453D.9  Construction and severability.
  1.  If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 453C conflict and cannot be harmonized, the provisions of chapter 453C shall prevail.
  2.  If any portion of this chapter causes chapter 453C to no longer constitute a qualifying or model statute, as defined in the master settlement agreement, that portion of this chapter shall be void.
  3.  If any portion of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, the determination shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this chapter or any part of this chapter.
2003 Acts, ch 97, §9, 13