Iowa Code § 167.5: Inspection of place.

On receipt of such application, the secretary of agriculture or some person appointed by the secretary, shall at once inspect the building in which the applicant proposes to conduct such business. If the inspector finds that said building complies with the requirements of this chapter, and with the rules of the department, and that the applicant is a responsible and suitable person, the inspector shall so certify in writing to such specific findings, and forward the same to the department.