Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Inspections Division
Chapter 30 - Food and Consumer Safety
Rule 481-30.7 - Double Licenses

(1) Any establishment that holds a food service establishment license and has gross sales over $20,000 annually in packaged food items intended for consumption off the premises shall also be required to obtain a retail food establishment license. The license holder shall keep a record of these food sales and make it available to the department upon request.

(2) Licensed retail food establishments serving only coffee, soft drinks, popcorn, prepackaged sandwiches or other food items manufactured and packaged by a licensed establishment need only obtain a retail food establishment license.

(3) A food establishment that holds both a food service establishment license and a retail food establishment license shall pay a license fee based on the annual gross sales for the dominant form of business plus $150.

Example: A food establishment holds a food service establishment license and a retail food establishment license. It has annual gross sales of more than $750,000 for its retail food establishment and $120,000 for its food service establishment. The food establishment pays a license fee of $400 for its retail food establishment license (paragraph 30.4(1)"c") and $150 for its food service establishment license (rule 481-30.7 (137F)).

(4) The dominant form of business shall determine the type of license for establishments which engage in operations covered under both the definition of a food establishment and of a food processing plant. The dominant form of business shall be deemed to be the business with higher annual gross sales. Food establishments that also process low-acid food in hermetically sealed containers or process acidified foods are required to have a food processing plant license in addition to the food establishment license. Regardless of the type of license, food processing plants shall be inspected pursuant to food processing inspection standards and food establishments shall be inspected pursuant to the Food Code.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 10A.104 and 137F.6.