What the 2026 draft changes

Chapter 57: Dangerous and Vicious Animals

In the August 2026 draft recodification (Nuisances and Animal Control), from page 137. Current 57 Dangerous And Vicious Animals.

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A comparison with the August 2026 draft recodification prepared by Iowa Codification for the City. The draft has not been adopted and can still change; the current code (unofficial compilation) governs until a recodified Code is adopted. Matches between sections are made by machine from the texts and are reviewed where uncertain.

4 not comparable.

Section by section

—→ § 57.01 Definitions · Not comparable · read (the current chapter has no section text in the archive)

—→ § 57.02 Keeping Of Dangerous Animals Prohibited · Not comparable · read (the current chapter has no section text in the archive)

—→ § 57.03 Keeping Of Vicious Animals Prohibited · Not comparable · read (the current chapter has no section text in the archive)

—→ § 57.04 Seizure, Impoundment, And Disposition · Not comparable · read (the current chapter has no section text in the archive)

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