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ABDAlcoholic Beverages Division, Iowa Department of Commerce
AGAttorney General, Office of
BLIC Business License Information Center, Iowa Department of Economic Development
DCADepartment of Cultural Affairs
DEADepartment of Elder Affairs
DHSDepartment of Human Services
DOBDivision of Banking
DOCDepartment of Commerce
DPH – Licensing – Behavioral Health and Professional Licensing Division
DRDepartment of Revenue
DIADepartment of Inspections and Appeals
DPHDepartment of Public Health
DPSDepartment of Public Safety
HLSEMHomeland Security and Emergency Management
IDALSIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
IDNRIowa Department of Natural Resources
IDOTIowa Department of Transportation
IIDIowa Insurance Division
IUBIowa Utilities Board
IWDIowa Workforce Development
OSAOffice of State Archeologist
PLDProfessional Licensing Division of Commerce
SHPOState Historic Preservation Office
SOSSecretary of State

Non-Regulatory Resources:

IDEDIowa Department of Economic Development
SOSSecretary of State Business Services
SBDCSmall Business Development Centers

For a full listing of State of Iowa agencies go to www.iowa.gov

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Above Ground Storage Tank Registration, DPS

Access Management for Highways, IDOT

Accessibility of Buildings and Facilities to Persons with Disabilities

Accessible Parking (Parking for Persons with Disabilities)

Accessible Parking-Permits for Persons with Disabilities

Accountants (certified and licensed public accountants), PLD

Acupuncturists, Iowa Board of Medical Examiners

Administrative Rules, Legislature

Administrative Rules, Executive branch

Administrative Services, Department of (DAS)

Adult Day Services, DEA

Agricultural/Vegetable Seed Permit, IDALS

Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa Department of

Agricultural/Vegetable Seed Permit, IDALS

Air Quality Assistance Toll-Free Number, IDNR

Air Quality Bureau, IDNR

Air Quality Construction Permits, IDNR

Air Quality Operating Permits, IDNR

Alcoholic Beverages Division, ABD

Alcohol Beverage Licensing, ABD

Amusement Device Registration

Amusement Ride Inspections, IWD

Animal Feeding Operations (confinement, feedlots, and manure management), IDNR

Animal Feeding Operations, (air quality), IDNR

Apiary (Bees), IDALS (pesticide applicators for apiary bees)

Architects, PLD

Architectural Historic Preservations Consultants Listing, SHPO

Animal Industry Bureau Forms (shelter, boarder, breeder, selling) IDALS

Archaeologist, Office of

Asbestos Licensee and Permittee Database

Assisted Living Facilities, DEA

Registered Contractor Searchable Data Base

Asbestos (Release and Prevention) Enforcement, Air Quality, IDNR

Athletic Commissioner, State of Iowa, IWD

Athletic Trainers, DPH

Attorney General (AG)

Auditor, State of

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Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Registration, DPH

Banking, Division of

Barbers, DPH

Behavorial Therapists (mental health, marital and family), DPH

Bingo and Raffles (social and charitable gambling), DIA

Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates, DPH

Boiler Inspections (including pressure vessels and some hot water heaters), IWD

Boxing and Wrestling (Professional) licensing, IWD

Broker-Dealer & / Securities Agent, IID

Brownfield Land Recycling Program, IDNR

Building Code Regulations, State of Iowa, DPS

Building Code Plan Reviews, DPS

Bureau of Regulation and Licensure for Substance Abuse Treatment Program, DPH

Business Climate, IDED

Business License Information Center, IDED

Business Planning, SBDC

Buildings and Sites Available in Iowa, IDED

Building Code Regulations (State of Iowa) DPS

Biodiesel, IDALS

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Cemetery and Funeral Merchandise and Services

Chemical Spill Reporting, IDNR

Child Care Regulation, DHS

Child Labor, IWD

Child Support, Employer Web Site, DHS

Chiropractors, DPH

Citizens Aide, Ombudsman, CAO

Civil Rights Commission, Iowa ICRC

Coal Mining Regulations, IDALS

Commerce, Department of

Commercial Explosive Licensing, DPS

Commercial Feed, IDALS

Conservation Law Enforcement, IDNR

Consumer Protection Division, AG

Consumer Advocate, Office of (Utilities)

