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IA Code § 137C.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.16 - Plumbing.

137C.16 Plumbing.   1. A hotel shall have an adequately designed plumbing system conforming to at least the minimum requirements of the state plumbing code. The plumbing system shall have a connection to a municipal water and sewerage system or to a benefited water district or sanitary sewerage district whenever such facilities become available.   2. A hotel beyond the reach of a central water or sewerage system shall be served by on-site facilities which meet the technical requirements of the local board of health and the department of natural resources.  [S13, §2514-m, 2527-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2814, 2815; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.9, 170.10; C79, 81, §170B.9; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §92, 96]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §38, 66  C91, §137C.16
IA Code § 137C.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.17 - Toilet and lavatory facilities.

137C.17 Toilet and lavatory facilities.   A hotel shall provide toilet and lavatory facilities in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.  [S13, §2527-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2821, 2822; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.16, 170.17; C79, 81, §170B.8]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §37, 66  C91, §137C.17
IA Code § 137C.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.18 - Fire safety.

137C.18 Fire safety.   Violation of a fire safety rule adopted pursuant to section 100.35 and applicable to hotels, occurring on the premises of a hotel, is a violation of this chapter.  [S13, §2514-j, -k, -l; SS15, §2514-i, -n, -o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2843 – 2850; C46, 50, 54, 58, §170.38 – 170.45; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.38; C79, 81, §170B.13; 82 Acts, ch 1157, §6]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.18
IA Code § 137C.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.19 - Employment of persons with communicable diseases prohibited.

137C.19 Employment of persons with communicable diseases prohibited. Repealed by  2000 Acts, ch 1066, §52  .
IA Code § 137C.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.23 - Posting room rates.

137C.23 Posting room rates.   A complete list of rooms by number together with the number of the floor and the rate per day per person for each room shall be kept continuously and conspicuously posted on the wall near the office in the lobby of a hotel in such a way as to be accessible to the public without request to the management. The rate per day per person for each room shall also be posted in the same manner in each room. No amount greater than the one posted shall be charged.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2841; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.36; C79, 81, §170B.11]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.23  Referred to in §137C.24
IA Code § 137C.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.24 - Rate increases.

137C.24 Rate increases.   The rates posted under section 137C.23 shall not be increased until sixty days’ notice of the proposed increase has been given to the regulatory authority.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2842; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.37; C79, 81, §170B.12]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.24
IA Code § 137C.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.25 - Right of hotel operator to deny services.

137C.25 Right of hotel operator to deny services.   1. A person operating a hotel has the right to refuse or deny the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel to any of the following:   a. An individual unwilling or unable to pay for the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel.   b. An individual who is visibly publicly intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or some other illegal drug, or who is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance.   c. An individual the hotel operator reasonably believes is seeking to use a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel for an unlawful purpose.   d. An individual the hotel operator reasonably believes is bringing in anything which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to firearms or explosives.   e. An individual whose use of the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel would result in a violation of the maximum capacity of such hotel.   2. A hotel operator who reasonably refuses or denies the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel pursuant to this section is not subject to any civil or criminal action or any fine or other penalty, unless the refusal or denial is a violation of state or federal law.  94 Acts, ch 1032, §1  Referred to in §137C.25D
IA Code § 137C.25A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.25A - Right to require financial guarantee.

137C.25A Right to require financial guarantee.   The hotel operator has the right to require a person seeking the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel to demonstrate the ability to pay for such use by cash, credit card, or approved check. The hotel operator may require the parent or guardian of a minor to do all of the following:   1. Accept in writing the liability for the cost of the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel used by the minor, and for the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room, or other facilities of the hotel caused by the minor while the minor is using the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel.   2. Provide the hotel operator with one of the following:   a. The authority to charge any amount due for the cost of the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel used by the minor, and for the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room, or other facilities of the hotel caused by the minor while the minor is using the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel to a credit card as defined in section 537.1301, subsection 17.   b. An advance cash payment sufficient to cover the cost of the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel used by the minor, and a reasonable amount as a deposit toward the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room, or other facilities of the hotel caused by the minor while the minor is using the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel. A cash deposit for any damages required by the hotel operator shall be refunded to the extent not used to cover the cost of any such damages as determined by the hotel operator following an inspection of the room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel used by the minor at the end of the minor’s stay.  94 Acts, ch 1032, §2  Referred to in §137C.25D
IA Code § 137C.25B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.25B - Restitution.

137C.25B Restitution.   In addition to any other applicable penalties, a court may order a person to pay restitution for any damages caused by such person which are suffered by the owner or operator of the hotel. Damages for which restitution may be ordered, in addition to physical damages, may include the loss of revenue resulting from the hotel being unable to rent or lease the room, accommodation, or facility during any time of repair, and restitution to any other individual who is injured or whose property is damaged as a result of the violation. The parent or guardian of a minor shall be liable to the owner or operator for the acts of the minor which result in damage to the room, accommodation, or facility, and for restitution to any other individual who is injured or whose property is damaged as a result of such acts.  94 Acts, ch 1032, §3  Referred to in §137C.25D, 232D.504
IA Code § 137C.25C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.25C - Right to eject.

