Iowa § 173.1 - 173.1 State fair authority.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 173.1 — 173.1 State fair authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 173.1. 173.1 State fair authority.
The Iowa state fair authority is established as a public instrumentality of the state. The authority is not an agency of state government. However, the authority is considered a state agency and its employees state employees for the purposes of chapters 17A, 20, 91B, 97B, 509A, and 669. The authority is established to conduct an annual state fair and exposition on the Iowa state fairgrounds and to conduct other interim events consistent with its rules. The powers of the authority are vested in the Iowa state fair board. The Iowa state fair board consists of the following: 1. The governor of the state, the secretary of agriculture, and the president of the Iowa state university of science and technology or their qualified representatives. 2. Two district directors from each state fair board district to be elected at a convention as provided in section 173.4. 3. A president and vice president to be elected by the state fair board from the elected directors. 4. A treasurer to be elected by the board from the elected directors. 5. A secretary to be appointed by the board who shall serve as a nonvoting member. [S13, §1657-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2873; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.1; 81 Acts, ch 67, §1] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §625, 626; 87 Acts, ch 233, §225; 91 Acts, ch 248, §1, 2; 95 Acts, ch 13, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §22; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §130, 158 Referred to in §99D.13, 173.1A, 673.1 Thu Dec 11 18:44:02 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 173.1 (20, 0)
Frequently Asked Questions About Iowa § 173.1
What does Iowa Code § 173.1 cover?
Section 173.1 ("173.1 State fair authority.") 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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