Consumer Affairs Bureau, Insurance Division

Consumer Loan Companies (Industrial Loan Company), DOB

Construction Standards for Buildings, DPS

Contractor Registration, IWD

Contractors Registered in Iowa Data Base, IWD

Continuing Care Retirement Communities, IID

Corporation Registration, SOS

Corporation Name Search Data Base, SOS

Cosmetology, DPH

Credit Union, Division, Department of Commerce

Cultural Affairs, Department of (DCA)

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Dairy Product Safety, IDALS

Debt Management Companies, DOB

Dental Profession, Board of Examiners

Deer Hunting, IDNR

Dieticians, DPH

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification, IDOT

Distiller Grains (ethanol co-product), IDALS

Division of Environmental Health, DPH

Driver Licensing, IDOT

Doctors, Board of Medical Examiners

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Economic Development, Department of, IDED

Education, Department of

Educational Examiners, Iowa Board of

Elder Affairs, Department of

Engineers and Land Surveyors, PLD

Environmental Consultant Listings, IDNR

Environmental Protection Commission (EPC), DNR

E-85, IDALS

E-85, DNR

E-85, DPS

Emergency Management and Homeland Security, HSLEM

Employment Appeals Board, DIA

Entomology and Plant Science, IDALS

Escalators (Elevators, Wheelchair Lifts), IWD

Environmental Permit Forms and Web Links

Ethanol, IDALS

Explosive, Commercial Licensing, DPS

Exporting, IDED

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Fertilizer Dealer, Application and Recording Forms, IDALS

Field Offices, IDNR

Financial Assistance Programs, IDED

Fire Fighter Training, DPS

Fire Safety Code Inspections, State Fire Marshal, DPS

Fishing Licenses, IDNR

Flammable and Liquid Combustible Storage, Handling and Use, DPS

Flood Plain Permitting, IDNR

Fluoridation, DPH

Food Safety Code, (food processing, grocers, convenience and retail stores, restaurants)

Funeral Establishment, DPH

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Grade "A" Milk Certification, DPH

Grain Warehouse Bureau, IDALS

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Hazardous Chemical, “Community-Right-to-Know Record Keeping”

Hazardous Materials Transporting, IDOT

Hazardous Spill Reporting, DNR

Hazardous Substance Emergency Events Surveillance System, DPH

Hazardous Waste Site Health Assessment, DPH

Health Facilities (Licensing and Inspections), DIA

Hearing Aid Dispensers, DPH

Hearing Impaired Interpreter, DPH

Highways, Access Management, IDOT

Historic Building Code, DPS

Historic Preservation Review “Section 106”, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

Historic Preservation Review “Section 106” “Department of Education Projects”

Historic Preservation “Section 106” “Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Projects”

Historic Preservation “Section 106” Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Projects”

Historic Preservation Consultants Listing, SHPO

Home Food Establishments, DIA

Home Warranty (residential service contracts), IID

Horse and Dog Breeding Program, IDALS

Hospital Licensing Board, DIA

Hotel and Motel Inspections, DIA

Human Rights, Department (DHR)

Human Services, Department (DHS)

Hunting License, IDNR

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Indian Burial Protection Program, OSA

Interior Designers, PLD

Iowa Consumer Product Safety, DPH

Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board

Iowa Workforce Development, Department of, IWD

Informed Dining Inspection Reports

Inspections and Appeals, Department of, DIA

Insurance Agents Licensing, Division of Insurance

Insurance Division, Department of Commerce

Investment Advisor Licensing, IID

Iowa Tax I.D. Number, DR

Insurance Division, Department of Commerce

Insurance Company Look-up, Insurance Division

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Joint DNR & USACE Application for Water construction, excavation and floodplain

Judicial Branch

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Laboratories for Private Sector Drug Free Workplace Testing

Labor Services, Division of, IWD

Landscape Architects, PLD

Land Surveyors, PLD

Legal Structure of Your Business, SOS

Licensing Requirements Search, IDED

LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas – Propane) Installation Inspection Checklist, DPS

LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas – Propane) Installation Plan Review Packet, DPS

