CHAPTER 717F DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
717F.1 DEFINITIONS
5. a.”Dangerous wild animal”means any of the following:
3)A member of the family felidae of the order carnivora, including but not limited to lions, tigers, cougars, leopards, cheetahs, ocelots, and servals. However, a dangerous wild animal does not include a domestic cat.
b. “Dangerous wild animal” includes an animal which is the offspring of an animal provided in paragraph “a”, and another animal provided in that paragraph or any other animal. It also includes animals which are the offspring of each subsequent generation. However, a dangerous wild animal does not include the offspring of a domestic dog and a wolf, or the offspring from each subsequent generation in which at least one parent is a domestic dog.
717F.3 DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS — PROHIBITIONS
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not do any of the following:
1.Own or possess a dangerous wild animal.
2.Cause or allow a dangerous wild animal owned by a person or in the person’s possession to breed.
3.Transport a dangerous wild animal into this state.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE POSSESSION OF CATS CLASSIFIED AS BENGALS AND SAVANNAHS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 717F.l, subsection 5 , paragraph b , Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
b . “Dangerous wild animal” includes an animal which is the offspring of an animal provided in paragraph “a”, and another animal provided in that paragraph or any other animal. It also includes animals which are the offspring of each subsequent generation . However, a dangerous wild animal does not include any of the following:
(1) The offspring of a domestic dog and a wolf, or the offspring from each subsequent generation in which at least one parent is a domestic dog.
( 2 ) ( a ) The offspring of a domestic cat and another member of the family felidae classified as a bengal with an ancestor classified as an Asian leopard cat which is a member of the species prionailurus bengalensis. The bengal must be the fourth or later filial generation of offspring with the first filial generation being the offspring of a domestic cat and an Asian leopard cat, and each subsequent generation being the offspring of a domestic cat.
(b) The offspring of a domestic cat and another member of the family felidae classified as a savannah with an ancestor classified as a serval which is a member of the species leptailurus serval. The savannah must be the fourth or later filial generation of offspring with the first filial generation being the offspring of a domestic cat and a serval, and each subsequent generation being the offspring of a domestic cat.
5/28/13
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