Iowa § 351.40 Quarantine

Iowa Statutes

§ 351.40 — Quarantine

Iowa § 351.40

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 351DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS

This text of Iowa § 351.40 (Quarantine) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Iowa primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Iowa Code § 351.40 (2026).

Text

If a local board of health believes rabies to be epidemic, or believes there is a threat of
epidemic, in its jurisdiction, it may declare a quarantine in all or part of the area under its
jurisdiction and such declaration shall be reported to the department of health and human
services. During the period of quarantine, any person owning or having a dog in the person’s
possession in the quarantined area shall keep such animal securely enclosed or on a leash
for the duration of the quarantine period.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

If a local board of health believes rabies to be epidemic, or believes there is a threat of
epidemic, in its jurisdiction, it may declare a quarantine in all or part of the area under its
jurisdiction and such declaration shall be reported to the department of health and human
services. During the period of quarantine, any person owning or having a dog in the person’s
possession in the quarantined area shall keep such animal securely enclosed or on a leash
for the duration of the quarantine period.