Iowa Admin. Code r. 185-8.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024

Rule 185-8.4 - Shipment of product to the division

Shipments of product intended for sale by the division shall be made in accordance with this rule.

(1)Product shipments into the state. Product shipments shall only be made into the state of Iowa by suppliers.

(2)Product shipment locations. Product shipments shall only be made to a state warehouse or to receiving points designated by the administrator.

(3)Pallet requirements.

a. Products shipped to the division shall be on securely stretch-wrapped pallets that are in good repair. The administrator, or the administrator's designee, may establish additional requirements as deemed necessary.

b. Products shipped to the division on slip sheets shall not be accepted by the division and shall be returned to the supplier.

(4)Case labeling requirements.

a. Each case of product shipped to the division shall include a case code label placed on an end panel of the case.

b. The case code label shall contain the following information:

(1) The control state code number issued by the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association for the product.

(2) The product's universal product code and corresponding barcode.

(3) The 14-digit shipping container code and corresponding barcode. The shipping container code and barcode shall meet the minimum requirements established by the American National Standards Institute and the International Organization for Standardization.

(4) Any other information required by the administrator or the administrator's designee.

(5)Bottle deposit requirements.

a. All products intended for resale by the division shall meet the requirements of Iowa Code section 455C.5 and rule 567-107.3 (455C). Products that do not meet the requirements shall not be made available for sale until the requirements are met.

b. Suppliers may purchase bottle deposit refund stickers from the division. The cost of the stickers to suppliers shall not exceed the division's cost of producing and distributing the stickers.

(6)Special handling charges. Product shipments that do not meet the requirements of subrule 8.4(3), 8.4(4), or 8.4(5) shall result in the assessment of special handling charges against the supplier in an amount not to exceed the division's actual cost to bring the shipments into compliance. The division's actual cost shall be determined using the negotiated hourly rate of the third party the division has contracted with for warehousing services.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 185-8.4

Adopted by IAB September 22, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 6, effective 10/27/2021