Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title VIII. TRANSPORTATION |
Chapter 318. OBSTRUCTIONS IN HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY |
Section 318.11. Billboards and signs.
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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.