Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 351.33 (2026)

Rabies vaccination

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Every owner of a dog shall obtain a rabies vaccination for such animal. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or have a dog in the person’s possession, six months of age or over, which has not been vaccinated against rabies. Dogs kept in kennels and not allowed to run at large shall not be subject to these vaccination requirements. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.33] Referred to in §351.35, 351.36, 351.42, 351.43\n\n 351.34 Condition for license. Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Chafa v. Greenfield (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).

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Chafa v. Greenfield (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “” Section 351.33 commands, “It shall be unlawful for any person to own or have a dog in the person’s possession .”

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