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IA HF2157

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brett Barker

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Iowa Code Section 717B.8 to require that delivery of a cat or dog to an animal shelter or pound must be physically accepted by an employee or volunteer of that facility to qualify as an exception to abandonment laws.
  • Animal shelters and pounds must hold a valid authorization issued or renewed by the department under chapter 162 for the delivery exception to apply.
  • Dropping off an animal without physical acceptance by shelter staff would constitute animal abandonment under the amended law.
  • Criminal penalties for animal abandonment range from a simple misdemeanor to an aggravated misdemeanor, depending on the condition of the animal.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal shelter or pound, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2521.)

Last Action

Withdrawn. H.J. 484.

3/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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