Bill Text: IA HF191 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting a county or city from adopting, enforcing, or administering legislation specific to the breed or physical characteristics of a dog.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-02 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 234. [HF191 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF191-Introduced.html
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BY
EHLERT
,
LEVIN
,
B.
MEYER
,
and
BROWN-POWERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
a
county
or
city
from
adopting,
enforcing,
1
or
administering
legislation
specific
to
the
breed
or
2
physical
characteristics
of
a
dog.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
22.
A
county
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
3
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
4
or
amendment
that
is
specific
to
the
breed
or
physical
5
characteristics
of
a
dog.
This
subsection
does
not
inhibit
6
the
authority
of
a
county
to
adopt,
enforce,
or
administer
an
7
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment
that
applies
to
all
8
dogs.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
A
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
12
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
13
or
amendment
that
is
specific
to
the
breed
or
physical
14
characteristics
of
a
dog.
This
subsection
does
not
inhibit
15
the
authority
of
a
city
to
adopt,
enforce,
or
administer
an
16
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment
that
applies
to
all
17
dogs.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
prohibits
counties
and
cities
from
adopting,
22
enforcing,
or
administering
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
23
or
amendment
specific
to
the
breed
or
physical
characteristics
24
of
a
dog.
The
bill
does
not
inhibit
the
authority
of
a
county
25
or
city
to
adopt,
enforce,
or
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
26
resolution,
or
amendment
that
applies
to
all
dogs.
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