Senate
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
319
BY
SENG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
possession
of
cats
classified
as
1
bengals
and
savannahs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
717F.1,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
“Dangerous
wild
animal”
includes
an
animal
which
is
the
3
offspring
of
an
animal
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
,
and
another
4
animal
provided
in
that
paragraph
or
any
other
animal.
It
also
5
includes
animals
which
are
the
offspring
of
each
subsequent
6
generation.
However,
a
dangerous
wild
animal
does
not
include
7
any
of
the
following:
8
(1)
The
offspring
of
a
domestic
dog
and
a
wolf,
or
the
9
offspring
from
each
subsequent
generation
in
which
at
least
one
10
parent
is
a
domestic
dog.
11
(2)
The
offspring
of
a
domestic
cat
and
another
member
of
12
the
family
felidae
classified
as
any
of
the
following:
13
(a)
A
bengal
with
an
ancestor
classified
as
an
Asian
leopard
14
cat
which
is
a
member
of
the
species
prionailurus
bengalensis.
15
The
bengal
must
be
the
fourth
or
later
filial
generation
of
16
offspring
with
the
first
filial
generation
being
the
offspring
17
of
a
domestic
cat
and
an
Asian
leopard
cat,
and
each
subsequent
18
generation
being
the
offspring
of
a
domestic
cat.
19
(b)
A
savannah
with
an
ancestor
classified
as
a
serval
which
20
is
a
member
of
the
species
leptailurus
serval.
The
savannah
21
must
be
the
fourth
or
later
filial
generation
of
offspring
22
with
the
first
filial
generation
being
the
offspring
of
a
23
domestic
cat
and
serval,
and
each
subsequent
generation
being
24
the
offspring
of
a
domestic
cat.
25
EXPLANATION
26
GENERAL.
This
bill
amends
Code
chapter
717F,
which
27
regulates
the
possession
of
dangerous
wild
animals
under
28
the
authority
of
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
29
stewardship.
Generally,
the
Code
chapter
prohibits
a
30
person
from
owning
or
possessing
a
dangerous
wild
animal
31
or
transporting
a
dangerous
wild
animal
into
this
state
32
unless
the
person
is
licensed
by
the
United
States
department
33
of
agriculture
and
registered
by
the
Iowa
department
of
34
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
A
dangerous
animal
includes
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cats
(classified
as
belonging
to
the
family
felidae)
other
than
1
domestic
cats.
It
also
includes
the
offspring
of
a
dangerous
2
wild
animal
and
any
subsequent
generation
of
offspring.
3
EXEMPTING
CATS
CLASSIFIED
AS
F-4
BENGALS
AND
SAVANNAHS.
The
4
bill
provides
an
exemption
for
a
cat
classified
as
a
bengal
5
which
is
a
cross
between
a
domestic
cat
and
an
Asian
leopard
6
cat
or
classified
as
a
savannah
which
is
a
cross
between
a
7
domestic
cat
and
a
serval.
In
both
cases
the
bill
requires
8
a
separation
of
four
filial
generations
between
the
Asian
9
leopard
cat
or
serval
and
the
exempted
cat.
The
generations
10
are
calculated
by
counting
from
the
first
filial
generation
11
which
is
the
offspring
of
the
original
crossing.
The
filial
12
generations
are
sometimes
referred
to
as
F-1
through
F-4
to
13
identify
the
first
four
filial
generations
of
offspring.
The
14
bill’s
exemption
applies
to
those
cats
classified
as
F-4
15
bengals
and
savannahs.
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