SF 476 (LSB 2519SV (1) 90)

SENATE FILE 476

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1195)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to county or city legislation affecting dog ownership.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  22.  A county shall not adopt, enforce, or otherwise administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that restricts or hinders a person’s right to own or keep a dog based on the breed or perceived breed of the dog. This subsection does not inhibit the authority of a county to adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that applies to all dogs.
    Sec. 2.  Section 364.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  18.  A city shall not adopt, enforce, or otherwise administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that restricts or hinders a person’s right to own or keep a dog based on the breed or perceived breed of the dog. This subsection does not inhibit the authority of a city to adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that applies to all dogs.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits counties and cities from adopting, enforcing, or administering an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that restricts or hinders a person’s right to own or keep a dog based on the breed or perceived breed of the dog. The bill does not inhibit the authority of a county or city to adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that applies to all dogs.