123.32 Action by local authorities and division on applications for liquor control licenses, native distilled spirits licenses, and wine and beer permits.
1. Filing of application.
a. A completed application for a class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, special class “C”, class “C” native distilled spirits, or class “E” liquor control license as provided in section 123.31, for a retail beer permit as provided in sections 123.128 and 123.129, or for a class “B”, class “B” native, or class “C” native retail wine permit as provided in section 123.175, shall be filed with the appropriate city council if the premises for which the license or permit is sought are located within the corporate limits of a city, or with the board of supervisors if the premises for which the license or permit is sought are located outside the corporate limits of a city.
b. A completed application for a class “D” liquor control license and for any of the following certificates, licenses, or permits shall be submitted to the division electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator, which shall proceed in the same manner as in the case of an application approved by local authorities:
(1) A certificate of compliance as provided in sections 123.23, 123.135, and 123.180.
(2) A class “D” liquor control license as provided in section 123.31.
(3) A manufacturer’s license as provided in section 123.41.
(4) A broker’s permit as provided in section 123.42.
(5) A class “A” native distilled spirits license as provided in section 123.43.
(6) A class “A” or special class “A” beer permit as provided in section 123.127.
(7) A charity beer, spirits, and wine auction permit as provided in section 123.173A.
(8) A charity beer, spirits, and wine event permit as provided in section 123.173B.
(9) A class “A” wine permit as provided in section 123.175.
(10) A wine direct shipper’s permit as provided in section 123.187.
(11) A wine carrier permit as provided in section 123.188.
2. Action by local authorities. The local authority shall either approve or disapprove the issuance of a liquor control license, a retail wine permit, or a retail beer permit, shall endorse its approval or disapproval on the application, and shall forward the application with the necessary fee and bond, if required, to the division. There is no limit upon the number of liquor control licenses, retail wine permits, or retail beer permits which may be approved for issuance by local authorities.
3. Licensed premises for local events. A local authority may define, by motion of the local authority, licensed premises which shall be used by holders of liquor control licenses, beer permits, and wine permits at festivals, fairs, or celebrations which are sponsored or authorized by the local authority. The licensed premises defined by motion of the local authority shall be used by the holders of five-day or fourteen-day class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, special class “C”, or class “D” liquor control licenses, or five-day or fourteen-day class “B” or class “C” native wine permits, or class “B” beer permits only.
4. Security employee training. A local authority, as a condition of obtaining and holding a license or permit for on-premises consumption, may require a designated security employee as defined in section 123.3 to be trained and certified in security methods. The training shall include but is not limited to de-escalation techniques, anger management techniques, civil rights or unfair practices awareness as provided in section 216.7, recognition of fake or altered identification, information on laws applicable to the serving of alcohol at a licensed premises, use of force and techniques for safely removing patrons, and instruction on the proper physical restraint methods used against a person who has become combative.
5. Occupancy rates. A local authority located in a county with a population that exceeds three hundred thousand persons, as a condition of obtaining and holding a license or permit for on-premises consumption, shall require the applicant, licensee, or permittee to provide, and update if necessary, the occupancy rate of the licensed premises.
6. Action by administrator.
a. Upon receipt of an application having been disapproved by the local authority, the administrator shall notify the applicant that the applicant may appeal the disapproval of the application to the administrator. The applicant shall be notified by certified mail or personal service, and the application, the fee, and any bond shall be returned to the applicant.
b. Upon receipt of an application having been approved by the local authority, the division shall make an investigation as the administrator deems necessary to determine that the applicant complies with all requirements for holding a license or permit, and may require the applicant to appear to be examined under oath to demonstrate that the applicant complies with all of the requirements to hold a license or permit. If the administrator requires the applicant to appear and to testify under oath, a record shall be made of all testimony or evidence and the record shall become a part of the application. The administrator may appoint a member of the division or may request an administrative law judge of the department of inspections and appeals to receive the testimony under oath and evidence, and to issue a proposed decision to approve or disapprove the application for a license or permit. The administrator may affirm, reverse, or modify the proposed decision to approve or disapprove the application for the license or permit. If the application is approved by the administrator, the license or permit shall be issued. If the application is disapproved by the administrator, the applicant shall be so notified by certified mail or personal service and the appropriate local authority shall be notified electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator.
7. Appeal to administrator. An applicant for a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit may appeal from the local authority’s disapproval of an application for a license or permit to the administrator. In the appeal the applicant shall be allowed the opportunity to demonstrate in an evidentiary hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 17A that the applicant complies with all of the requirements for holding the license or permit. The administrator may appoint a member of the division or may request an administrative law judge from the department of inspections and appeals to conduct the evidentiary hearing and to render a proposed decision to approve or disapprove the issuance of the license or permit. The administrator may affirm, reverse, or modify the proposed decision. If the administrator determines that the applicant complies with all of the requirements for holding a license or permit, the administrator shall order the issuance of the license or permit. If the administrator determines that the applicant does not comply with the requirements for holding a license or permit, the administrator shall disapprove the issuance of the license or permit.
