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123.1 - PUBLIC POLICY DECLARED.



        123.1  PUBLIC POLICY DECLARED.
         This chapter shall be cited as the "Iowa Alcoholic Beverage
      Control Act", and shall be deemed an exercise of the police power
      of the state, for the protection of the welfare, health, peace,
      morals, and safety of the people of the state, and all its provisions
      shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.
      It is declared to be public policy that the traffic in alcoholic
      liquors is so affected with a public interest that it should be
      regulated to the extent of prohibiting all traffic in them, except as
      provided in this chapter.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C35, § 1921-f1; C39, § 1921.001; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
      73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 123.1]
         Section History: Recent Form
         85 Acts, ch 32, § 3; 86 Acts, ch 1122, § 1