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IA Code § 173.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.14 - Functions of the board.

173.14 Functions of the board.   The state fair board has the custody and control of the state fairgrounds, including the buildings and equipment on it belonging to the state, and may:   1. Hold an annual fair and exposition on those grounds. All revenue generated by the fair and any interim uses shall be retained solely by the board.   2. Prepare premium lists and establish rules of exhibitors for the fair which shall be published by the board not later than sixty days prior to the opening of the fair.   3. Grant a written permit to persons as it deems proper to sell fruit, provisions, and other lawful articles under rules the board prescribes.   4. Appoint, as the president deems necessary, security personnel and peace officers qualified according to standards adopted by the board.   5. Take and hold property by gift, devise, or bequest for fair purposes. The president, secretary, and treasurer of the board shall have custody and control of the property, subject to the action of the board. Those officers shall give bonds as required in the case of executors, to be approved by the board and filed with the secretary of state.   6. Erect and repair buildings on the grounds and make other necessary improvements.   7. Grant written permission to persons to use the fairgrounds when the fair is not in progress.   8. Take, acquire, hold, and dispose of property by deed, gift, devise, bequest, lease, or eminent domain. The title to real estate acquired under this subsection and improvements erected on the real estate shall be taken and held in the name of the state of Iowa and shall be under the custody and control of the board. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain the board shall proceed in the manner provided in chapters 6A and 6B.   9. Solicit and accept contributions from private sources for the purpose of financing and supporting the fair.   10. Make an agreement with the department of public safety to provide for security during the annual fair and exposition and interim events.   11. Administer the Iowa state fair foundation created in section 173.22 in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation.   a. The board shall administer the foundation fund by authorizing all payments from the foundation fund. The board on behalf of the foundation fund may contract, sue and be sued, and adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection, but the board in administering the foundation fund shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, pledge the credit of the state.   b. The board shall administer the Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund as trustees of an institutional endowment fund as provided in section 173.22A.  [R60, §1702; C73, §1106; C97, §1655; S13, §1657-i, -j, -r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2886; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.14]  83 Acts, ch 195, §23; 86 Acts, ch 1244, §28; 87 Acts, ch 233, §228; 88 Acts, ch 1055, §1; 91 Acts, ch 132, §2; 91 Acts, ch 248, §8; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §4
IA Code § 173.14A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.14A - General corporate powers of the authority.

173.14A General corporate powers of the authority.   The authority has all of the general corporate powers needed to carry out its purposes and duties, and to exercise its specific powers including, but not limited to, the power to:   1. Issue its negotiable bonds and notes as provided in this chapter.   2. Sue and be sued in its own name.   3. Have and alter a corporate seal.   4. Make and alter bylaws for its management consistent with this chapter.   5. Make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments, with any public or private entity.   6. Accept appropriations, gifts, grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities.   7. Make, alter, and repeal rules consistent with this chapter, subject to chapter 17A.  87 Acts, ch 233, §229
IA Code § 173.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.15 - Management of state fair.

173.15 Management of state fair.   The board may delegate the management of the state fair to the executive committee and two or more additional members of the board; and in carrying on such fair it may employ such assistance as may be deemed necessary.  [S13, §1657-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2887; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.15]
IA Code § 173.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.16 - Maintenance of state fair.

173.16 Maintenance of state fair.   1. All expenses incurred in maintaining the state fairgrounds and in conducting the annual fair on the state fairgrounds, including the compensation and expenses of the officers, members, and employees of the board, shall be recorded by the secretary and paid from the state fair receipts, unless a specific appropriation has been provided for that purpose. The board may request special capital improvement appropriations from the state and may request emergency funding from the executive council for natural disasters. The board may request that the department of transportation provide maintenance in accordance with section 307.24, subsection 5.   2. In order to efficiently administer facilities and events on the state fairgrounds, and to promote Iowa’s conservation ethic, the Iowa state fair board shall handle or dispose of waste generated on the state fairgrounds under supervision of the department of natural resources.  [S13, §1657-i, -t; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2888; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.16]  87 Acts, ch 233, §231; 89 Acts, ch 311, §25; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §21; 2001 Acts, ch 7, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §36; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §27; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 173.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.17 - Claims.

