# Iowa Code § 554H.2: Merchant category codes

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C554H_S554H.2

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 554H.2
- **Heading:** Merchant category codes
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554H / Section 554H.2

## Text

(1) A payment card network shall not require, incentivize, or permit the use of a merchant category code in a manner that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers.

(2) A covered entity, or a covered entity’s agent, shall not assign a firearms retailer a merchant category code that distinguishes the firearms retailer from other retailers.

2024 Acts, ch 1078, §2

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 554H.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C554H_S554H.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 554H.2 Merchant category codes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C554H_S554H.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 554H.3 Firearm registry or record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C554H_S554H.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 554H.4 Enforcement penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C554H_S554H.4.md)

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