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Iowa Code § 717E.1 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 717E: Pets as Prizes, Iowa Code.
Full text of Iowa Code § 717E.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Advertise” means to present a commercial message in any medium including but not limited to print, radio, television, sign, display, label, tag, or articulation.
2. “Business” means any enterprise relating to any of the following:
a. The sale or offer for sale of goods or services.
b. A recruitment for employment or membership in an organization.
c. A solicitation to make an investment.
d. An amusement or entertainment activity.
3. “Fair” means any of the following:
a. The annual fair and exposition held by the Iowa state fair board pursuant to chapter 173 or any fair event conducted by a fair under the provisions of chapter 174.
b. An exhibition of agricultural or manufactured products.
c. An event for operation of amusement rides or devices or concession booths.
4. “Game” means a game of chance or game of skill as defined in section 99B.1.
5. “Pet” means a living animal which is limited to a dog, cat, or an animal normally maintained in a small tank or cage in or near a residence, including but not limited to a rabbit, gerbil, hamster, mouse, parrot, canary, mynah, finch, tropical fish, goldfish, snake, turtle, gecko, or iguana.
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