In order to provide for the uniform application of the provisions of this chapter relating to obscene material applicable to minors within this state, it is intended that the sole and only regulation of obscene material shall be under the provisions of this chapter, and no municipality, county or other governmental unit within this state shall make any law, ordinance or regulation relating to the availability of obscene materials. All such laws, ordinances or regulations shall be or become void, unenforceable and of no effect on January 1, 1978. Nothing in this section shall restrict the zoning authority of cities and counties.
Iowa Code § 728.11
Uniform application
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Mall Real Estate, L.L.C., an Iowa Limited Liability Company v. City of Hamburg, an Iowa Municipal Corporation (2012)
Most recently applied in 957 F. Supp. 2d 1012 - C. Line, Inc. v. City of Davenport (August 2013)
[C75, 77, §725.9; C79, 81, §728.11]
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.