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IA Code § 137F.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.3 - Authority to enforce.

137F.3 Authority to enforce.   1. The director shall regulate, license, and inspect food establishments and food processing plants and enforce this chapter pursuant to rules adopted by the department in accordance with chapter 17A. Municipal corporations shall not regulate, license, inspect, or collect license fees from food establishments and food processing plants, except as provided in this section.   2. A municipal corporation may enter into an agreement with the director to provide that the municipal corporation shall license, inspect, and otherwise enforce this chapter within its jurisdiction. The director may enter into the agreement if the director finds that the municipal corporation has adequate resources to perform the required functions. A municipal corporation may only enter into an agreement to enforce the rules setting minimum standards to protect consumers from foodborne illness adopted pursuant to section 137F.2 if it also agrees to enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code pursuant to section 137C.6. However, the department shall license and inspect all food processing plants which manufacture, package, or label food products. A municipal corporation may license and inspect, as authorized by this section, food processing plants whose operations are limited to the storage of food products.   3. If the director enters into an agreement with a municipal corporation as provided by this section, the director shall provide that the inspection practices of a municipal corporation are spot-checked on a regular basis.   4. A municipal corporation that is responsible for enforcing this chapter within its jurisdiction pursuant to an agreement shall use the data system prescribed by the director for activities governed by an agreement executed pursuant to this section.   5. The director shall monitor municipal corporations which have entered into an agreement pursuant to this section to determine if they are enforcing this chapter within their respective jurisdictions. If the director determines that this chapter is not enforced by a municipal corporation, the director may rescind the agreement after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing. If the agreement is rescinded, the director shall assume responsibility for enforcement in the jurisdiction involved.   6. The inspection staff of a municipal corporation that has entered into an agreement with the director to enforce this chapter shall be required by the department to apply the current rules setting minimum standards to protect consumers from foodborne illness adopted pursuant to section 137F.2 to ensure consistency in application of the rules. A municipal corporation’s failure to comply may result in the department rescinding the agreement with the municipal corporation, after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §8, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §213; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §10, 16  Referred to in §137F.1
IA Code § 137F.3A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.3A - Municipal corporation inspections — contingent appropriation.

137F.3A Municipal corporation inspections — contingent appropriation.   1. a. The department of inspections and appeals may employ additional full-time equivalent positions to enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapters 137C and 137D, with the approval of the department of management, if either of the following apply:   (1) A municipal corporation operating pursuant to a chapter 28E agreement with the department of inspections and appeals to enforce the chapters either fails to renew the agreement effective after April 1, 2007, or discontinues, after April 1, 2007, enforcement activities in one or more jurisdictions during the agreement time frame.   (2) The department of inspections and appeals cancels an agreement after April 1, 2007, due to noncompliance with the terms of the agreement.   b. Before approval may be given, the director of the department of management must have determined that the expenses exceed the funds budgeted by the general assembly for food inspections to the department of inspections and appeals. The department of inspections and appeals may hire no more than one full-time equivalent position for each six hundred inspections required pursuant to this chapter and chapters 137C and 137D.   2. Notwithstanding chapter 137D, and sections 137C.9 and 137F.6, if the conditions described in this section are met, fees imposed pursuant to that chapter and those sections shall be retained by and are appropriated to the department of inspections and appeals each fiscal year to provide for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes associated with the additional inspections. The appropriation made in this subsection is not applicable in a fiscal year for which the general assembly enacts an appropriation made for the purposes described in this subsection.  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §46, 53; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §214, 221; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §39  For certain fiscal years, certain fees collected by the department of inspections and appeals as a result of licensing and registration activities under chapters 99B, 137C, 137D, and 137F shall be retained by the department for purposes of enforcing those chapters and certain fees collected on behalf of a municipal corporation shall be remitted to the municipal corporation;  2016 Acts, ch 1130, §12  ;  2017 Acts, ch 171, §13, 40  ;  2018 Acts, ch 1164, §11  ; 2019 Acts, ch 136, §13; 2020 Acts, ch 11212020 Acts, ch 1121, §1
IA Code § 137F.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.4 - License required.

137F.4 License required.   A person shall not operate a food establishment or food processing plant to provide goods or services to the general public, or open a food establishment to the general public, until the appropriate license has been obtained from the regulatory authority. Sale of products at wholesale to outlets not owned by a commissary owner requires a food processing plant license. A license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable if application for renewal is made prior to expiration of the license or within sixty days of the expiration date of the license. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent per month of the license fee if the license is renewed at a later date.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §9, 30; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §11, 16  Referred to in §135.16A
IA Code § 137F.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.5 - Application for license.

137F.5 Application for license.   1. An application form prescribed by the department for a license under this chapter shall be obtained from the department or from a municipal corporation which is a regulatory authority. A completed application shall be submitted to the appropriate regulatory authority.   2. A person conducting an event shall submit a license application and an application fee of fifty dollars to the appropriate regulatory authority at least sixty days in advance of the event. An “event” for purposes of this subsection does not include a function with ten or fewer temporary food establishments, a fair as defined in section 174.1, or a farmers market.   3. 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.   4. The regulatory authority where the unit is domiciled shall issue a license for a mobile food unit.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §10, 30; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §12, 16
IA Code § 137F.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.7 - Suspension or revocation of licenses.

