Iowa Code r. 661-231.10 - Grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of commercial explosive licenses; appeals

(1) The department may refuse to issue a contractor or blaster license sought pursuant to Iowa Code section 101A.2 or may suspend or revoke such a license for any of the following reasons:

a. Finding that the applicant or licensee is disqualified by any provision of federal or Iowa law from possessing explosives, firearms, or offensive weapons.

b. Finding that the applicant or licensee lacks sufficient knowledge of the use, handling, and storage of explosive materials to protect the public safety.

c. Finding that the applicant or licensee falsified information in the current or any previous license application.

d. Finding that the applicant or licensee has been adjudged mentally incompetent at any time by any court, been committed by any court to any mental institution, received inpatient treatment for any mental illness in the past three years, or received treatment by a health care professional for a serious mental illness or disorder that impairs a person's capacity to function normally and safely, both toward themselves and others.

e. Proof that the licensee or applicant has violated any provision of Iowa Code chapter 101A or this chapter.

f. Receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit of the Iowa department of health and human services pursuant to the procedures set forth in Iowa Code chapter 252J.

g. Receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the centralized collection unit of the department of revenue pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 272D.

h. Conviction of a felony offense, if the offense directly relates to the profession or occupation of the applicant, in the courts of this state or another state, territory or country. Conviction as used in this subrule includes a conviction of an offense that if committed in this state would be a felony without regard to its designation elsewhere and includes a finding or verdict of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding even if the adjudication of guilt is withheld or not entered. A certified copy of the final order or judgment of conviction or plea of guilty in this state or in another state constitutes conclusive evidence of the conviction. If an applicant is denied under this provision, the applicant shall be notified of the specific reasons for the denial.

i. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue or fraudulent representations in the practice of the applicant's profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.

j. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this chapter.

k. Disqualifications pursuant to Iowa Code section 272C.15.

(2) An applicant or licensee whose application is denied or a licensee whose license is suspended or revoked for a reason other than receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit or a certificate of noncompliance from the department of revenue may appeal that action by requesting a contested case hearing, in writing, within 20 days of the department's determination. An appeal is subject to the provisions of 481-Chapters 9 and 10 governing contested cases. Applicants or licensees whose licenses are denied, suspended, or revoked because of receipt by the department of a certificate of noncompliance issued by the child support recovery unit or the department of revenue are subject to the procedures set forth in 481-Chapter 8.

(3) The department will notify the employing commercial explosive contractor licensee of the denial, suspension, or revocation of a commercial explosive blaster license.

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Iowa Code r. 661-231.10

Adopted by IAB February 19, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 17, effective 3/26/2025