8. Judicial review. The applicant or the local authority may seek judicial review of the action of the administrator in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county where the premises covered by the application are situated.
9. Suspension by local authority. A liquor control licensee or a wine or beer permittee whose license or permit has been suspended or revoked or a civil penalty imposed by a local authority for a violation of this chapter or suspended by a local authority for violation of a local ordinance may appeal the suspension, revocation, or civil penalty to the administrator. The administrator may appoint a member of the division or may request an administrative law judge from the department of inspections and appeals to hear the appeal which shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 17A and to issue a proposed decision. The administrator may review the proposed decision upon the motion of a party to the appeal or upon the administrator’s own motion in accordance with chapter 17A. Upon review of the proposed decision, the administrator may affirm, reverse, or modify the proposed decision. A liquor control licensee, wine or beer permittee, or a local authority aggrieved by a decision of the administrator may seek judicial review of the decision pursuant to chapter 17A.
[C35, §1921-f27; C39, §1921.027; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.27; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.32]
85 Acts, ch 32, §23; 86 Acts, ch 1246, §743; 88 Acts, ch 1088, §4; 89 Acts, ch 161, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1177, §1; 91 Acts, ch 97, §22; 93 Acts, ch 91, §10 – 12; 2000 Acts, ch 1201, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2003 Acts, ch 143, §3, 17; 2005 Acts, ch 13, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1166, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 137, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §83; 2013 Acts, ch 35, §4; 2016 Acts, ch 1008, §4; 2017 Acts, ch 119, §7, 41; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §13; 2019 Acts, ch 113, §15; 2020 Acts, ch 1114, §1
Referred to in §123.39, 331.303
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 123 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Section 123.1 - Public policy declared.
Section 123.2 - General prohibition.
Section 123.4 - Alcoholic beverages division created.
Section 123.5 - Alcoholic beverages commission created — appointment — removal — vacancies.
Section 123.6 - Commission meetings.
Section 123.7 - Administrator appointed — duties.
Section 123.8 - Duties of commission and administrator.
Section 123.9 - Powers of administrator.
Section 123.11 - Compensation and expenses.
Section 123.12 - Exemption from suit.
Section 123.13 - Prohibitions on commission members and employees.
Section 123.14 - Alcoholic beverage control law enforcement.
Section 123.15 - Favors from licensee or permittee.
Section 123.16 - Annual report.
Section 123.18 - Appropriations.
Section 123.19 - Distiller’s certificate of compliance — injunction — penalty.
Section 123.22 - State monopoly.
Section 123.23 - Distiller’s certificate of compliance — injunction — penalty.
Section 123.24 - Alcoholic liquor sales by the division — dishonored payments — liquor prices.
Section 123.25 - Consumption on premises.
Section 123.26 - Restrictions on sales — seals — labeling.
Section 123.27 - Sales and deliveries prohibited.
Section 123.28 - Restrictions on transportation.
Section 123.29 - Patent and proprietary products and sacramental wine.
Section 123.30 - Liquor control licenses — classes.
Section 123.31 - Liquor control licenses — application contents.
Section 123.35 - Simplified renewal procedure — class “E” procedure.
Section 123.36 - Liquor control license fees — Sunday sales.
Section 123.37 - Exclusive power to license and levy taxes — disputed taxes.
Section 123.38 - Nature of permit or license — surrender — transfer.
Section 123.38A - Confidential investigative records.
Section 123.39 - Suspension or revocation of license or permit — civil penalty.
Section 123.40 - Effect of revocation.
Section 123.41 - Manufacturer’s license — alcoholic liquor.
Section 123.42 - Broker’s permit.
Section 123.43 - Class “A” native distilled spirits license — application and issuance — fees.
Section 123.43A - Native distilleries.
Section 123.44 - Gifts prohibited.
Section 123.45 - Limitations on business interests.
Section 123.46A - Delivery of alcoholic beverages by retailers.
Section 123.47A - Persons age eighteen, nineteen, and twenty — penalty.
Section 123.47B - Parental and school notification — persons under eighteen years of age.
Section 123.48 - Seizure of false or altered driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card.
Section 123.49 - Miscellaneous prohibitions.
Section 123.50 - Criminal and civil penalties.
Section 123.50A - Alcohol compliance employee training program.
Section 123.51 - Advertisements for alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer.
Section 123.52 - Prohibited sale.
Section 123.54 - Appropriations.
Section 123.55 - Annual report.
Section 123.56 - Native wines.
Section 123.57 - Examination of accounts.
Section 123.59 - Bootlegging — penalties.
Section 123.63 - Temporary writ.
Section 123.65 - Scope of injunction.
Section 123.66 - Trial of action.
Section 123.67 - General reputation.
Section 123.69 - Trial of contempt action.
