Iowa Code § 123.1

Public policy declared

Known as the Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Control Act

The act spans §§ 123–123 (157 sections).

Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case Kelly v. Sinclair Oil Corp. (1991)

Most recently applied in New Midwest Rentals, LLC v. Iowa Dep't of Commerce (February 2018)

[C35, §1921-f1; C39, §1921.001; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.1]

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This chapter shall be cited as the “Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Control Act”, and shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state, for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, morals, and safety of the people of the state, and all its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of that purpose. It is declared to be public policy that the traffic in alcoholic liquors is so affected with a public interest that it should be regulated to the extent of prohibiting all traffic in them, except as provided in this chapter.

85 Acts, ch 32, §3; 86 Acts, ch 1122, §1

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.