House File 557 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ANDERSON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the consumption of alcohol, wine, or beer in
  2    public places and on the premises of businesses and making
  3    penalties applicable.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2203HH 83
  6 ec/rj/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.46, subsection 2, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  A person shall not use or consume alcoholic liquor,
  1  4 wine, or beer upon the public streets or highways.  A person
  1  5 shall not use or consume alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in
  1  6 any public place except premises covered by a liquor control
  1  7 license or permit.  In addition, a person who is an owner,
  1  8 manager, or otherwise operates a place of business shall not
  1  9 allow any person to use or consume alcoholic liquor, wine, or
  1 10 beer on the premises of the business, unless the place of
  1 11 business is covered by a liquor control license or permit.  A
  1 12 person shall not possess or consume alcoholic liquors, wine,
  1 13 or beer on public school property or while attending a public
  1 14 or private school=related function.  A person shall not be
  1 15 intoxicated or simulate intoxication in a public place.  A
  1 16 person violating this subsection is guilty of a simple
  1 17 misdemeanor.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill provides that a person shall not use or consume
  1 20 wine or beer in any public place not covered by a liquor
  1 21 control license or permit.  Current law provides only that a
  1 22 person shall not use or consume alcoholic liquor in any public
  1 23 place.  The bill also provides that a person who owns,
  1 24 manages, or operates a place of business shall not allow any
  1 25 person to use or consume alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer on
  1 26 the premises unless the place of business is covered by a
  1 27 liquor control license or permit.  A person who violates the
  1 28 provisions of this bill commits a simple misdemeanor.  A
  1 29 simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more
  1 30 than 30 days or a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625
  1 31 or by both.
  1 32 LSB 2203HH 83
  1 33 ec/rj/8