162.11 - EXCEPTIONS. - Iowa Statutes

162.11 EXCEPTIONS. 1. Any dealer or commercial breeder and any person who operates a commercial kennel or public auction who has obtained and is operating the business under a current and valid federal license shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be forwarded a certificate of registration by the secretary. 2. The certificate of registration may be denied or revoked if the person no longer possesses a current and valid federal license. Other than obtaining the certificate of registration from the secretary, any dealer or commercial breeder and any person who operates a commercial kennel or public auction shall not be subject to further regulation under the provisions of this chapter. 3. Any person who possesses a current and valid federal license may, in lieu of obtaining a certificate of registration, make application for a state license as provided in this chapter. If properly qualified, and upon payment of the prescribed fee, a license shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter. 4. 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. 5. 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.          Section History: Early Form [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 162.11]          Section History: Recent Form 88 Acts, ch 1186, § 13