Iowa Puppies for Sale

Whether you’re visiting Iowa to find Golden Retriever puppies for sale or to take your Goldendoodle on an outdoor adventure, you’ll find Iowa has more than enough dog-friendly activities to keep you busy.  

In fact, you could travel far and wide and not find a better state to be a dog owner than the great state of Iowa. Are you looking for French Bulldog puppies for sale in Iowa? Iowa is also one of the best states in the country to buy, rescue or adopt a Golden Retriever puppy.  

Maybe you’re moving to Iowa with your dog? If so,  you need to read these state, county and local requirements before you move to Iowa with your new puppy.

Yes. According to Iowa Code 351.33, “every owner of a dog shall obtain a rabies vaccination for such animal. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or have a dog in the person's possession, six months of age or over, which has not been vaccinated against rabies.” 

In addition to the vaccination, dog owners must affix a tag to the dog’s collar bearing the certificate of vaccination.

No. Iowa there are no statewide leash laws in Iowa. However, dogs are not permitted to run at large and can be impounded by a local board of health or law enforcement officials if they are not wearing a tag with a vaccination certificate.  

Furthermore, many of the counties in Iowa have a dog leash law in place. Like many dog laws, whether or not you are required to leash your dog is entirely up to the county or city in which you reside.