Hotel Sanitation Code, Iowa Code ch. 137C; DIAL licenses hotels statewide (or delegates to local boards of health by agreement). Enforced by DIAL (Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing) licenses and inspects hotels; municipal boards of health may take over by agreement if they also enforce food-safety rules. Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Iowa Code 137C: no one may open or operate a hotel before inspection and license; license expires one year from issue; annual fees $50 (30 rooms or fewer), $100 (31-100), $150 (101+). Biennial inspections repealed by 2024 Acts ch. 1077; inspection on complaint remains.
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In force; the 2024 inspection-frequency amendment is already effective, no further change pending as of this research
Hotel Sanitation Code, Iowa Code ch. 137C; DIAL licenses hotels statewide (or delegates to local boards of health by agreement). Iowa Code 137C: no one may open or operate a hotel before inspection and license; license expires one year from issue; annual fees $50 (30 rooms or fewer), $100 (31-100), $150 (101+). Biennial inspections repealed by 2024 Acts ch. 1077; inspection on complaint remains.
DIAL (Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing) licenses and inspects hotels; municipal boards of health may take over by agreement if they also enforce food-safety rules.
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