Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 351.25 (2026)

Dog as property

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All dogs under six months of age, and all dogs over said age and wearing a collar with a valid rabies vaccination tag attached to the collar, shall be deemed property. Dogs not provided with a rabies vaccination tag shall not be deemed property. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.25] 94 Acts, ch 1173, §32 Referred to in §351.45

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: Sisler v. City of Centerville, 372 N.W.2d 248 (Iowa 1985).

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Sisler v. City of Centerville, 372 N.W.2d 248 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 8× “On that occasion, when testimony showed that Ralph was more than six months old and unlicensed, the county attorney moved that the charge be dismissed on the ground that in those circumstances Code section 351.25 provided that the dog was deemed not to be property.”

Chafa v. Greenfield (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “First, Iowa Code section 351.25 notes that “[d]ogs not provided with a rabies vaccination tag shall not be deemed property.”

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