137C.6 Authority to enforce.
1. The director shall regulate, license, and inspect hotels and enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code in Iowa. Municipal corporations shall not regulate, license, inspect, or collect license fees from hotels except as provided for in the Iowa hotel sanitation code.
2. If a municipal corporation wants its local board of health to license, inspect, and otherwise enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code within its jurisdiction, the municipal corporation may enter into an agreement to do so with the director. The director may enter into the agreement if the director finds that the local board of health has adequate resources to perform the required functions. A municipal corporation may only enter into an agreement to enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code if it also agrees to enforce the rules setting minimum standards to protect consumers from foodborne illness adopted pursuant to section 137F.2.
3. A local board of health that is responsible for enforcing the Iowa hotel sanitation code within its jurisdiction pursuant to an agreement shall make an annual report to the director providing the following information:
a. The total number of hotel licenses granted or renewed during the year.
b. The amount of money collected in license fees during the year.
c. Other information the director requests.
4. The director shall monitor local boards of health to determine if they are enforcing the Iowa hotel sanitation code within their respective jurisdictions. If the director determines that the Iowa hotel sanitation code is enforced by a local board of health, such enforcement shall be accepted in lieu of enforcement by the department in that jurisdiction. If the director determines that the Iowa hotel sanitation code is not enforced by a local board of health, 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 If the agreement is rescinded, the director shall assume responsibility for enforcement in the jurisdiction involved.
[C79, 81, §170B.3]
83 Acts, ch 101, §30; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §542, 543; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66
C91, §137C.6
98 Acts, ch 1162, §3, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §207; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §1, 16
Referred to in §137C.2, 137F.3
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE
Section 137C.6 - Authority to enforce.
Section 137C.7 - License required.
Section 137C.8 - Application for license.
Section 137C.9 - License fees.
Section 137C.10 - Suspension or revocation of licenses.
Section 137C.11 - Biennial inspections.
Section 137C.12 - Inspection upon complaint.
Section 137C.17 - Toilet and lavatory facilities.
Section 137C.18 - Fire safety.
Section 137C.19 - Employment of persons with communicable diseases prohibited.
Section 137C.23 - Posting room rates.
Section 137C.24 - Rate increases.
Section 137C.25 - Right of hotel operator to deny services.
Section 137C.25A - Right to require financial guarantee.
Section 137C.25B - Restitution.
Section 137C.25C - Right to eject.
Section 137C.25D - Posting rules by owner or operator.
Section 137C.25E - Documentation and registration requirements.
Section 137C.30 - Duty of county attorney.