Iowa Code § 162.1 - Purpose and scope
This chapter states its purpose: to require humane care for dogs, cats, and certain vertebrate animals handled by commercial establishments and pet shops, regulate how they are transported, sold, bought, housed, cared for, handled, and treated, allow only animals appearing free of infectious or communicable disease to
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This chapter states its purpose: to require humane care for dogs, cats, and certain vertebrate animals handled by commercial establishments and pet shops, regulate how they are transported, sold, bought, housed, cared for, handled, and treated, allow only animals appearing free of infectious or communicable disease to be sold, traded, or adopted, and protect the public from zoonotic disease.
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