173.17 Claims.   The board shall prescribe rules for the presentation and payment of claims out of the state fair receipts and other funds of the board and no claim shall be allowed which does not comply therewith.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2889; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.17]
IA Code § 173.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.18 - Warrants.

173.18 Warrants.   No claim shall be paid by the treasurer except upon a warrant signed by the president and secretary of the board, but this section shall not apply to the payment of state fair premiums.  [S13, §1657-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2890; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.18]
IA Code § 173.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.19 - Examination of financial affairs.

173.19 Examination of financial affairs.   The auditor of state shall annually examine and report to the executive council all financial affairs of the board.  [S13, §1657-q; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2891; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.19]  96 Acts, ch 1028, §3
IA Code § 173.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.20 - Report.

173.20 Report.   The board shall file each year with the department, at such time as the department may specify, a report containing such information relative to the state fair and exposition and the district and county fairs as the department may require.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2892; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.20]
IA Code § 173.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.21 - Annual report to governor.

173.21 Annual report to governor.   The board shall file with the governor each year by February 15 a report containing the following information relative to the state fair and exposition and the district and county fairs:   1. A complete account of the annual state fair and exposition.   2. The proceedings of the annual state agricultural convention.   3. The proceedings of the annual county and district fair managers convention.  [R60, §1703; C73, §1107; C97, §1656; S13, §1657-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2893; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.21]  87 Acts, ch 233, §232
IA Code § 173.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.22 - Iowa state fair foundation — foundation fund.

173.22 Iowa state fair foundation — foundation fund.   1. An Iowa state fair foundation is established under the authority of the Iowa state fair board.   2. A foundation fund is created within the state treasury composed of moneys appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the foundation. The foundation fund shall include moneys credited to the fund as provided in section 422.12I.   3. The foundation may solicit or accept gifts, including donations and bequests. A gift, to the greatest extent possible, shall be used according to the expressed desires of the person providing the gift.   4. Moneys in the foundation fund shall be used to support foundation activities, including foundation administration, or capital projects or major maintenance improvements at the Iowa state fairgrounds or to property under the control of the board.   5. a. Foundation moneys credited to the foundation fund may be expended on a matching basis with public moneys or Iowa state fair authority receipts. All interest earned on moneys in the foundation fund shall be credited to and remain in the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys in the fund.   b. The auditor of state shall conduct regular audits of the foundation fund and shall make a certified report relating to the condition of the foundation fund to the treasurer of the state, and to the treasurer and secretary of the state fair board.  91 Acts, ch 132, §3; 93 Acts, ch 144, §1, 6; 94 Acts, ch 1199, §3 – 6; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §5; 2019 Acts, ch 152, §48  Referred to in §173.14, 173.22A, 422.12I
IA Code § 173.22A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.22A - Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund.

173.22A Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund.   1. An Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund is created as an endowment fund under the authority and in the custody of the Iowa state fair board in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation. The Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund is not part of the state treasury. The fund shall be composed exclusively of gifts accepted by the board in trust from private donors or testators. The board may accept these gifts in trust and shall fulfill its duties as trustee of gifts accepted notwithstanding section 633.63. The trust beneficiaries shall include all future attendees of events held on the Iowa state fairgrounds. The fund shall be an endowment fund to be used exclusively for the maintenance and improvement of the Iowa state fairgrounds and for no other purpose. The board shall decline any gifts not consistent with these purposes.   2. Moneys in the Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund shall not be deposited in the state treasury, but shall be held separate and apart from both the state fair’s operating moneys and the state fair foundation fund established in section 173.22. The board as trustee shall hold only legal title to these moneys, which shall not form any part of the general fund of the state. The moneys shall not be subject to appropriation by the general assembly or subject to transfer pursuant to chapter 8. The moneys are not and shall not be deemed public funds for any purpose. The fund shall be an institutional endowment fund within the meaning of and subject to chapter 540A. The fund shall not be subject to audit by the auditor of state, but shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant. The annual audit shall be delivered to the auditor of state, who may include it in any further report that the auditor of state deems appropriate. However, an annual audit shall be a confidential record to the extent required in section 22.7, subsection 52. The moneys may be held in perpetuity, subject to the provisions for release or modification of restrictions on the moneys as provided in chapter 540A.  2011 Acts, ch 79, §6  Referred to in §22.7(52)(a), 173.14
IA Code § 173.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.23 - Lien on property.