Section 123.70 - Injunction against bootlegger.
Section 123.71 - Conditions on injunction proceeding.
Section 123.72 - Order of abatement of nuisance.
Section 123.73 - Use of abated premises.
Section 123.75 - Proceeds of sale.
Section 123.76 - Abatement of nuisance.
Section 123.77 - Abatement before judgment.
Section 123.78 - Existing liens.
Section 123.79 - Abatement bond a lien.
Section 123.80 - Attested copies filed.
Section 123.81 - Forfeiture of bond.
Section 123.83 - Method of trial.
Section 123.86 - County attorney to prosecute.
Section 123.87 - Prompt service.
Section 123.90 - Penalties generally.
Section 123.91 - Second and subsequent conviction.
Section 123.93 - Limitation of action.
Section 123.94 - Inurement of action prohibited.
Section 123.95 - Premises must be licensed — exception as to conventions and social gatherings.
Section 123.97 - Covered into general fund.
Section 123.98 - Labeling shipments.
Section 123.99 - False statements.
Section 123.100 - Packages in transit.
Section 123.101 - Record of shipments.
Section 123.102 - Inspection of shipping records.
Section 123.103 - Record and certification upon delivery.
Section 123.104 - Unlawful delivery.
Section 123.105 - Immunity from damage.
Section 123.106 - Federal statutes.
Section 123.107 - Unnecessary allegations.
Section 123.108 - Second conviction defined.
Section 123.109 - Record of conviction.
Section 123.110 - Proof of sale.
Section 123.111 - Purchaser as witness.
Section 123.112 - Peace officer as witness.
Section 123.113 - Judgment lien.
Section 123.114 - Enforcement of lien.
Section 123.116 - Right to receive alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer.
Section 123.117 - Delivery to sheriff.
Section 123.118 - Destruction.
Section 123.120 - Attempt to destroy.
Section 123.122 - Beer certificate, permit, or license required — exception for personal use.
Section 123.123 - Effect on liquor control licensees.
Section 123.124 - Beer permits — classes.
Section 123.125 - Issuance of beer permits.
Section 123.126 - High alcoholic content beer — applicability.
Section 123.126A - Canned cocktails — applicability — manufacture.
Section 123.127 - Class “A” and special class “A” beer permit application and issuance.
Section 123.128 - Class “B” beer permit application.
Section 123.129 - Class “C” beer permit application.
Section 123.130 - Authority under class “A” and special class “A” beer permits.
Section 123.131 - Authority under class “B” beer permit.
Section 123.132 - Authority under class “C” beer permit.
Section 123.133 - Sale on trains — bond.
Section 123.134 - Beer permit fees — Sunday sales.
Section 123.135 - Brewer’s certificate of compliance — penalties.
Section 123.137 - Report of barrel sales — penalty.
Section 123.138 - Records required — keg identification sticker.
Section 123.139 - Separate locations — class “A” or special class “A” beer permit.
Section 123.140 - Separate locations — class “B” or “C” beer permit.
Section 123.141 - Keeping liquor where beer is sold.
Section 123.142 - Unlawful sale and importation.
Section 123.143 - Distribution of funds.
Section 123.144 - Bottling beer.
Section 123.145 - Labels on bottles, barrels, etc.— conclusive evidence.
Section 123.146 - Importation of beer for personal use.
Section 123.150 - Sunday sales before New Year’s Day.
Section 123.151 - Posting notice on drunk driving laws required.
Section 123.153 - Definitions.
Section 123.154 - Project — revenue bonds.
Section 123.155 - Proceedings.
Section 123.156 - Bonds not debt of state.
Section 123.157 - Anticipatory notes.
Section 123.159 - Exemption from taxation.
Section 123.160 - Bonds as investments.
Section 123.161 - Independent authorization.
Section 123.171 - Wine certificate, permit, or license required — exceptions for personal use.
Section 123.172 - Effect on liquor control licensees.
Section 123.173 - Wine permits — classes — authority.
Section 123.173A - Charity beer, spirits, and wine auction permit.
Section 123.173B - Charity beer, spirits, and wine event permit.
Section 123.174 - Issuance of wine permits.
Section 123.175 - Class “A” or retail wine permit application and issuance.
Section 123.176 - Native wines.
Section 123.177 - Authority under class “A” wine permit.
Section 123.178 - Authority under class “B” wine permit.
Section 123.178A - Authority under class “B” native wine permit.
Section 123.178B - Authority under class “C” native wine permit.
Section 123.179 - Permit fees.
Section 123.181 - Prohibited acts.
Section 123.182 - Labels — point of origin — conclusive evidence.
Section 123.183 - Wine gallonage tax and related funds.
Section 123.184 - Report of gallonage sales — penalty.
Section 123.185 - Records required.
Section 123.186 - Federal regulations adopted as rules — penalties.
Section 123.187 - Direct shipment of wine — permit and requirements.