162.11 - EXCEPTIONS.
162.11 EXCEPTIONS.
1. Any dealer or commercial breeder and any person who operates a
commercial kennel or public auction who has obtained and is operating
the business under a current and valid federal license shall, upon
payment of the prescribed fee, be forwarded a certificate of
registration by the secretary.
2. The certificate of registration may be denied or revoked if
the person no longer possesses a current and valid federal license.
Other than obtaining the certificate of registration from the
secretary, any dealer or commercial breeder and any person who
operates a commercial kennel or public auction shall not be subject
to further regulation under the provisions of this chapter.
3. Any person who possesses a current and valid federal license
may, in lieu of obtaining a certificate of registration, make
application for a state license as provided in this chapter. If
properly qualified, and upon payment of the prescribed fee, a license
shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter.
4. This chapter does not apply to a place or establishment which
operates under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed
veterinarian as a hospital where animals are harbored, hospitalized,
and cared for incidental to the treatment, prevention, or alleviation
of disease processes during the routine practice of the profession of
veterinary medicine. However, if animals are accepted by such a
place, establishment, or hospital for boarding or grooming for a
consideration, the place, establishment, or hospital is subject to
the licensing or registration requirements applicable to a boarding
kennel or commercial kennel under this chapter and the rules adopted
by the secretary.
5. This chapter does not apply to a noncommercial kennel at, in,
or adjoining a private residence where dogs or cats are kept for the
hobby of the householder, if the dogs or cats are used for hunting,
for practice training, for exhibition at shows or field or obedience
trials, or for guarding or protecting the householder's property.
However, the dogs or cats must not be kept for breeding if a person
receives consideration for providing the breeding. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 162.11] Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1186, § 13