Senate File 2260 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2260 BY DAWSON A BILL FOR An Act providing for the adoption of certain animals confined 1 by research facilities. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5693XS (2) 89 da/ns

S.F. 2260 Section 1. Section 162.2, Code 2022, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. “Animal rescue organization” means a 3 person other than an animal shelter operating on a nonprofit 4 basis to place unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray dogs or 5 cats in permanent adopted homes as provided by rules adopted 6 by the department. 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 22A. a. “Qualified research facility” 8 means a research facility, including but not limited to a 9 regents institution, that conducts experiments on dogs or 10 cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific 11 purpose; and that receives moneys from the state or federal 12 government. 13 b. “Qualified research facility” includes a research 14 facility that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for 15 research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose, in 16 collaboration with a research facility described in paragraph 17 “a” . 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 24A. “Retired animal” means a dog or cat 19 confined at a qualified research facility, if the dog or cat 20 has been previously used for research, education, testing, or 21 another scientific purpose; and the dog or cat is no longer 22 required to be confined by the qualified research facility for 23 any of those purposes. 24 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 162.10 Qualified research facilities 25 —— adoption program. 26 1. A qualified research facility shall establish an 27 adoption program for retired animals confined at the qualified 28 research facility for placement in a permanent adoptive home. 29 In order to be eligible for adoption under the program, the 30 retired animal must have no substantial medical condition, and 31 pose no safety risk to the public, that would prevent the dog’s 32 or cat’s successful integration into a permanent adoptive home. 33 2. Once a dog or cat becomes a retired animal and is 34 eligible for adoption under the adoption program, the qualified 35 -1- LSB 5693XS (2) 89 da/ns 1/ 2

S.F. 2260 research facility must do at least one of the following: 1 a. Offer to transfer ownership and custody of the retired 2 animal to an animal shelter or animal rescue organization to 3 facilitate the transfer of ownership and custody of the retired 4 animal to a person for placement into the person’s permanent 5 adoptive home. A qualified research facility must enter into 6 an agreement with one or more animal shelters or animal rescue 7 organizations electing to participate in the program. 8 b. Offer to transfer ownership and custody of the retired 9 animal to a person for private placement in the person’s 10 permanent adoptive home according to an arrangement agreed to 11 by the qualified research facility and the person. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill requires a research facility receiving state or 16 federal moneys (qualified research facility) to participate in 17 an adoption program for dogs or cats confined at the research 18 facility that are no longer used for research, education, 19 testing, or other scientific purpose. The dog or cat is deemed 20 retired and the qualified research facility must provide for 21 the retired animal’s adoption into a permanent home if the 22 animal has no substantial medical condition, and poses no 23 safety risk to the public, that would prevent the animal’s 24 successful integration into a permanent adoptive home. The 25 qualified research facility must either offer the retired 26 animal to an animal shelter or animal rescue organization under 27 an agreement entered into by the parties, or to a person as 28 part of a private adoption arrangement. 29 -2- LSB 5693XS (2) 89 da/ns 2/ 2