Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 167.18 (2026)

Duty to dispose of dead bodies

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1. A person who has been caring for or who owns an animal that has died shall not allow the carcass to lie about the person’s premises. The carcass shall be disposed of within a reasonable time after death by composting, cooking, burying, or burning, as provided in this chapter, or by disposing of it, within the allowed time, to a person licensed to dispose of it. 2. Subsection 1 does not apply to a veterinarian, issued a valid license or a valid temporary permit by the Iowa board of veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169, who contains a dead animal’s carcass in a manner that prevents an outbreak of disease. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2761; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.18] 87 Acts, ch 96, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 154, §2

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2022 · leading case: State v. Walker, 236 N.W.2d 292 (Iowa 1975).

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State v. Walker, 236 N.W.2d 292 (Iowa 1975). · cites it 5× “3, The Code, and in ten separate preliminary informations with failure to dispose of a dead animal within 24 hours, § 167.18, The Code. These charges were filed in Ankeny police court.”

Planned Parenthood of Ind. & Ky., Inc. v. Comm'r of the Ind. State Dep't of Health, 917 F.3d 532 (7th Cir. 2018). “Code § 4-5-5 ; Iowa Code § 167.18 (1) ; Kan. Stat. § 47-1219 ; Mich.”

Planned Parenthood of Indiana v. Comm'r of the Indiana St (7th Cir. 2018). “Code §4-5-5; Iowa Code §167.18 (1); Kan. Stat. §47-1219; Mich.”

Jane Doe 1 v. Attorney Gen. of Indiana (7th Cir. 2022). “Code §4-5- 5; Iowa Code §167.18 (1); Kan. Stat. §47-1219; Mich.”

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