Iowa City, Coralville, and unincorporated Johnson County require dogs to be leashed or controlled off the owner's property, with the shared Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center handling enforcement. Rabies vaccination is required by Iowa Code 351.33.
Animal control here is unusually consolidated: the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center, at 3910 Napoleon Lane, shelters and enforces under contract for Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights, the University of Iowa, and unincorporated Johnson County. Each jurisdiction's ordinance requires dogs to be leashed or under control off the owner's property, and dogs at large may be impounded. Iowa Code Section 351.33 makes rabies vaccination mandatory for dogs six months and older, and local licensing is set by ordinance. Dangerous-dog designation in these communities is behavior-based, not breed-based.
A dog at large may be impounded, with impound and daily boarding fees to reclaim it, plus a citation. An unvaccinated impounded dog must be vaccinated at the owner's expense before release.
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