Iowa Code § 169.4A
Provision of veterinary services
Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2012
A person, including a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, established on or after July 1, 1994, other than either a professional corporation organized under chapter 496C or a veterinarian licensed under this chapter, shall not provide veterinary medical services, own a veterinary clinic, or practice in this state, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. However, this section shall not prohibit a person from owning an interest in real property or a building where a clinic is located, if veterinary medical services or a practice is conducted by the clinic by a professional corporation or a veterinarian licensed under this chapter.
1. A person, including a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, established on or after July 1, 1994, shall not provide veterinary medical services, own a veterinary clinic, or practice veterinary medicine in this state, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
2. Subsection 1 shall not do any of the following:
a. Apply to a veterinarian licensed under this chapter, a partnership formed under chapter 486A and composed of licensed veterinarians, a limited liability partnership formed under chapter 486A and composed of licensed veterinarians, a professional limited liability company organized under chapter 489 and engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine, or a professional corporation organized under chapter 496C and engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine.
b. Prohibit a person from owning an interest in real property or a building where a veterinary clinic is located, if veterinary medical services or a veterinary medicine practice is conducted at the clinic by a person described in paragraph “a”.
94 Acts, ch 1198, §35
94 Acts, ch 1198, §35; 2015 Acts, ch 77, §1
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