173.23 Lien on property.   The board has a prior lien upon the property of any concessionaire, exhibitor, or person, immediately upon the property being brought onto the grounds, to secure existing or future indebtedness.  87 Acts, ch 233, §233
IA Code § 173.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 173 - STATE FAIR|Section 173.24 - Exemption of state fair by the state’s purchasing procedures.

173.24 Exemption of state fair by the state’s purchasing procedures.   The state fair is exempt from the state system of uniform purchasing procedures. However, the board may contract with the department of administrative services to purchase any items through the state system. The board shall adopt its own system of uniform standards and specifications for purchasing.  87 Acts, ch 233, §234; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
IA Code § 174.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.1 - Terms defined.

174.1 Terms defined.   For the purposes of this chapter:   1. “Association” means the association of Iowa fairs.   2. “Fair” means an organization which is incorporated under the laws of this state, including as a county or district fair or as an agricultural society, for the purpose of conducting a fair event, if all of the following apply:   a. The organization owns or leases at least ten acres of fairgrounds. An organization may meet the requirement of owning or leasing land, buildings, and improvements through ownership by a joint entity under chapter 28E.   b. The organization owns buildings and other improvements situated on the fairgrounds which have been specially constructed for purposes of conducting a fair event.   c. The market value of the fairgrounds and buildings and other improvements located on the fairgrounds is at least twenty-five thousand dollars.   3. “Fair event” means an annual gathering of the public on fairgrounds that incorporates agricultural exhibits, demonstrations, shows, or competitions that include programs or projects sponsored by 4-H clubs, future farmers of America, or the Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics of Iowa state university. Other activities may include any of the following:   a. Commercial exhibits sponsored by manufacturers or other businesses.   b. Educational programs or exhibits sponsored by governmental entities or nonprofit organizations.   c. Competition in culinary arts, fine arts, or home craft arts.   4. “Fairgrounds” or “grounds” means the real estate, including land, buildings, and improvements where a fair event is conducted.   5. “Management” shall mean president, vice-president, secretary, or treasurer of a fair.   6. “State aid” means moneys appropriated by the treasurer of state to the association of Iowa fairs for payments to eligible fairs pursuant to this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2894; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.1]  97 Acts, ch 215, §32; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §6 – 8; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §366; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §113, 114  Referred to in §68A.405A, 87.4, 99D.13, 137F.5, 142D.3, 421.17, 423.4, 423.33, 427.1(39), 669.25, 670.7, 673.1, 717D.3, 726.23
IA Code § 174.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.2 - Powers of a fair.

174.2 Powers of a fair.   1. A fair may annually conduct a fair event to further interest in agriculture and to encourage the improvement of agricultural commodities and products, livestock, articles of domestic industry, implements, and other mechanical devices. It may offer and award such premiums as will induce general competition.   2. In addition to the powers granted in this chapter, a fair shall have the powers of a corporation not for pecuniary profit under the laws of this state and those powers enumerated in its articles of incorporation, such powers to be exercised before and after the holding of a fair event.   3. No salary or compensation of any kind shall be paid to the president, vice president, treasurer, or to a director of the fair for such duties. However, the president, vice president, treasurer, or a director of the fair may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by carrying out duties under this chapter or chapter 173, including but not limited to attending the convention provided under section 173.2. A person claiming expenses under this subsection shall be reimbursed to the same extent that a state employee is entitled to be reimbursed for expenses.  [R60, §1697; C73, §1109; C97, §1658; S13, §1658; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2895; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.2]  91 Acts, ch 248, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §39; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Nonprofit corporations, see chapter 504
IA Code § 174.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.3 - Control of fair event and fairgrounds.

174.3 Control of fair event and fairgrounds.   An ordinance or resolution of a county or city shall not in any way impair the authority of a fair. The fair shall have sole and exclusive control over and management of a fair event and fairgrounds.  [C73, §1116; C97, §1664; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2896; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.3]  99 Acts, ch 204, §29; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §10
IA Code § 174.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.4 - Permits to sell articles.

174.4 Permits to sell articles.   The management of a fair may grant a written permit to a person determined proper by the management, to sell fruit, provisions, and other articles not prohibited by law, under such regulations as the management may prescribe.  [C73, §1115; C97, §1663; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2897; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.4]  2004 Acts, ch 1019, §11
IA Code § 174.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.5 - Appointment of police.

