99D.27 - RACING DOG ADOPTION PROGRAM.
99D.27 RACING DOG ADOPTION PROGRAM.
A track licensed to race dogs under this chapter shall maintain a
racing dog adoption program. The track shall advertise the
availability of adoptable dogs in the media, including but not
limited to racing programs. The track shall compile a list of
persons applying to adopt a dog. A dog's owner or dog's trainer
acting with the consent of the owner may participate in the program
by placing the dog for adoption. The ownership of the dog shall be
transferred from the owner of the dog to the person who is adopting
the dog. A dog shall not be transferred to a person for purposes
related to racing, breeding, hunting, laboratory research, or
scientific experimentation. A dog shall not be transferred unless
the dog has been examined by a veterinarian and found to be free of
disease requiring extensive medical treatment. A dog shall not be
transferred, until a veterinarian has certified that the dog has been
sterilized. The track may transfer a dog to a governmental agency or
nonprofit organization without examination or certification.
However, other requirements relating to the transfer of a dog to a
person by a track under this section apply to the transfer of a dog
to a person by the agency or organization. A person violating this
section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 216, §10; 90 Acts, ch 1155, § 1
Referred to in § 99D.13, 162.20