351.40 Quarantine.
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 Iowa department of public health. 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.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.40]
Referred to in §351.36, 351.42, 351.43
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 351 - DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
Section 351.25 - Dog as property.
Section 351.26 - Right and duty to kill untagged dog.
Section 351.27 - Right to kill tagged dog.
Section 351.28 - Liability for damages.
Section 351.29 - Construction clause.
Section 351.33 - Rabies vaccination.
Section 351.34 - Condition for license.
Section 351.35 - How and when.
Section 351.37 - Dogs running at large — impoundment — disposition.
Section 351.38 - Owner’s duty.
Section 351.41 - Not a limitation on power of municipalities and counties.
Section 351.45 - Tampering with a rabies vaccination tag — penalties.
Section 351.46 - Tampering with an electronic handling device — penalties.