Section 327C.7. Withdrawal of service.

  It shall be unlawful for any railroad corporation owning or operating any railroad in this state, to withdraw agency service, unless it shall first have filed notice of its intention with the department and otherwise complied with the provisions of this section and sections 327C.8 and 327C.9. Upon the receipt of such notice the department shall specify a notice be published and the railroad corporation shall, at its own expense, cause such notice to be published at least fifteen days in advance of the action to discontinue such agency and shall file proof of publication with the department. The notice shall be in such form as prescribed by the department and shall be published in a newspaper published in the county in which the station is located. An alternative notice procedure giving comparable public notice by registered mail to affected shippers may be prescribed by the department according to rules promulgated under chapter 17A.

[C39, §7877.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §474.15; C77, 79, 81, §327C.7]