What the 2026 draft changes

Chapter 120: Liquor Licenses and Wine and Beer Permits

In the August 2026 draft recodification (Regulation of Business and Vocations), from page 245. Current 120 Liquor Licenses And Wine And Beer Permits.

Comparison with a draft: not adopted. The archive holds no public hearing, ordinance or vote adopting the recodified Code through the October 20, 2026 meeting packet. Until one is adopted, every page here compares the consolidated code with a draft that can still change: the revised draft with the October 6 changes is not in the archive.

A comparison with the August 2026 draft recodification prepared by Iowa Codification for the City. The draft has not been adopted and can still change; the current code (unofficial compilation) governs until a recodified Code is adopted. Matches between sections are made by machine from the texts and are reviewed where uncertain.

5 wording changed, 1 renumbered or moved, 1 removed · 5 notable changes.

Section by section

§ 120.01 License Or Permit Required→ § 120.01 License Or Permit Required · Wording changed minor wording (95% same words) · compare the texts

§ 120.02 General Prohibition→ § 120.02 General Prohibition · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts

§ 120.03 Investigation→ § 120.03 Investigation · Wording changed wording changed (94% same words) · compare the texts

§ 120.04 Action By Council→ § 120.04 Action By Council · Wording changed largely rewritten (67% same words) · compare the texts

§ 120.05 Prohibited Sales And Acts→ § 120.05 Prohibited Sales And Acts · Wording changed largely rewritten (55% same words) · compare the texts

  • Permit, license or registration: …cocktails mixed on the premises for immediate consumption. However, mixed drinks or cocktails that are mixed on the premises and are not for immediate consumption may be consumed on the licensed premises, subject to Section 123.49, Subsection 2 Paragraph D, Subparagraphs (2), (3), and (4) of the Code of Iowa. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 123.49[2d]) 9. Reuse for…
  • New requirement: …sale or serving of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer employees, including the kitchen and catering facilities in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere, and including a bar area within a restaurant. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 142D.2(17)) B. This subsection shall not apply if the employer has, on file, written permission from the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a person 16 or 17 years of age for the person to sell or serve alco… for consumption on the premises where sold. (Code…
  • New requirement: …beer for consumption on the premises where sold. However, a person 16 or 17 years of age shall not work in a bar as defined in Paragraph A. (1) The employer shall keep a copy of the written permission on file until the person is either 18 years of age or no longer engaged in the sale of or serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises where sold. (2) If written permission is on file in accordance with Paragraph B, a person 16 or 17… (Code of Iowa, Sec. 123.49[2f]) 5. In the…
  • Text removed: …hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on a weekday, and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. on Sunday and 6:00 a.m. on the following Monday; however, a holder of a license or permit granted the privilege of selling alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine on Sunday may sell or dispense alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine between the hours of 8:00 a.m. on Sunday and 2:00 a.m. any day of the following Monday, and further provided that…
  • Text removed: …a.m. on Sunday and 2:00 a.m. of the following Monday, and further provided that a holder of any class of liquor control license or the holder of a class “B” beer permit may sell or dispense alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer for consumption on the premises between the hours of 8:00 a.m. on Sunday and 2:00 a.m. on Monday when that Monday is New Year’s Day and beer for consumption off the premises between the hours of 8:00 a.m. on Sunday… week. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 123.49[2b and 2k] &…

§ 120.07 Amusement Devices→ § 120.06 Amusement Devices · Renumbered or moved wording changed (76% same words) · compare the texts

§ 120.06 Minors In Establishments Serving Alcohol→ not in the draft · Removed

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