State Laws

• Statutes - Chapter 123 (after clicking link, enter "123" into the search field)
• Statutes - Recent Updates to Chapter 123 (scroll down to see Chapter 123 updates)
• Administrative Code - Chapter 185


• Summary of Liquor Laws

Federal Laws

Federal Fair Trade Practices (27 CFR)

• Part 6 - Tied House
• Part 8 - Exclusive Outlets
• Part 10 - Commercial Bribery
• Part 11 - Consignment Sales

Legal Articles

• To Comply or Not to Comply (676k PDF)
• Local Efforts to Clean-Up Nuisance Bars (808k PDF)
• Financial Standing Counts (720k PDF)
• One Last Call for Alcohol (720k PDF)
• More Than Just a Nickel - Iowa's Bottle Deposit Law (64k PDF)
• Drunk & Disorderly = Dangerous (45k PDF)
• Bootlegging Across State Lines (59k PDF)
• Getting Real on Fake IDs (79k PDF)
• 'Paying to Play' Against the Rules of the Game (80k PDF)
• Proms, Graduation and Alcohol Don't Mix (110k PDF)
• Don't Let the Drink Take the Drinker (72k PDF)
• Refilling Bottles is Unethical, Illegal (239k PDF)
• Last Call for Ladies Night (28k PDF)

Review of Prominent Court Cases

• Click here for the Judicial Review, featuring important Iowa and National court cases that impact the alcohol beverage industry.