{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-169.4a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 169.4A","heading":"Provision of veterinary services.","body":"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.\n2. Subsection 1 shall not do any of the following:\na. 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.\nb. 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”.","path":["Title V - AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)","Chapter 169 - VETERINARY PRACTICE","Subchapter I - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE — LICENSURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/169.4A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:04Z","sha256":"bfe686dec34b0431a6b0838d955a5407b33e5e00d19f6671c9292d72f46929bc","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-169.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-169.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}