Bill Text: IA HSB58 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the ethical use of research animals.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HSB58 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB58-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
58
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
COLLINS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
ethical
use
of
research
animals.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
162.4A,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
162.4A
Operation
of
a
research
facility
——
certificate
of
3
registration.
4
1.
A
research
facility
shall
only
operate
pursuant
to
5
a
certificate
of
registration
issued
by
the
department
as
6
provided
in
section
162.2A
.
The
7
2.
In
order
to
comply
with
the
provisions
of
this
chapter,
a
8
research
facility
shall
maintain
must
do
all
of
the
following:
9
a.
Maintain
records
as
required
by
the
department
in
order
10
for
the
department
to
ensure
the
research
facility’s
compliance
11
with
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
A
research
facility
shall
12
not
13
b.
Comply
with
the
provisions
of
chapter
162A.
14
c.
Only
purchase
a
dog
or
cat
from
a
commercial
15
establishment
that
does
not
have
has
been
issued
or
renewed
a
16
valid
authorization
issued
or
renewed
by
the
department
under
17
this
chapter
or
a
similar
authorization
issued
or
renewed
by
an
18
authorized
entity
in
another
state.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
162.10,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
162.10
Qualified
research
facilities
——
adoption
program.
22
1.
As
used
in
this
section
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
23
requires:
24
a.
“Animal
rescue
organization”
means
a
person
other
than
25
an
animal
shelter
operating
on
a
nonprofit
basis
to
place
26
unwanted,
abandoned,
abused,
or
stray
dogs
or
cats
in
permanent
27
adopted
homes
as
provided
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
28
b.
(1)
“Qualified
research
facility”
means
a
research
29
facility,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
regents
institution,
30
that
conducts
experiments
on
dogs
or
cats
for
research,
31
education,
testing,
or
another
scientific
purpose;
and
that
32
receives
moneys
from
the
state
or
federal
government.
33
(2)
“Qualified
research
facility”
includes
a
research
34
facility
that
conducts
experiments
on
dogs
or
cats
for
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research,
education,
testing,
or
another
scientific
purpose,
1
in
collaboration
with
a
research
facility
described
in
2
subparagraph
(1).
3
c.
“Retired
animal”
means
a
dog
or
cat
confined
at
a
4
qualified
research
facility,
if
the
dog
or
cat
has
been
5
previously
used
for
research,
education,
testing,
or
another
6
scientific
purpose;
and
the
dog
or
cat
is
no
longer
required
7
to
be
confined
by
the
qualified
research
facility
for
any
of
8
those
purposes.
9
2.
1.
A
qualified
research
facility
shall
establish
an
10
adoption
program
for
retired
animals
confined
at
the
qualified
11
research
facility
for
placement
in
a
permanent
adoptive
12
home.
In
order
to
be
eligible
for
adoption
under
the
program,
13
the
retired
animal
must
not
have
no
a
substantial
medical
14
condition,
and
must
not
pose
no
a
safety
risk
to
the
public,
15
that
would
prevent
the
dog’s
or
cat’s
successful
integration
16
into
a
permanent
adoptive
home.
17
3.
2.
Once
a
dog
or
cat
becomes
a
retired
animal
and
is
18
eligible
for
adoption
under
the
adoption
program,
the
qualified
19
research
facility
must
do
at
least
one
of
the
following:
20
a.
Offer
to
transfer
ownership
and
custody
of
the
retired
21
animal
to
an
animal
shelter
or
animal
rescue
organization
to
22
facilitate
the
transfer
of
ownership
and
custody
of
the
retired
23
animal
to
a
person
for
placement
into
the
person’s
permanent
24
adoptive
home.
A
qualified
research
facility
must
enter
into
25
an
agreement
with
one
or
more
animal
shelters
or
animal
rescue
26
organizations
electing
to
participate
in
the
program.
27
b.
Offer
to
transfer
ownership
and
custody
of
the
retired
28
animal
to
a
person
for
private
placement
in
the
person’s
29
permanent
adoptive
home
according
to
an
arrangement
agreed
to
30
by
the
qualified
research
facility
and
the
person.
31
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
162A.1
Short
title.
32
This
chapter
shall
be
known
and
may
be
cited
as
the
“Ethics
33
in
Animal
Research
Act”
.
34
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
162A.2
Definitions.
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As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
1
requires:
2
1.
“Animal”
means
a
vertebrate
animal
other
than
a
human.
3
2.
“
Animal
rescue
organization”
means
a
person,
other
than
4
an
animal
shelter,
operating
on
a
nonprofit
basis
to
place
5
unwanted,
abandoned,
abused,
or
stray
dogs
or
cats
in
permanent
6
adopted
homes
as
provided
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
7
3.
a.