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Massage Therapists, DPH

Medical Examiner, State Office of the Iowa

Meat and Poultry Establishments, IDALS

Migrant Labor Camp Permit, DPH

Mines, Abandoned Land Reclamations, IDALS

Minerals Operations, (limestone, sand and gravel, gypsum and clay), IDALS

Minimum Wage and Wage Collection FAQs, IWD

Money Transmitters, DOB

Mortgage Bankers and Brokers, DOB

Motor Vehicle Service Contracts, IID

Mortuary Science, DPH

Motor Vehicle Division, IDOT

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Natural Resources, Department of (IDNR)

Non-Profit Registration, SOS

Notary Registration, SOS

Nursing Home Administrators, DPH

Nursery Dealer Certificate, IDALS

Nursery Grower Inspection, IDALS

Nursing, Iowa Board of

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Consultation, IWD

Occupational Safety and Health Enforcement Administration (OSHA) Enforcement

Office of Traffic and Safety, IDOT

Online Tracking of Air Quality Permit Applications

Optometrists, DPH

Organic Producer, IDALS

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Parking for Persons with Disabilities, Provision of

Parking for Persons with Disabilities, Permits

Payday Lenders, DOB

Perpetual Care Cemeteries, IID

Pesticide Dealer and Application, IDALS

Pesticide Exposure Surveillance, DPH

Permitting Assistance

Petroleum Storage Tanks, Aboveground, DPS

Pharmacists, State Board of Examiners

Pheasant Hunting Licenses, IDNR

Physical and Occupational Therapists, DPH

Physician Assistant, DPH

Podiatrists, DPH

Private Investigator (Private Bail and Security), DPS

Private Water Well Construction

Professional Licensing Division, Department of Commerce

Propane, Liquid Installations (Inspection Checklist), DPS

Propane, Liquid Installations (Plan Review Packet), DPS

Public Defense, Department

Public Health, Department of (DPH)

Public Safety, Department of (DPS)

Plumbing Code, DPH

Psychologists, DPH

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Racing and Gaming Commission, DIA

Real Estate Appraisers, PLD

Real Estate Sales Persons and Brokers, PLD

Regulated Loan Companies, DOB

Registered Amusement Rides (electrical and mechanical), DIA

Respiratory Therapists, DPH

Revenue, Department of

Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy Program (RISE), IDOT

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Sales Tax Permit, DR

Secretary of State Business Services

Section 401 Water Quality Certificate, IDNR

Section 404 Certificate Quality Certificate, U.S. Army Core of Engineers

Secured Transactions (UCC), SOS

Securities and Regulated Industries Bureau, IID

Septic System Construction

Social Workers, DPH

Soil and Conservation Districts, IDALS

Solid Waste Permitting, IDNR

Sole Proprietor Registration (completed with local county recorder)

Sovereign Lands Construction Permits, IDNR

Speech Pathologists, DPH

State of Iowa Toxicology, DPH

State Parks Rules, IDNR

Storm water Discharge Permits

Substance Abuse Treatment Program Licensure, DPH

Swimming Pools and Spas, DPH

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Targeted Small Business Certification, DIA

Tattoo Program, DPH

Tax Forms and Information by Type, DR

Teacher licensing, Dept. of Education

Therapists (mental health, marital and family), DPH

Threatened and Endangered Species

Tobacco licensing (retail tobacco and cigarette)

Transportation District Offices, IDOT

Transportation Consultant Information, IDOT

Transportation forms, IDOT

Turkey Hunting License, IDNR

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UCC (Secured Transactions), SOS

Underground Storage Tanks, IDNR

Unemployment Insurance, IWD

Utility Accommodation on State Highway right-of-way

Utilities Board, Department of Commerce

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Vital Records, DPH

Value Added Ag, Office of Renewable Fuels and Co-Products, IDALS

Vendor Opportunities with State of Iowa, DAS

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Waterfowl hunting license, IDNR

Water Quality Standards, IDNR

Waste Water Pretreatment Program, IDNR

Waste Water Construction Permits, IDNR

Waste Water Operating Permits (NPDES), IDNR

Water Resource Bureau, IDALS

Water Treatment System Registration, DPH

Weapons Permits, DPS

Wetlands, IDNR

Water Supply, Public Supply Construction Permits, IDNR

Water Supply, Water Use Permit for over 25,000 gallons/per day, IDNR

Water Supply, Labororatory Certification, IDNR

Water Supply, Operator Certifications, IDNR

Workers Compensation, IWD

Workplace Postings, IWD

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