Bill Text: IA SF2260 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the adoption of certain animals confined by research facilities. Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-05-23 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 896. [SF2260 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2260-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
PROVIDING
FOR
THE
ADOPTION
OF
CERTAIN
ANIMALS
CONFINED
BY
RESEARCH
FACILITIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
162.10
Qualified
research
facilities
——
adoption
program.
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
a.
“Animal
rescue
organization”
means
a
person
other
than
an
animal
shelter
operating
on
a
nonprofit
basis
to
place
unwanted,
abandoned,
abused,
or
stray
dogs
or
cats
in
permanent
adopted
homes
as
provided
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
b.
(1)
“Qualified
research
facility”
means
a
research
facility,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
regents
institution,
that
conducts
experiments
on
dogs
or
cats
for
research,
education,
testing,
or
another
scientific
purpose;
and
that
receives
moneys
from
the
state
or
federal
government.
(2)
“Qualified
research
facility”
includes
a
research
facility
that
conducts
experiments
on
dogs
or
cats
for
research,
education,
testing,
or
another
scientific
purpose,
in
collaboration
with
a
research
facility
described
in
subparagraph
(1).
c.
“Retired
animal”
means
a
dog
or
cat
confined
at
a
qualified
research
facility,
if
the
dog
or
cat
has
been
previously
used
for
research,
education,
testing,
or
another
scientific
purpose;
and
the
dog
or
cat
is
no
longer
required
Senate
File
2260,
p.
2
to
be
confined
by
the
qualified
research
facility
for
any
of
those
purposes.
2.
A
qualified
research
facility
shall
establish
an
adoption
program
for
retired
animals
confined
at
the
qualified
research
facility
for
placement
in
a
permanent
adoptive
home.
In
order
to
be
eligible
for
adoption
under
the
program,
the
retired
animal
must
have
no
substantial
medical
condition,
and
pose
no
safety
risk
to
the
public,
that
would
prevent
the
dog’s
or
cat’s
successful
integration
into
a
permanent
adoptive
home.
3.
Once
a
dog
or
cat
becomes
a
retired
animal
and
is
eligible
for
adoption
under
the
adoption
program,
the
qualified
research
facility
must
do
at
least
one
of
the
following:
a.
Offer
to
transfer
ownership
and
custody
of
the
retired
animal
to
an
animal
shelter
or
animal
rescue
organization
to
facilitate
the
transfer
of
ownership
and
custody
of
the
retired
animal
to
a
person
for
placement
into
the
person’s
permanent
adoptive
home.
A
qualified
research
facility
must
enter
into
an
agreement
with
one
or
more
animal
shelters
or
animal
rescue
organizations
electing
to
participate
in
the
program.
b.
Offer
to
transfer
ownership
and
custody
of
the
retired
animal
to
a
person
for
private
placement
in
the
person’s
permanent
adoptive
home
according
to
an
arrangement
agreed
to
by
the
qualified
research
facility
and
the
person.
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2260,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