137C.25C Right to eject.   An owner or operator of a hotel may eject a person from the hotel for any of the following reasons:   1. Nonpayment of charges incurred by the individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel when the charges are due and owing.   2. The individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel is visibly intoxicated, or is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance.   3. The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual is using the premises for an unlawful purpose including, but not limited to, the unlawful use or possession of controlled substances or the use of the premises for the consumption of alcohol by an individual in violation of section 123.47.   4. The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual has brought anything into the hotel which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to firearms or explosives.   5. The individual is in violation of any federal, state, or local laws or regulations relating to the hotel.   6. The individual is in violation of any rule of the hotel which is posted as provided in section 137C.25D.  94 Acts, ch 1032, §4; 97 Acts, ch 126, §8  Referred to in §137C.25D
IA Code § 137C.25D (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.25D - Posting rules by owner or operator.

137C.25D Posting rules by owner or operator.   An owner or operator of a hotel shall post a copy of sections 137C.25 through 137C.25C, in addition to any rules established by the owner or operator of the hotel, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk and in each room of the hotel.  94 Acts, ch 1032, §5  Referred to in §137C.25C
IA Code § 137C.25E (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.25E - Documentation and registration requirements.

137C.25E Documentation and registration requirements.   1. A hotel shall keep and maintain for a period of three years, a guest register which shall show the name, residence, date of arrival, and date of departure of each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel.   2. Each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel shall register, and may be required by the owner or operator of the hotel to show proof of identity by producing a valid driver’s license, or other identification satisfactory to the owner or operator. The identification shall have a photograph of the individual and include the name and residence of the individual. If the individual is a minor, the owner or operator may also require a parent or guardian of the minor to register.   3. The guest register may be kept and maintained by recording, copying, or reproducing the register by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, electronic imaging, electronic data processing, or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for accurately and legibly reproducing an unaltered image or reproduction of the original.  94 Acts, ch 1032, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
IA Code § 137C.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.28 - Penalty.

137C.28 Penalty.   A person who violates a provision of the Iowa hotel sanitation code shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Each day upon which a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.  [C79, 81, §170B.16]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.28  Referred to in §137C.35
IA Code § 137C.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.29 - Injunction.

137C.29 Injunction.   A person conducting a hotel in violation of a provision of the Iowa hotel sanitation code may be restrained by injunction from operating that hotel. If an imminent health hazard exists, the hotel, or as much of the hotel as is necessary, must cease operation. Operation shall not be resumed until authorized by the regulatory authority.  [S13, §2514-x; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2855; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.50; C79, 81, §170B.17]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.29
IA Code § 137C.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.30 - Duty of county attorney.

137C.30 Duty of county attorney.   The county attorney in each county shall assist in the enforcement of the Iowa hotel sanitation code.  [C79, 81, §170B.18]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.30  Referred to in §331.756(28)
IA Code § 137C.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.31 - Conflicts with state building code.

137C.31 Conflicts with state building code.   Provisions of the Iowa hotel sanitation code in conflict with the state building code, as adopted pursuant to section 103A.7, shall not apply where the state building code has been adopted or when the state building code applies throughout the state.  [C79, 81, §170B.19]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.31  2004 Acts, ch 1086, §38
IA Code § 137C.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.35 - Bed and breakfast homes and inns.

137C.35 Bed and breakfast homes and inns.   1. This chapter does not apply to bed and breakfast homes as defined in section 137F.1. However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor. A bed and breakfast home which does not receive its drinking water from a public water supply shall have its drinking water tested at least annually by the state hygienic laboratory or the local board of health.   2. A bed and breakfast inn is subject to regulation, licensing, and inspection under this chapter, but separate toilet and lavatory facilities shall not be required for each guest room. Additionally, a bed and breakfast inn is exempt from fire safety rules adopted pursuant to section 100.35 and applicable to hotels, but is subject to fire safety rules which the state fire marshal shall specifically adopt for bed and breakfast inns.   3. A violation of this section is punishable as provided in section 137C.28.  86 Acts, ch 1041, §3  C87, §170B.20  87 Acts, ch 202, §3  CS87, §170B.21  88 Acts, ch 1060, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.35  98 Acts, ch 1162, §4, 30; 99 Acts, ch 32, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §45
IA Code § 137D.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.1 - Definitions.

