Animals included in rules.

21—67.2(162) Animals included in rules. “Dog,” as that term is used in the rules, includes hybrid dog mixtures. “Animals,” as that term is used in rules relating to boarding kennels, commercial kennels, commercial breeders, dealers, public auctions, animal shelters, and pounds, means dogs and cats. “Animals,” as that term is used in rules relating to pet shops, means dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, nonhuman primates, birds, fish other than live bait, or other vertebrate animals.

This chapter does not apply to livestock as defined in Iowa Code section 717.1 or any other agricultural animal used in agricultural production as provided in Iowa Code chapter 717A. [ARC 4789C, IAB 12/4/19, effective 1/8/20]