IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
123.72 - ORDER OF ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE.
123.72 ORDER OF ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE.
If the existence of a nuisance is established in a civil or
criminal action, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of
the judgment in the case. The order shall direct the confiscation of
all alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer by the state; the removal from
the premises involved of all fixtures, furniture, vessels, or movable
property used in any way in conducting the unlawful business; the
sale of all removed property as well as any vehicle or other means of
conveyance which has been abated, the sale to be conducted in the
manner provided for the sale of chattels under execution; and the
effective closing of the premises against use for the purpose of
manufacture, sale, or consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer
for a period of one year, unless sooner released by the court. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 935; R60, § 1559; C73, § 1523, 1543; C97, § 2408; C24, 27,
31, § 2032; C35, § 1921-f73, 2032; C39, § 1921.073, 2032; C46,
50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, § 123.73, 128.19; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
123.72] Section History: Recent Form
85 Acts, ch 32, §53