137F.7 Suspension or revocation of licenses.   1. The regulatory authority may suspend or revoke a license issued to a person under this chapter pursuant to rules adopted by the department if any of the following occurs:   a. The person’s food establishment or food processing plant does not conform to a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.   b. The person conducts an activity constituting a criminal offense in the food establishment or food processing plant and is convicted of a serious misdemeanor or a more serious offense as a result.   2. A licensee may appeal a suspension or revocation in accordance with rules adopted by the department.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §12, 30; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
IA Code § 137F.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.8 - Farmers markets.

137F.8 Farmers markets.   A vendor who offers a product for sale at a farmers market shall have the sole responsibility to obtain and maintain any license required to sell or distribute the product.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §13, 30
IA Code § 137F.8A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.8A - Stand operated by a minor.

137F.8A Stand operated by a minor.   A municipal corporation or regulatory authority shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or rule that requires a license, permit, or fee to sell or otherwise distribute food at a stand operated by a minor.  2020 Acts, ch 1084, §3  NEW section
IA Code § 137F.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.9 - Operation without inspection prohibited.

137F.9 Operation without inspection prohibited.   1. A person shall not open or operate a food establishment or food processing plant until an inspection has been made and a license has been issued by the regulatory authority. Inspections shall be conducted according to standards adopted by rule of the department pursuant to chapter 17A.   2. A person who opens or operates a food establishment or food processing plant without a license is subject to a penalty of up to twice the amount of the annual license fee.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §14, 30
IA Code § 137F.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.10 - Regular inspections.

137F.10 Regular inspections.   The appropriate regulatory authority shall provide for the inspection of each food establishment and food processing plant in this state in accordance with this chapter and with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter in accordance with chapter 17A. A regulatory authority may enter a food establishment or food processing plant at any reasonable hour to conduct an inspection. The manager or person in charge of the food establishment or food processing plant shall afford free access to every part of the premises and render all aid and assistance necessary to enable the regulatory authority to make a thorough and complete inspection. As part of the inspection process, the regulatory authority shall provide an explanation of the violation or violations cited and provide guidance as to actions for correction and elimination of the violation or violations.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §15, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §216
IA Code § 137F.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.11 - Inspection upon complaint.

137F.11 Inspection upon complaint.   Upon receipt of a complaint by a customer of a food establishment or food processing plant stating facts indicating the premises are in an unsanitary condition, the regulatory authority may conduct an inspection.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §16, 30
IA Code § 137F.11A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.11A - Posting of inspection reports.

137F.11A Posting of inspection reports.   An establishment inspected under this chapter shall post the most recent routine inspection report, along with any current complaint or reinspection reports, in a location at the establishment that is readily visible to the public.  2007 Acts, ch 215, §217
IA Code § 137F.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.12 - Plumbing.

137F.12 Plumbing.   A food establishment or food processing plant shall have an adequately designed plumbing system conforming to at least the minimum requirements of the state plumbing code, or local plumbing code, whichever is more stringent. The plumbing system shall have a connection to a municipal water and sewer system or to a benefited water district or sanitary district if such facilities are available.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §17, 30
IA Code § 137F.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.13 - Water and waste treatment.

137F.13 Water and waste treatment.   If a food establishment or food processing plant is served by privately owned water or waste treatment facilities, those facilities shall meet the technical requirements of the local board of health and the department of natural resources.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §18, 30
IA Code § 137F.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.14 - Toilets and lavatories.

137F.14 Toilets and lavatories.   A food establishment or food processing plant shall provide toilet and lavatory facilities in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter in accordance with chapter 17A.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §19, 30
IA Code § 137F.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.15 - Fire safety.

137F.15 Fire safety.   A violation of a fire safety rule adopted pursuant to section 100.35 and applicable to food establishments or food processing plants which occurs on the premises of a food establishment or food processing plant is a violation of this chapter.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §20, 30
IA Code § 137F.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.16 - Conflicts with state building code.

137F.16 Conflicts with state building code.   Provisions of this chapter 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.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §21, 30; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §40
IA Code § 137F.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.17 - Penalty.

137F.17 Penalty. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §15, 16.
IA Code § 137F.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.18 - Injunction.

137F.18 Injunction.   A person opening or operating a food establishment or food processing plant in violation of this chapter may be enjoined from further operation of the establishment or plant. If an imminent health hazard exists, the establishment or plant must cease operation. Operation shall not be resumed until authorized by the regulatory authority.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §23, 30
IA Code § 137F.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137F - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS|Section 137F.19 - Duty of county or city attorney.

137F.19 Duty of county or city attorney.   The county attorney in each county or city attorney in each city shall assist in the enforcement of this chapter.  98 Acts, ch 1162, §24, 30  Referred to in §331.756(28)
IA Code § 138.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.1 - Definitions.

