Iowa Code 162.11 – Exceptions
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1. This chapter does not apply to a federal licensee except as provided in the following:
a. Section 162.1, subsection 2, and sections 162.2, 162.2A, 162.2B, 162.7, 162.8, 162.9A, 162.10A, 162.10C, 162.10D, 162.12A, and 162.13.
b. Section 162.1, subsection 1, but only to the extent required to implement sections described in paragraph “a”.
c. Section 162.16 but only to the extent required to implement sections described in paragraph “a”.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 162.11
- Boarding kennel: means a place or establishment other than a pound or animal shelter where dogs or cats not owned by the proprietor are sheltered, fed, and watered in return for a consideration. See Iowa Code 162.2
- Commercial kennel: means a kennel which performs grooming, boarding, or training services for dogs or cats in return for a consideration. See Iowa Code 162.2
- establishment: means an animal shelter, boarding kennel, commercial breeder, commercial kennel, dealer, pet shop, pound, public auction, or research facility. See Iowa Code 162.2
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Licensee: means a licensed grain dealer or licensed warehouse operator. See Iowa Code 203D.1
- Person: means person as defined in chapter 4. See Iowa Code 162.2
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. This chapter does not apply to a place or establishment which operates under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian as a hospital where animals are harbored, hospitalized, and cared for incidental to the treatment, prevention, or alleviation of disease processes during the routine practice of the profession of veterinary medicine. However, if animals are accepted by such a place, establishment, or hospital for boarding or grooming for a consideration, the place, establishment, or hospital is subject to the licensing or registration requirements applicable to a boarding kennel or commercial kennel under this chapter and the rules adopted by the secretary.
3. This chapter does not apply to a noncommercial kennel at, in, or adjoining a private residence where dogs or cats are kept for the hobby of the householder, if the dogs or cats are used for hunting, for practice training, for exhibition at shows or field or obedience trials, or for guarding or protecting the householder’s property. However, the dogs or cats must not be kept for breeding if a person receives consideration for providing the breeding.