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        137C.35  BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES AND INNS.
         This chapter does not apply to bed and breakfast homes as defined
      in section 137F.1.  However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a
      smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a
      fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor.  A bed and
      breakfast home which does not receive its drinking water from a
      public water supply shall have its drinking water tested at least
      annually by the state hygienic laboratory or the local board of
      health.  A violation of this section is punishable as provided in
      section 137C.28.
         A bed and breakfast inn is subject to regulation, licensing, and
      inspection under this chapter, but separate toilet and lavatory
      facilities shall not be required for each guest room.  Additionally,
      a bed and breakfast inn is exempt from fire safety rules adopted
      pursuant to section 100.35 and applicable to hotels, but is subject
      to fire safety rules which the state fire marshal shall specifically
      adopt for bed and breakfast inns.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1041, § 3
         C87, § 170B.20
         87 Acts, ch 202, § 3
         CS87, § 170B.21
         88 Acts, ch 1060, § 1; 90 Acts, ch 1204, § 66
         C91, § 137C.35
         98 Acts, ch 1162, §4, 30; 99 Acts, ch 32, §1

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Statutes > Iowa > Title-4 > Subtitle-2 > Chapter-137c > 137c-35

        137C.35  BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES AND INNS.
         This chapter does not apply to bed and breakfast homes as defined
      in section 137F.1.  However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a
      smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a
      fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor.  A bed and
      breakfast home which does not receive its drinking water from a
      public water supply shall have its drinking water tested at least
      annually by the state hygienic laboratory or the local board of
      health.  A violation of this section is punishable as provided in
      section 137C.28.
         A bed and breakfast inn is subject to regulation, licensing, and
      inspection under this chapter, but separate toilet and lavatory
      facilities shall not be required for each guest room.  Additionally,
      a bed and breakfast inn is exempt from fire safety rules adopted
      pursuant to section 100.35 and applicable to hotels, but is subject
      to fire safety rules which the state fire marshal shall specifically
      adopt for bed and breakfast inns.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1041, § 3
         C87, § 170B.20
         87 Acts, ch 202, § 3
         CS87, § 170B.21
         88 Acts, ch 1060, § 1; 90 Acts, ch 1204, § 66
         C91, § 137C.35
         98 Acts, ch 1162, §4, 30; 99 Acts, ch 32, §1

State Codes and Statutes

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Statutes > Iowa > Title-4 > Subtitle-2 > Chapter-137c > 137c-35

        137C.35  BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES AND INNS.
         This chapter does not apply to bed and breakfast homes as defined
      in section 137F.1.  However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a
      smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a
      fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor.  A bed and
      breakfast home which does not receive its drinking water from a
      public water supply shall have its drinking water tested at least
      annually by the state hygienic laboratory or the local board of
      health.  A violation of this section is punishable as provided in
      section 137C.28.
         A bed and breakfast inn is subject to regulation, licensing, and
      inspection under this chapter, but separate toilet and lavatory
      facilities shall not be required for each guest room.  Additionally,
      a bed and breakfast inn is exempt from fire safety rules adopted
      pursuant to section 100.35 and applicable to hotels, but is subject
      to fire safety rules which the state fire marshal shall specifically
      adopt for bed and breakfast inns.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1041, § 3
         C87, § 170B.20
         87 Acts, ch 202, § 3
         CS87, § 170B.21
         88 Acts, ch 1060, § 1; 90 Acts, ch 1204, § 66
         C91, § 137C.35
         98 Acts, ch 1162, §4, 30; 99 Acts, ch 32, §1