COMPILED CODE - Iowa Legislature - State of Iowa

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Tit. V, Ch. 13-A. RESTAURANTS AND EATING HOUSES. §§ 1094-a7-1094-a9.
5 approved by the inspector of hotels and the board of audit, except that
6 when this fund exceeds ten thousand dollars such excess shall be paid
7 into the general fund of the state.
[39 G. A., ch. 199, § 6.]
SEC. 1094-a7. Duty of hotel inspectors.
1 It shall be the duty of the inspector of hotels and his deputies
2 to see that all the provisions of this chapter are enforced and complied
3 with, and for such purpose such inspector or deputy shall personally
4 inspect at least once each calendar year every restaurant in the state
5 coming under the provisions of this chapter.
6 No additional compensation other than that already provided in
7 the law for inspection of hotels as provided in section ten hundred
8 ninety of the compiled code shall be allowed or paid to the inspector
9 of hotels or his deputies for the enforcement of this chapter.
[39 G. A., ch. 199, § 7.]
SEC. 1094-a8. Inspection upon complaint—expenses.
1 Upon the receipt of a verified complaint signed by one or more
2 patrons of any restaurant in this state setting forth facts showing
3 that such restaurant is in an insanitary condition or that fire escapes
4 or appliances are not kept and maintained in accordance with the
5 provisions of law, the inspector shall make or cause to be made an
6 inspection or examination of the matters complained of, and, if upon
7 inspection such complaint is found to be justifiable, the actual expense
8 necessarily incurred in conducting such examination shall be charged
9 and collected. In case the complaint is found to be without reason-
10 able grounds the actual expense necessarily incurred in making such
11 inspection shall be chargeable against and collected from the person
12 or persons making the complaint. The expense charged in either case
13 shall be collected by the officer making the inspection, who shall receipt
14 for same to party paying such charge, and such officer shall cause
15 any money so collected to be paid over as license fees.
[39 G. A., ch. 199, § 8.]
SEC. 1094-a9. Sanitary conditions of premises.
1 Every restaurant, except those temporary in location and char-
2 acter, situated in a city or town having a system of sewerage, shall
3 be thoroughly drained, constructed and ventilated according to
4 approved sanitary principles; all restaurants shall be kept and main-
5 tained in a clean and sanitary condition and free from any effluvia,
6 gas, or offensive odors arising from any sewer, drain, privy, or any
7 other source whatsoever within the control of the owner, manager,
8 agent or person in charge thereof. Restaurants, except those tem-
9 porary in character and location, in cities or towns not provided with
10 a sewerage system shall be drained, constructed and ventilated in
11 accordance with approved sanitary principles, and the drain shall be
12 connected with an approved cesspool, which cesspool shall be prop-
13 erly cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to keep and main-
14 tain it in an approved sanitary condition.
[39 G. A., ch. 199, § 9.]