351.28 Liability for damages. The owner of a dog shall be liable to an injured party for all damages done by the dog, when the dog is caught in the action of worrying, maiming, or killing a domestic animal, or the dog is attacking or attempting to bite a person, except when the party damaged […]
351.29 Construction clause. A holding that one or more sections of this chapter are unconstitutional shall not be held to invalidate the remaining sections. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5451; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.29] 2019 Acts, ch 59, §107
351.3 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
351.33 Rabies vaccination. Every owner of a dog shall obtain a rabies vaccination for such animal. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or have a dog in the person’s possession, six months of age or over, which has not been vaccinated against rabies. Dogs kept in kennels and not allowed to run […]
351.34 Condition for license. Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
351.35 How and when. The rabies vaccination required by section 351.33 shall be an injection of antirabies vaccine approved by the state department of agriculture and land stewardship, and the frequency of revaccination necessary for approved vaccinations shall be as established by such department. The vaccine shall be administered by a licensed veterinarian and shall […]
351.36 Enforcement. Local health and law enforcement officials shall enforce the provisions of sections 351.33, 351.35, this section, and sections 351.37 through 351.43 relating to vaccination and impoundment of dogs. Such public officials shall not be responsible for any accident or disease of a dog resulting from the enforcement of the provisions of said sections. […]
351.37 Dogs running at large — impoundment — disposition. 1. A dog shall be apprehended and impounded by a local board of health or law enforcement official if the dog is running at large and the dog is not wearing a valid rabies vaccination tag or a rabies vaccination certificate is not presented to the […]
351.38 Owner’s duty. It shall be the duty of the owner of any dog, cat or other animal which has bitten or attacked a person or any person having knowledge of such bite or attack to report this act to a local health or law enforcement official. It shall be the duty of physicians and […]
351.39 Confinement. If a local board of health receives information that an animal has bitten a person or that a dog or animal is suspected of having rabies, the board shall order the owner to confine such animal in the manner it directs. If the owner fails to confine such animal in the manner directed, […]
351.4 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
351.40 Quarantine. If a local board of health believes rabies to be epidemic, or believes there is a threat of epidemic, in its jurisdiction, it may declare a quarantine in all or part of the area under its jurisdiction and such declaration shall be reported to the Iowa department of public health. During the period […]
351.41 Not a limitation on power of municipalities and counties. This chapter does not limit the power of any city or county to prohibit dogs and other animals from running at large, whether or not they have been vaccinated for rabies, and does not limit the power of any city or county to provide additional […]
351.42 Exempt dogs. Dogs that are under the control of the owner or handlers and which are in transit, or are to be exhibited shall be exempt from the vaccination provisions of these sections if they are within the state for less than thirty days. Dogs assigned to a research institution or a like facility […]
351.43 Penalty. Any person refusing to comply with the provisions of section 351.33, or sections 351.35 through 351.42 or violating any of their provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.43] 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §123 Referred to in §351.36, 351.42
351.45 Tampering with a rabies vaccination tag — penalties. 1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a rabies vaccination tag if all of the following apply: a. The person knowingly removes, damages, or destroys a rabies vaccination tag as described in section 351.35. b. The rabies vaccination tag is attached to a collar […]
351.46 Tampering with an electronic handling device — penalties. 1. A person commits the offense of tampering with an electronic handling device if all of the following apply: a. The person knowingly removes, disables, or destroys an electric device designed and used to maintain custody or control of the dog or modify the dog’s behavior. […]
351.5 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
351.6 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
351.7 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