“Animal
research”
means
the
investigation
of,
or
8
instruction
concerning
the
structure
or
function
of
living
9
organisms,
and
the
cause,
prevention,
control,
or
cure
of
10
diseases,
discomfort,
impairment,
or
abnormal
conditions
11
affecting
human
beings
or
animals.
12
b.
“Animal
research”
does
not
include
subjecting
an
animal
13
to
circumstances
for
purposes
of
doing
any
of
the
following:
14
(1)
Administering
a
form
of
recognized
veterinary
treatment
15
for
the
purpose
of
protecting
the
welfare
of
the
animal,
or
16
reducing
or
eliminating
the
animal’s
suffering
or
confusion.
17
(2)
The
conduct
of
normal
animal
husbandry
practices,
18
including
but
not
limited
to
an
accepted
livestock
management
19
practice
as
defined
in
section
169.3.
20
4.
“Animal
research
project”
or
“project”
means
to
conduct
21
animal
research
in
order
to
answer
a
specific
question,
to
22
support
or
refute
a
hypothesis,
or
determine
the
efficacy
or
23
likelihood
of
a
scientific
result.
24
5.
“Animal
shelter”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
25
162.2
operating
pursuant
to
a
certificate
of
registration
26
issued
by
the
department
pursuant
to
section
162.4.
27
6.
“Animal
Welfare
Act”
means
the
federal
Animal
Welfare
28
Act,
7
U.S.C.
ch.
54,
and
regulations
promulgated
by
the
United
29
States
department
of
agriculture
and
published
in
9
C.F.R.
ch.
30
1.
31
7.
“Board”
means
the
state
board
of
regents.
32
8.
“College
or
university”
means
an
accredited
public
or
33
private
college
or
university,
including
but
not
limited
to
34
a
university
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
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as
provided
in
chapter
262,
or
a
community
college
under
the
1
jurisdiction
of
a
board
of
directors
for
a
merged
area
as
2
provided
in
chapter
260C.
3
9.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
4
stewardship.
5
10.
a.
“Devocalization”
means
a
surgical
procedure
that
6
changes
an
animal’s
vocal
apparatus
in
a
manner
that
alters,
7
softens,
reduces,
or
eliminates
vocal
sounds
produced
by
the
8
animal.
9
b.
“Devocalization”
includes
a
surgical
procedure
described
10
as
ventriculocordectomy
or
vocal
cordectomy
that
results
in
11
cutting,
notching,
punching,
abrading,
lasering,
or
suturing
12
tissue
associated
with
an
animal’s
vocal
chords.
13
11.
“Medically
necessary”
means
a
service
performed
on
any
14
animal
that
is
all
of
the
following:
15
a.
Consistent
with
the
symptoms
or
a
diagnosis
made
in
16
conformance
with
recommended
veterinary
practice
standards.
17
b.
Reasonably
calculated
to
prevent,
diagnose,
correct,
18
cure,
alleviate,
or
prevent
the
worsening
of
a
condition
that,
19
left
untreated,
may
result
in
any
of
the
following:
20
(1)
The
end
of
life.
21
(2)
Pain,
suffering,
or
loss
of
function.
22
(3)
Illness
or
infirmity.
23
(4)
The
aggravation
of
a
disability
or
chronic
illness.
24
c.
An
effective
course
of
treatment
for
the
animal
according
25
to
recommended
veterinary
practice.
26
12.
a.
“Qualified
research
facility”
means
a
research
27
facility
that
is
a
college
or
university,
if
the
research
28
facility
performs
animal
research
using
state
moneys.
29
b.
“Qualified
research
facility”
includes
any
research
30
facility
that
acts
under
contract
with
a
qualified
research
31
facility.
32
13.
“Research
facility”
means
a
research
facility
as
defined
33
in
section
162.2
that
is
required
to
operate
pursuant
to
a
34
certificate
of
registration
issued
by
the
department
pursuant
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section
162.4A.
1
14.
“Retired
animal”
means
a
dog
or
cat
confined
at
a
2
qualified
research
facility,
if
the
dog
or
cat
has
been
3
previously
used
as
part
of
an
animal
research
project
and
the
4
dog
or
cat
is
no
longer
needed
or
required
to
be
confined
by
the
5
qualified
research
facility.
6
15.
“State
agency”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
7
8A.101.
8
16.
“State
moneys”
means
moneys
appropriated
or
allocated
9
from
the
state
treasury,
including
the
general
fund
of
the
10
state
or
other
fund,
account,
or
source
of
revenue
controlled
11
by
the
state,
including
deposits,
transfers,
and
earnings.
12
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
162A.3
Use
of
state
moneys
by
13
qualified
research
facilities
——
restrictions.