138.1 Definitions.   When used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Camp operator” means the person who has been granted a permit, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof.   2. “Chemical toilet” means a nonwater carriage toilet facility where human waste is collected in a container charged with a chemical solution for the purpose of disinfecting and deodorizing such waste.   3. “Communicable disease” means any of those diseases regulated by state or local communicable disease laws, ordinances, or regulations.   4. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health.   5. “Director” means the director of public health or the director’s designee.   6. “Garbage” means all putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food at a migrant labor camp.   7. “Migrant” means any individual who customarily and repeatedly travels from state to state for the purpose of obtaining seasonal employment in agriculture, including the spouse and children of such individuals, whether or not authorized by law to engage in such employment.   8. “Migrant labor camp” means one or more buildings, structures, shelters, tents, trailers, or vehicles or any other structure or a combination thereof together with the land appertaining thereto, established, operated, or maintained as living quarters for seven or more migrants or two or more shelters. A camp shall include such land or quarters separate from one another if the migrants housed therein work at any time for the same person and the total number of migrants in all such camps is seven or more. Such separate camps shall constitute a portion of a migrant labor camp.   9. “Person” means an individual, group of individuals, firm, association, partnership, or corporation.   10. “Privy” means a portable or fixed sanitary facility used for excretion in a shelter separate and apart from any building and without water-borne disposal.   11. “Refuse” means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste except human body wastes, including garbage, rubbish, and ashes.   12. “Service building” means any building provided for the common use, welfare, and comfort of persons occupying or using the migrant labor camp.   13. “Shelter” means any conventional or unconventional building of one or more rooms, or any tent, trailer, railroad car, or any other enclosure or structure used for sleeping or living purposes.   14. “Toilet room” means an enclosure containing one or more toilet facilities or water closet facilities.   15. “Urinal” means a sanitary fixture or structure installed for the purpose of urination.   16. “Water closet” means a sanitary fixture, within a toilet room, used for excretion and equipped with a bowl and device for flushing the bowl contents into a disposal system.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.1]
IA Code § 138.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.2 - Permit required.

138.2 Permit required.   No person shall establish, maintain, or operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, directly or indirectly, until the person has obtained a permit to operate such camp from the department and unless the permit is in full force and effect and is posted and remains posted in the camp, or portion thereof, to which it applies at all times during the maintenance and operation of such camp.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.2]
IA Code § 138.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.3 - Written application.

138.3 Written application.   Written application to operate a migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, shall be made to the department upon forms approved by the department at least sixty days prior to the first day of the intended operation of such camp. The application shall state the name and address of the person requesting a permit; and name and address of the owner of the camp, or portion thereof; approximate number of persons to be lodged in such camp; approximate period during which the migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, is to be operated; the location of such camp, or portion thereof; and any other information required by the department. A separate application shall be submitted for each camp, or portion thereof, and a separate permit shall be issued annually for each such camp, or portion thereof.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.3]
IA Code § 138.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.4 - Permit not assignable.

138.4 Permit not assignable.   If the department finds, after investigation, that the migrant labor camp, or portion thereof, conforms to the minimum standards required by this chapter, it shall issue a permit for operation of such camp, or portion thereof. A permit shall not be assignable or transferable. It shall expire one year after the date of issuance, or upon a change of operator of the camp or upon revocation.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.4]
IA Code § 138.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.5 - Revocation or suspension of permit.

138.5 Revocation or suspension of permit.   If the holder of any permit under the provisions of this chapter fails to maintain and operate a migrant labor camp in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the department relating thereto, the director shall revoke or suspend the permit for the operation and maintenance of such camp.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.5]
IA Code § 138.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.6 - Notice of intention.

138.6 Notice of intention.   The director shall serve written notice upon the holder of the permit, by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, specifying the manner in which the holder of the permit has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any rules of the department and shall fix a reasonable time within which the objectionable condition or conditions must be removed or corrected. If the holder of the permit fails to remove or correct such objectionable condition or conditions within the time fixed by the director, the director shall revoke or suspend such permit. However, if the objectionable condition or conditions endanger the health, safety, or welfare of any inhabitants of a migrant labor camp, the director shall immediately suspend or revoke such permit.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.6]
IA Code § 138.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 138 - MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS|Section 138.7 - Appeal to director.

138.7 Appeal to director.   When any person applying for a permit to operate a migrant labor camp is denied a permit, or when a permit is suspended or revoked, such person may appeal such denial, suspension, or revocation to the director. The director, after reasonable notice to all interested parties, shall hold a hearing upon such denial, suspension, or revocation. At the hearing all parties involved shall be entitled to be present and represented by counsel and to present such evidence as they desire as to why a permit should, or should not, be issued, suspended, or revoked. The director shall render a decision within thirty days after the termination of the hearing, and a copy of the decision shall be sent by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, to all parties given notice of the appeal and hearing. Notice of appeal shall be sent in writing to the department by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, by the aggrieved party. In the event such appeal is taken from a notice of suspension or revocation, such appeal shall be made prior to the date set for such suspension or revocation.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.7]