Bill Text: IA SF339 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing that a commercial breeder of dogs or cats may be inspected by a licensed veterinarian in lieu of the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-02 - Subcommittee, Taylor, Hart, and Kapucian. S.J. 414. [SF339 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF339-Introduced.html
Senate File 339 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY GUTH A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing that a commercial breeder of dogs or cats 2 may be inspected by a licensed veterinarian in lieu of the 3 department of agriculture and land stewardship. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2401XS (4) 86 da/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 162.10B, Code 2015, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 162.10B Commercial establishments == inspecting state 1 4 licensees and registrants. 1 5 1. The department may inspect the commercial establishment 1 6 of a registrant or state licensee by entering onto its 1 7 business premises at any time during normal working hours. The 1 8 department may inspect records required to be maintained by the 1 9 state licensee or registrant as provided in this chapter. If 1 10 the owner or person in charge of the commercial establishment 1 11 refuses admittance, the department may obtain an administrative 1 12 search warrant issued under section 808.14. 1 13 2. a. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a commercial breeder 1 14 who is a state licensee may elect to have an annual inspection 1 15 conducted by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary 1 16 medicine under chapter 169 in lieu of the department. In order 1 17 to exercise this election, all of the following must apply: 1 18 (1) The department or a veterinarian acting under an 1 19 existing election must not have recorded an inspection 1 20 violation committed by the commercial breeder during the prior 1 21 four years. 1 22 (2) The commercial breeder must notify the department of the 1 23 election as required by the department. 1 24 b. The commercial breeder's election expires at the end of 1 25 twelve months. 1 26 c. The veterinarian shall conduct the inspection according 1 27 to the same requirements and shall have the same access to the 1 28 commercial breeder's premises as the department would have had 1 29 in conducting the inspection. The veterinarian shall file 1 30 an inspection report with the department as required by the 1 31 department. The veterinarian shall sign the report, verifying 1 32 that the inspection complied with the department's inspection 1 33 requirements and that the veterinarian had access to the 1 34 commercial breeder's premises. The department must receive the 1 35 report within twenty days following the date of the inspection. 2 1 d. The cost of an inspection conducted by a veterinarian 2 2 shall be paid by the commercial breeder. 2 3 e. A commercial breeder may elect to have a veterinarian 2 4 conduct an inspection under this section every other year. 2 5 EXPLANATION 2 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 7 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 8 This bill provides that a commercial breeder of dogs or cats 2 9 holding a state license issued by the department of agriculture 2 10 and land stewardship may elect to have an annual inspection 2 11 conducted by a licensed veterinarian in lieu of the department. 2 12 In order to exercise this election, the commercial breeder must 2 13 not have committed an inspection violation during the past four 2 14 years and must comply with notice requirements established 2 15 by the department. The veterinarian must file an inspection 2 16 report with the department. The cost of the inspection is 2 17 to be borne by the commercial breeder. The department must 2 18 conduct an inspection every other year. LSB 2401XS (4) 86 da/nh
