended food establishment, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales, as follows:
(1) Annual gross sales of less than one hundred thousand dollars, seventy-five dollars.
(2) Annual gross sales of one hundred thousand dollars or more, one hundred fifty dollars.
2. Fees collected by the department shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. Fees collected by a municipal corporation shall be retained by the municipal corporation for regulation of food establishments and food processing plants licensed under this chapter.
3. Each vending machine licensed under this chapter shall bear a readily visible identification tag or decal provided by the licensee, containing the licensee’s business address and phone number, and a company license number assigned by the regulatory authority.
98 Acts, ch 1162, §11, 30; 2002 Acts, ch 1149, §2, 3; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §128, 132; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §215; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1064, §2, 3; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §13, 14, 16; 2023 Acts, ch 82, §2, 3
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