Senate File 298 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  SENG


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the disposal of dead animal bodies by
  2    persons practicing veterinary medicine.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2085SS 83
  5 da/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 167.18, Code 2009, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    167.18  DUTY TO DISPOSE OF DEAD BODIES.
  1  4    1.  A person who has been caring for or who owns an animal
  1  5 that has died shall not allow the carcass to lie about the
  1  6 person's premises.  The carcass shall be disposed of within
  1  7 twenty=four hours after death by cooking, burying, or burning,
  1  8 as provided in this chapter, or by disposing of it, within the
  1  9 allowed time, to a person licensed to dispose of it.
  1 10    2.  Subsection 1 does not apply to a veterinarian, issued a
  1 11 valid license or a valid temporary permit by the Iowa board of
  1 12 veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169, who contains a
  1 13 dead animal's carcass in a manner that prevents an outbreak of
  1 14 disease.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill provides an exception from a requirement that a
  1 17 person who owns or cares for an animal to dispose of its
  1 18 carcass within 24 hours after death (Code section 167.18).
  1 19 The exception would apply to a person who has been issued a
  1 20 license or temporary permit by the board of veterinary
  1 21 medicine.  The person would be required to contain the dead
  1 22 animal's carcass in a manner that prevents an outbreak of
  1 23 disease.
  1 24    A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a simple
  1 25 misdemeanor or alternatively is subject to a civil penalty of
  1 26 between $100 and $1,000.  A simple misdemeanor is punishable
  1 27 by confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least
  1 28 $65 but not more than $625 or by both.
  1 29 LSB 2085SS 83
  1 30 da/nh/8