174.5 Appointment of police. Repealed by  2004 Acts, ch 1019, §32  .
IA Code § 174.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.6 - Removal of obstructions.

174.6 Removal of obstructions.   The management of a fair may order the removal of any obstruction to a fair event or on the fairgrounds, including but not limited to shows, swings, booths, tents, or vehicles.  [C73, §1116; C97, §1664; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2899; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.6]  2004 Acts, ch 1019, §12
IA Code § 174.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.7 - Refusal to remove obstructions.

174.7 Refusal to remove obstructions.   Any person owning, occupying, or using any such obstruction who shall refuse or fail to remove the same when ordered to do so by the management shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.  [C73, §1116; C97, §1664; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2900; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.7]
IA Code § 174.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.8 - Publication of financial statement.

174.8 Publication of financial statement.   A fair shall annually publish in one newspaper of the county a financial statement of receipts and disbursements for the current year.  [R60, §1698; C73, §1110; C97, §1659; S13, §1659; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2901; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.8]  2004 Acts, ch 1019, §13
IA Code § 174.8A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.8A - Liability insurance.

174.8A Liability insurance.   The association of Iowa fairs, or a fair, shall have the power to join a local government risk pool as provided in section 670.7.  2008 Acts, ch 1139, §2
IA Code § 174.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.9 - State aid.

174.9 State aid.   An eligible fair which is a member of the association of Iowa fairs as provided in the association’s bylaws and which conducts a fair event shall be entitled to receive state aid as provided in this chapter. The moneys paid as state aid must be used exclusively for capital expenditures relating to the acquisition of land for fairgrounds and improvements on the fairgrounds such as the construction of new facilities and the renovation of existing facilities. In order to be eligible for state aid, a fair must file with the association of Iowa fairs on or before November 15 of each year, a statement which provides information as required by the association of Iowa fairs. The information shall at least include all of the following:   1. The amount that the fair paid in cash premiums at its fair for the current year. The statement must correspond with its published offer of premiums.   2. A statement that no part of the amount of state aid was paid for any of the following:   a. Entertainment venues, including but not limited to speed events.   b. To secure games or amusements.   c. Supplies, rentals, equipment, payroll, inventory, fees, or routine operating expenses.   3. A full and accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the fair for the current year.   4. A statement of statistical data relative to exhibits and attendance for the year.   5. A copy of the published financial statement published as required by law, together with proof of such publication showing an itemized list of premiums awarded.  [R60, §1698, 1704; C73, §1110, 1112; C97, §1659, 1661; S13, §1659; SS15, §1661-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2902; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.9]  96 Acts, ch 1218, §30, 31; 97 Acts, ch 215, §33, 34; 99 Acts, ch 204, §30, 31; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §14  Referred to in §174.10
IA Code § 174.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 174 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS|Section 174.10 - Appropriation — availability.

174.10 Appropriation — availability.   1. Any moneys appropriated for state aid shall be paid to the office of treasurer of state for allocation to the association of Iowa fairs. The association shall distribute the moneys to eligible fairs pursuant to this chapter.   2. a. The association shall maintain a list of each fair in a county which is a member of the association and conducts a fair event in that county as provided in this chapter. If a county has more than one fair event, the association shall list the name of each fair conducting a fair event in that county for three or more years. The association shall not make a payment to a fair under this chapter unless the fair complies with section 174.9, the name of the fair appears on the association’s list, and the fair is a member in good standing according to the bylaws of the association.   b. The association shall prepare a report at the end of each fiscal year concerning the state aid that it received, the manner in which such aid was allocated to eligible fairs, and the manner in which the aid was expended by the fairs. The association shall submit the report to the governor and the general assembly by February 1 of each year. The association shall not use moneys appropriated for state aid, or interest earned on such moneys, for administrative or other expenses.   3. The association’s board of directors shall determine the amount of state aid allocated to each eligible fair.   4. If no fair in a county is eligible to receive state aid, that county’s share shall be divided equally among the eligible fairs.  [R60, §1698, 1704; C73, §1110, 1112; C97, §1661; S13, §1659; SS15, §1661-a; C24, 27, §2902; C31, 35, §2902-d1; C39, §2902.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §174.10; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1023]  95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §32; 97 Acts, ch 215, §35; 99 Acts, ch 204, §32; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §15