Draft chapter 41: Public Health and Safety
§ 41.01 Distributing Dangerous Substances
The 2026 draft's § 41.01 beside the current code's § 41.01: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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(Code of Iowa, Sec. 727.1)
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Current code
§ 41.01 Distributing Dangerous Substances
No person shall distribute samples of any drugs or medicine, or any corrosive, caustic, poisonous or other injurious substance unless the person delivers such into the hands of a competent person, or otherwise takes reasonable precautions that the substance will not be taken by children or animals from the place where the substance is deposited.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 727.1)
2026 draft
§ 41.01 Distributing Dangerous Substances
No person shall distribute samples of any drugs or medicine, or any corrosive, caustic, poisonous, or other injurious substance unless the person delivers such into the hands of a competent person or otherwise takes reasonable precautions that the substance will not be taken by children or animals from the place where the substance is deposited.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 727.1)
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