14
1.
a.
A
qualified
research
facility
shall
not
use
state
15
moneys
to
conduct
research
that
causes
an
animal
pain
or
16
distress
as
described
as
a
category
“D”
procedure
or
“E”
17
procedure
published
by
the
United
States
department
of
18
agriculture,
animal
and
plant
health
inspection
service,
under
19
the
Animal
Welfare
Act.
20
b.
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
a
medically
necessary
21
procedure
if
the
animal
undergoes
a
category
“D”
procedure
22
described
in
paragraph
“a”
subject
to
all
of
the
category’s
23
required
conditions,
including
the
recommended
use
of
an
24
appropriate
anesthetic,
analgesic,
or
tranquilizing
drug.
25
2.
A
qualified
research
facility
shall
not
use
state
moneys
26
to
conduct
research
involving
devocalization.
27
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
162A.4
Use
of
state
moneys
by
state
28
agencies
under
contract.
29
1.
If
a
state
agency
enters
into
a
contract
with
a
private
30
research
facility
to
perform
an
animal
research
project,
the
31
contract
shall
specify
the
amount
and
percentage
of
the
total
32
cost
of
performing
the
project
financed
by
state
moneys.
33
2.
If
the
state
agency
determines
that
the
private
research
34
facility
performing
the
animal
research
has
used
more
state
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moneys
than
required
to
perform
the
project,
the
private
1
research
facility
shall
not
be
eligible
to
enter
into
another
2
contract
with
any
state
agency
to
perform
a
project
for
a
3
twelve-month
period.
4
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
162A.5
Animal
research
report
——
5
qualified
research
facilities.
6
1.
Not
later
than
March
1
of
each
year,
a
qualified
research
7
facility
shall
prepare
and
publish
an
animal
research
report.
8
The
qualified
research
facility
shall
publish
the
report
on
its
9
internet
site
in
a
conspicuous
location
and
in
a
manner
that
is
10
easily
accessible
to
the
public.
11
2.
The
animal
research
report
must
state
for
the
prior
12
calendar
year
all
of
the
following:
13
a.
The
total
amount
of
state
moneys
expended
by
the
14
qualified
research
facility
to
support
all
animal
research
15
projects.
16
b.
For
each
animal
research
project,
the
report
shall
17
include
for
the
prior
calendar
year
a
list
of
active
animal
18
research
projects
performed
by
the
qualified
research
facility
19
and
financed
by
state
moneys.
The
report
must
include
for
each
20
project
all
of
the
following:
21
(1)
The
title
of
the
project
and
a
brief
statement
of
its
22
purpose.
23
(2)
The
number
and
species
of
animals
used.
24
(3)
(a)
The
amount
equal
to
the
total
cost
of
performing
25
the
project.
26
(b)
The
amount
and
percentage
of
that
total
cost
of
27
performing
the
project
financed
by
state
moneys.
28
(c)
The
amount
and
percentage
of
that
total
cost
of
29
performing
the
project
financed
by
sources
other
than
state
30
moneys.
31
(4)
The
expiration
date
of
the
project
and
the
expected
32
total
amount
of
state
moneys
expended
on
that
date.
33
c.
The
extent
to
which
the
qualified
research
facility
34
has
complied
with
the
public
health
service
policy
on
humane
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care
and
use
of
laboratory
animals
published
by
the
national
1
institutes
of
health,
office
of
laboratory
animal
welfare,
2
and
the
applicable
provisions
of
the
Animal
Welfare
Act.
The
3
report
must
include
any
corrective
action
taken
in
response
to
4
a
finding
of
noncompliance.
5
d.
(1)
The
total
number
of
animals
used
in
an
animal
6
research
project
that
have
been
placed
for
adoption,
including
7
animals
transferred
to
animal
shelters
and
animal
rescue
8
organizations.
9
(2)
The
total
number
of
animals
used
in
a
project
that
10
have
died,
and
a
brief
statement
explaining
the
cause
of
11
death,
including
why
an
animal
was
destroyed
and
the
manner
of
12
destruction.
13
(3)
A
detailed
explanation
of
specific
efforts
by
the
14
facility
to
reduce
the
use
of
animals
in
research.
The
15
explanation
must
include
the
number
of
animals
by
species
used
16
in
research
each
year
for
the
past
three
calendar
years
and
17
anticipated
numbers
expected
to
be
used
in
the
next
calendar
18
year.
19
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
162A.6
State
animal
research
report
——
20
state
board
of
regents.
21
1.
Not
later
than
March
1
of
each
year,
the
state
board
22
of
regents
shall
prepare
and
submit
a
state
animal
research
23
report
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly.
