Iowa § 157.11 - 157.11 Establishment licenses.
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§ 157.11. 157.11 Establishment licenses.
1. An establishment shall not operate unless the owner has obtained a license issued by the department. The owner shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the board. The department may perform a sanitary inspection of each establishment biennially and may perform a sanitary inspection of an establishment prior to the issuance of a license. An inspection of an establishment may also be conducted upon receipt of a complaint by the department. 2. The application shall be accompanied by the biennial license fee determined pursuant to section 147.80. The license is valid for two years and may be renewed. 3. A licensed school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences at which students or licensees practice barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences is exempt from licensing as an establishment. [C77, 79, 81, §157.11] 83 Acts, ch 206, §10; 91 Acts, ch 268, §431; 92 Acts, ch 1205, §9; 99 Acts, ch 141, §28; 2014 Acts, ch 1106, §17; 2023 Acts, ch 99, §38; 2025 Acts, ch 140, §6 Referred to in §157.12B, 157.12C, 157.12D Subsection 3 amended Wed Dec 10 23:08:22 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 157.11 (21, 1)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 157.11 ("157.11 Establishment licenses.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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