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CHAPTER 55
ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
55.01 Definitions
55.09 Number of Animals Limited
55.02 Animal Neglect
55.10 Vicious Dogs
55.03 Livestock Neglect
55.11 Rabies Vaccination
55.04 Abandonment of Cats and Dogs
55.12 Owner’s Duty
55.05 Livestock
55.13 Confinement
55.06 At Large Prohibited
55.14 At Large: Impoundment
55.07 Damage or Interference
55.15 Disposition of Animals
55.08 Annoyance or Disturbance
55.16 Pet Awards
 
 
55.01 DEFINITIONS.
The following terms are defined for use in this chapter.
   1.   “Advertise” means to present a commercial message in any medium including but not limited to print, radio, television, sign, display, label, tag or articulation.
   2.   “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 717B.1)
   3.   “At large” means off the premises of the owner and not under the control of a competent person, restrained within a motor vehicle, or housed in a veterinary hospital or kennel.
   4.   “Business” means any enterprise relating to any of the following:
      A.   The sale or offer for sale of goods or services.
      B.   A recruitment for employment or membership in an organization.
      C.   A solicitation to make an investment.
      D.   An amusement or entertainment activity.
   5.   “Fair” means any of the following:
      A.   The annual fair and exposition held by the Iowa State Fair Board pursuant to Chapter 173 of the Code of Iowa or any fair event conducted by a fair under the provisions of Chapter 174 of the Code of Iowa.
      B.   An exhibition of agricultural or manufactured products.
      C.   An event for operation of amusement rides or devices or concession booths.
   6.   “Game” means a “game of chance” or “game of skill” as defined in Section 99B.1 of the Code of Iowa.
   7.   “Livestock” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine or porcine species, ostriches, rheas and emus; farm deer as defined in Section 170.1 of the Code of Iowa; or poultry.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 717.1)
   8.   “Owner” means any person owning, keeping, sheltering or harboring an animal.
   9.   “Pet” means a living dog, cat or an animal normally maintained in a small tank or cage in or near a residence, including but not limited to a rabbit, gerbil, hamster, mouse, parrot, canary, mynah, finch, tropical fish, goldfish, snake, turtle, gecko or iguana.
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