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License Standards
Iowa—Certified Auto Recyclers Environmental Program
I-CARE
Licensing Standard 1
Iowa Automotive Recyclers are required to be a
LICENSED RECYCLER in compliance with the
governing rules that authorize the business to
operate, other city, county or municipal permits
may also apply.
A USED CAR DEALERS LICENSE is optional but
if the facility holds one then they must be in com-
pliance with the governing rules that authorize
the business to operate.
Iowa DOT Vehicle Recyclers License
A Vehicle Recycler's License is required of a dealer
who engages in the business of vehicle salvage, ve-
hicle rebuilder or selling used parts. This does not
apply to new car dealers.
To obtain a vehicle recycler’s license, you must have
a place of business where you maintain regular busi-
ness hours and the public can contact you. Regular
business hours are a minimum of 32 hours, Monday
through Friday, where the office is staffed during
these hours. Your place of business must include an
office, be equipped with a telephone, and comply
with local zoning and ordinance requirements.
If the business stores, keeps, buys or sells 10 or
more wrecked, scrapped, ruined, dismantled or inop-
erative vehicles, you must comply with the Iowa
Junkyard Control Law, Chapter 306C.2 of the code.
The law prohibits junkyards within 1,000 feet of the
nearest edge of any interstate or primary highway,
except those which are:
1. effectively screened by natural objects, plantings,
fences or other means approved by the Iowa DOT;
2. located in industrial zones or unzoned industrial
areas;
3. not visible from the main traveled portion of the
highway;
4. established prior to July 1, 1972.
Vehicle Rebuilders must certify that at their location
there is a 14’ X 24’
(inside measurement)
area in a
building for rebuilding and restoring vehicles, suffi-
cient storage for all vehicles in the inventory and
equipment necessary to perform rebuilding and re-
storing of vehicles in the inventory.
Used Vehicle Parts Recyclers must certify that at
their location there is sufficient storage for the vehicle
parts in the inventory.
Vehicle Salvager must certify that there is sufficient
storage for vehicles, vehicle parts, and vehicle bod-
ies included in the inventory, and that there is suffi-
cient equipment necessary to perform dismantling,
scrapping, or storing of vehicles and/or vehicle parts
included in the inventory.
The license fee is $70. Any supplemental location
within the same county at which business is con-
ducted is referred to as an extension. There is no
additional license fee for an extension, but any ex-
tension address must be listed when applying. Sell-
ing rebuilt vehicles at retail will require a motor vehi-
cle dealer’s license. A recycler’s license does not
authorize selling vehicles at retail.
To apply for a Vehicle Recycler’s License prepare
the form available at
Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Motor
Vehicle Dealers License (optional)
A motor vehicle dealer's license is required of a
dealer who engages in the business of vehicle
sales. Dealers must be bonded and establish a place
of business. A $50,000 surety bond must be filed
with the department of transportation. This can be
obtained through your insurance agent or an Iowa
licensed bonding company. Establish a place of busi-
ness separate from any other business that includes
an office, a repair facility and a display facility. Other
requirements exist as well.
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