Iowa § 137F.4 License required

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§ 137F.4 — License required

Iowa § 137F.4

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 137FFOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS

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Iowa Code § 137F.4 (2026).

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1.A person shall not operate a food establishment or food processing plant to provide goods or services to the general public, or open a food establishment to the general public, untiltheappropriatelicensehasbeenobtainedfromtheregulatoryauthority. Saleofproducts at wholesale to outlets not owned by a commissary owner requires a food processing plant license. A license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable if application for renewal is made prior to expiration of the license or within sixty days of the expiration date of the license. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent per month of the license fee if the license is renewed at a later date.

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1. A person shall not operate a food establishment or food processing plant to provide
goods or services to the general public, or open a food establishment to the general public,
untiltheappropriatelicensehasbeenobtainedfromtheregulatoryauthority. Saleofproducts
at wholesale to outlets not owned by a commissary owner requires a food processing plant
license. A license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable if
application for renewal is made prior to expiration of the license or within sixty days of the
expiration date of the license. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by
the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent per
month of the license fee if the license is renewed at a later date.
2. A regulatory authority shall not suspend or revoke a license issued to a food processing
plant under this chapter for offering for sale or selling a food product that is misbranded as
a meat product in violation of section 137E.4.
5 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS, §137F.6
3. A license issued to a food processing plant under this section also covers the operation
of a food processing plant under chapter 137E.