162.11 Exceptions.
1. This chapter does not apply to a federal licensee except as provided in the following:
a. Section 162.1, subsection 2, and sections 162.2, 162.2A, 162.2B, 162.7, 162.8, 162.9A, 162.10A, 162.10C, 162.10D, 162.12A, and 162.13.
b. Section 162.1, subsection 1, but only to the extent required to implement sections described in paragraph “a”.
c. Section 162.16 but only to the extent required to implement sections described in paragraph “a”.
2. This chapter does not apply to a place or establishment which operates under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian as a hospital where animals are harbored, hospitalized, and cared for incidental to the treatment, prevention, or alleviation of disease processes during the routine practice of the profession of veterinary medicine. However, if animals are accepted by such a place, establishment, or hospital for boarding or grooming for a consideration, the place, establishment, or hospital is subject to the licensing or registration requirements applicable to a boarding kennel or commercial kennel under this chapter and the rules adopted by the secretary.
3. This chapter does not apply to a noncommercial kennel at, in, or adjoining a private residence where dogs or cats are kept for the hobby of the householder, if the dogs or cats are used for hunting, for practice training, for exhibition at shows or field or obedience trials, or for guarding or protecting the householder’s property. However, the dogs or cats must not be kept for breeding if a person receives consideration for providing the breeding.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.11]
88 Acts, ch 1186, §13; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §19, 20, 29