The
state
report
24
shall
be
a
compilation
of
information
in
animal
research
25
reports
submitted
to
the
board
by
qualified
research
facilities
26
according
to
requirements
established
by
rules
adopted
by
the
27
board
pursuant
to
chapter
17A.
The
board
shall
publish
the
28
state
report
on
its
internet
site
in
a
conspicuous
location
and
29
in
a
manner
that
is
easily
accessible
to
the
public.
The
board
30
shall
disseminate
information
in
the
state
report
to
interested
31
press
organizations.
32
Sec.
9.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
33
1.
The
Code
editor
is
directed
to
transfer
section
162.10
34
to
section
162A.11.
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2.
The
Code
editor
shall
correct
internal
references
in
the
1
Code
and
in
any
enacted
legislation
as
necessary
due
to
the
2
enactment
of
this
section.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
BACKGROUND.
This
bill
amends
provisions
in
Code
chapter
7
162
that
regulate
commercial
establishments
possessing
or
8
controlling
animals,
including
dogs
or
cats.
A
commercial
9
establishment
includes
a
research
facility
associated
with
an
10
educational
or
scientific
entity,
including
a
state
board
of
11
regents
institution,
concerned
with
the
prevention,
control,
12
or
cure
of
diseases
or
abnormal
conditions
of
human
beings
or
13
animals.
The
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
is
14
responsible
for
certifying
research
facilities
(Code
section
15
162.4A).
A
research
facility
may
participate
in
an
adoption
16
program
for
dogs
or
cats
confined
at
the
research
facility
once
17
the
dog
or
cat
is
retired
from
use
(Code
section
162.10).
18
BILL’S
PROVISIONS
——
GENERAL.
The
bill
creates
new
Code
19
chapter
162A
regulating
the
use
of
a
research
animal
used
by
20
a
qualified
research
facility
performing
an
animal
research
21
project
(project)
using
state
moneys.
Such
research
does
22
not
include
providing
an
animal
with
recognized
veterinary
23
treatment
or
normal
animal
husbandry
practices.
The
bill
24
regulates
animal
research
performed
by
a
qualified
research
25
facility
which
is
limited
to
a
public
or
private
college
or
26
university
performing
animal
research
using
state
moneys.
27
BILL’S
PROVISIONS
——
RESTRICTIONS.
The
bill
provides
28
that
a
qualified
research
facility
is
prohibited
from
using
29
state
moneys
to
conduct
research
that
causes
an
animal
pain
30
or
distress,
unless
it
is
classified
as
a
medically
necessary
31
procedure
accompanied
by
an
appropriate
anesthetic,
analgesic,
32
or
tranquilizing
drug.
The
bill
prohibits
the
practice
of
33
devocalization.
34
BILL’S
PROVISIONS
——
USE
OF
STATE
MONEYS
UNDER
CONTRACT.
The
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bill
applies
to
a
state
agency
which
enters
into
a
contract
1
with
a
private
research
facility
to
perform
an
animal
research
2
project.
The
contract
must
state
the
amount
and
percentage
3
of
the
total
cost
of
performing
the
project
financed
by
state
4
moneys.
The
bill
requires
that
the
contract
specify
the
amount
5
and
percentage
of
the
total
cost
of
performing
the
project
6
financed
by
state
moneys.
The
bill
also
provides
that
if
7
the
private
research
facility
expends
more
state
moneys
than
8
necessary
to
complete
a
project,
the
facility
is
prohibited
9
from
entering
into
a
similar
contract
with
the
state
for
twelve
10
months.
11
BILL’S
PROVISIONS
——
REPORTING.
The
bill
provides
that
12
not
later
than
March
1,
a
qualified
research
facility
must
13
prepare
and
publish
an
animal
research
report
(report).
The
14
report
must
include
information
regarding
state
moneys
used
15
to
support
projects,
a
description
of
the
projects
and
the
16
number
and
species
of
animal
used,
the
amount
of
state
moneys
17
expended,
the
extent
to
which
the
qualified
research
facility
18
has
complied
with
applicable
federal
standards
of
care,
the
19
disposition
of
the
animals
after
they
are
no
longer
of
research
20
value,
and
efforts
to
reduce
the
number
of
animals
used.
The
21
bill
provides
that
not
later
than
March
1,
the
state
board
of
22
regents
must
prepare
and
submit
a
state
animal
research
report
23
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly.
The
report
shall
be
24
prepared
as
a
compilation
using
information
submitted
to
the
25
board
by
qualified
research
facilities.
26
BILL’S
PROVISIONS
——
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
The
bill
27
provides
for
the
transfer
of
the
provision
allowing
for
the
28
adoption
of
research
animals
from
Code
chapter
162
to
new
Code
29
chapter
162A.
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