Bill Text: IA HF2211 | 2021-2022 | 89th 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 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-02 - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 167. [HF2211 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF2211-Introduced.html
House File 2211 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2211 BY EHLERT , B. MEYER , and DONAHUE 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: 4 TLSB 5860YH (4) 89 js/ns
H.F. 2211 Section 1. Section 331.301, Code 2022, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 21. 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 2022, is amended by adding the 10 following new subsection: 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. 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. 27 -1- LSB 5860YH (4) 89 js/ns 1/ 1
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