House File 30 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY LYKAM (COMPANION TO LSB 1460SS BY SENG) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the regulation of commercial establishments 2 that house animals by the department of agriculture and land 3 stewardship. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1460HH 83 6 da/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 162.11, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2.TheA certificate of registration may be denied or 1 4 revoked if the person no longer possesses a current and valid 1 5 federal license.Other than obtaining the certificate of 1 6 registration from the secretary, any dealer or commercial 1 7 breeder and any person who operates a commercial kennel or 1 8 public auction shall not be subject to further regulation 1 9 under the provisions of this chapter.1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill amends a provision in Code chapter 162 1 12 authorizing the department of agriculture and land stewardship 1 13 to regulate animals kept in commercial establishments. 1 14 Generally, commercial establishments must obtain a license or 1 15 certificate of registration. The bill addresses several types 1 16 of commercial establishments that have obtained a federal 1 17 license in lieu of a state license. The commercial 1 18 establishments of concern are a commercial kennel (Code 1 19 section 162.6), public auction (Code section 162.6), dealer 1 20 (Code section 162.7), and commercial breeder (Code section 1 21 162.8). A federally licensed commercial establishment must 1 22 still obtain a certificate of registration from the 1 23 department. 1 24 Two Code sections address certificates of registration 1 25 issued to a federally licensed commercial establishment. Code 1 26 section 162.11(2) provides that other than obtaining a 1 27 certificate of registration, the commercial establishment is 1 28 not subject to further departmental regulation. However, Code 1 29 section 162.12 provides that the department may deny an 1 30 application for a certificate of registration or revoke a 1 31 certificate of registration that has been issued if the 1 32 department determines that the practices of the commercial 1 33 establishment do not comply with the requirements of the Code 1 34 chapter. The Code section also provides that the premises of 1 35 a certificate holder must be open for inspection during normal 2 1 business hours. The bill eliminates the provision in Code 2 2 section 162.11(2) that limits the department's authority to 2 3 regulate federally licensed commercial establishments. 2 4 LSB 1460HH 83 2 5 da/nh/5