Iowa Code
Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE

Section 137C.1 - Title. - 137C.1 Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Iowa...

Section 137C.2 - Definitions. - 137C.2 Definitions. For purposes of the Iowa hotel sanitation code,...

Section 137C.6 - Authority to enforce. - 137C.6 Authority to enforce. 1. The director shall regulate, license,...

Section 137C.7 - License required. - 137C.7 License required. A person shall not open or operate...

Section 137C.8 - Application for license. - 137C.8 Application for license. Every application for a license under...

Section 137C.9 - License fees. - 137C.9 License fees. 1. Either the department or the municipal...

Section 137C.10 - Suspension or revocation of licenses. - 137C.10 Suspension or revocation of licenses. A regulatory authority may...

Section 137C.11 - Biennial inspections. - 137C.11 Biennial inspections. The regulatory authority shall inspect each hotel...

Section 137C.12 - Inspection upon complaint. - 137C.12 Inspection upon complaint. Upon receipt of a verified complaint...

Section 137C.16 - Plumbing. - 137C.16 Plumbing. 1. A hotel shall have an adequately designed...

Section 137C.17 - Toilet and lavatory facilities. - 137C.17 Toilet and lavatory facilities. A hotel shall provide toilet...

Section 137C.18 - Fire safety. - 137C.18 Fire safety. Violation of a fire safety rule adopted...

Section 137C.19 - Employment of persons with communicable diseases prohibited. - 137C.19 Employment of persons with communicable diseases prohibited. Repealed by...

Section 137C.23 - Posting room rates. - 137C.23 Posting room rates. A complete list of rooms by...

Section 137C.24 - Rate increases. - 137C.24 Rate increases. The rates posted under section 137C.23 shall...

Section 137C.25 - Right of hotel operator to deny services. - 137C.25 Right of hotel operator to deny services. 1. A...

Section 137C.25A - Right to require financial guarantee. - 137C.25A Right to require financial guarantee. The hotel operator has...

Section 137C.25B - Restitution. - 137C.25B Restitution. In addition to any other applicable penalties, a...

Section 137C.25C - Right to eject. - 137C.25C Right to eject. An owner or operator of a...

Section 137C.25D - Posting rules by owner or operator. - 137C.25D Posting rules by owner or operator. An owner or...

Section 137C.25E - Documentation and registration requirements. - 137C.25E Documentation and registration requirements. 1. A hotel shall keep...

Section 137C.28 - Penalty. - 137C.28 Penalty. A person who violates a provision of the...

Section 137C.29 - Injunction. - 137C.29 Injunction. A person conducting a hotel in violation of...

Section 137C.30 - Duty of county attorney. - 137C.30 Duty of county attorney. The county attorney in each...

Section 137C.31 - Conflicts with state building code. - 137C.31 Conflicts with state building code. Provisions of the Iowa...

Section 137C.35 - Bed and breakfast homes and inns. - 137C.35 Bed and breakfast homes and inns. 1. This chapter...