137D.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Food” means any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use or sale in whole or in part for human consumption.   2. “Department” means the department of inspections and appeals.   3. “Home bakery” means a business on the premises of a residence in which prepared food is created for sale or resale, for consumption off the premises, if the business has gross annual sales of prepared food of less than thirty-five thousand dollars. However, “home bakery” does not include a residence in which food is prepared to be used or sold by churches, fraternal societies, charitable organizations, or civic organizations.   4. “Prepared food” means soft pies, bakery products with a custard or cream filling, or baked goods that are a time/temperature control for safety food. “Prepared food” does not include baked goods that are not a time/temperature control for safety food, including but not limited to breads, fruit pies, cakes, or other pastries that are not a time/temperature control for safety food.   5. “Time/temperature control for safety food” means a food that requires time and temperature controls for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.  88 Acts, ch 1220, §7  C89, §170C.1  C91, §137D.1  2016 Acts, ch 1086, §2, 3
IA Code § 137D.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.2 - Licenses and inspections.

137D.2 Licenses and inspections.   1. A person shall not open or operate a home bakery until a license has been obtained from the department of inspections and appeals. The department shall collect a fee of fifty dollars for a license. After collection, the fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. A license shall expire one year from date of issue. A license is renewable.   2. A person shall not sell or distribute from a home bakery if the home bakery is unlicensed, the license of the home bakery is suspended, or the food fails to meet standards adopted for such food by the department.   3. An application for a license under this chapter shall be made upon a form furnished by the department and shall contain the items required by it according to rules adopted by the department.   4. The department shall regulate, license, and inspect home bakeries according to standards adopted by rule.   5. The department shall provide for the periodic inspection of a home bakery. The inspector may enter the home bakery at any reasonable hour to make the inspection. The department shall inspect only those areas related to preparing food for sale.   6. The department shall regulate and inspect food prepared at a home bakery according to standards adopted by rule. The inspection may occur at any place where the prepared food is created, transported, or stored for sale or resale.  88 Acts, ch 1220, §8  C89, §170C.2  C91, §137D.2  2007 Acts, ch 215, §209; 2016 Acts, ch 1086, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §4, 16
IA Code § 137D.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.3 - Penalty.

137D.3 Penalty.   A person who violates a provision of this chapter, including a standard adopted by departmental rule, relating to home bakeries or prepared foods created in a home bakery, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.  88 Acts, ch 1220, §9  C89, §170C.3  C91, §137D.3  2016 Acts, ch 1086, §5
IA Code § 137D.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.4 - Injunction.

137D.4 Injunction.   A person operating a home bakery or selling prepared foods created at a home bakery in violation of a provision of this chapter may be restrained by injunction from further operating that home bakery. If an imminent health hazard exists, the home bakery must cease operation. Operation shall not be resumed until authorized by the department.  88 Acts, ch 1220, §10  C89, §170C.4  C91, §137D.4  2016 Acts, ch 1086, §6
IA Code § 137D.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.5 - Duty of county attorney.

137D.5 Duty of county attorney.   The county attorney in each county shall assist in the enforcement of this chapter.  88 Acts, ch 1220, §11  C89, §170C.5  C91, §137D.5
IA Code § 137D.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.6 - Conflicts with state building code.

137D.6 Conflicts with state building code.   Provisions of this chapter, including standards for home bakeries adopted by the department, in conflict with the state building code, as adopted pursuant to section 103A.7, shall not apply where the state building code has been adopted or when the state building code applies throughout the state.  88 Acts, ch 1220, §12  C89, §170C.6  C91, §137D.6  2004 Acts, ch 1086, §39; 2016 Acts, ch 1086, §7
IA Code § 137D.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.8 - Suspension or revocation of licenses.

137D.8 Suspension or revocation of licenses.   The department may suspend or revoke a license issued to a person under this chapter if any of the following occurs:   1. The person’s home bakery does not conform to a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.   2. The person violates a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.   3. The person conducts an activity constituting a criminal offense in the home bakery and is convicted of a serious misdemeanor or a more serious offense as a result.  91 Acts, ch 107, §10; 2016 Acts, ch 1086, §8
IA Code § 137D.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137D - HOME BAKERIES|Section 137D.9 - Exemption.

137D.9 Exemption. Repealed by 99 Acts, ch 208, §41.
IA Code § 137F.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.2 - Adoption by rule.

137F.2 Adoption by rule.   1. The department shall, in accordance with chapter 17A, adopt rules setting minimum standards for entities covered under this chapter to protect consumers from foodborne illness. In so doing, the department may adopt by reference, with or without amendment, the United States food and drug administration food code, which shall be specified by title and edition, date of publication, or similar information. The rules and standards shall be formulated in consultation with municipal corporations under agreement with the department, affected state agencies, and industry, professional, and consumer groups.   2. In establishing minimum standards as described in subsection 1, the department shall adopt rules for the sale at a farmers market of culinary mushrooms commonly referred to as a variety of wild golden oyster and classified as pleurotus ostreatus, pleurotus populinus, or pleurotus pulmonarious.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §7, 30; 99 Acts, ch 208, §29 – 32; 2001 Acts, ch 81, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §212; 2019 Acts, ch 73, §1, 2  Referred to in §137C.6, 137F.3, 331.756(28)