Iowa Code § 318.11
Billboards and signs
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 318 — Obstructions in Highway Rights-of-Way · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 318.11, Billboards and signs, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2240403
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1. No billboard or advertising sign or device, except a sign or device authorized by law or approved by the highway authority, shall be placed or erected upon a highway right-of-way.
2. A billboard or advertising sign, whether on public or private property, that obstructs the view of any portion of a public highway or of a railway track making the use of the traveled portion of the right-of-way dangerous is a public nuisance and shall be abated. The person responsible for the erection and maintenance of the billboard or sign may be punished as provided in chapter 657.