Iowa Code Title IV. Public Health [Chs. 123-158] § 123.41. Manufacturer's license--alcoholic liquor

1. Each completed application to obtain or renew a manufacturer's license shall be submitted to the department electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the director, and shall be accompanied by a fee of three hundred dollars payable to the department. The director may in accordance with this chapter grant and issue to a manufacturer a manufacturer's license, valid for a one-year period after date of issuance, which shall allow the manufacture, storage, and wholesale disposition and sale of alcoholic liquors to the department and to customers outside of the state.

2. As a condition precedent to the approval and granting of a manufacturer's license, an applicant shall file with the department a basic permit issued by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury, and a statement under oath that the applicant will faithfully observe and comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquor.

3. A person who holds an experimental distilled spirits plant permit or its equivalent issued by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury may produce alcohol for use as fuel without obtaining a manufacturer's license from the department.

4. A person who holds a manufacturer's license shall file with the department, on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, all documents filed by the manufacturer with the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury, including all production, storage, and processing reports.

5. Any violation of the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter shall subject the license holder to the general penalties provided in this chapter and shall constitute grounds for imposition of a civil penalty, suspension of the license, or revocation of the license after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to section 123.39 and chapter 17A.