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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Iowa is close to banning wild and exotic animals as pets. The House has given final approval to a bill that prohibits Iowans from owning or possessing the animals or breeding or transporting them into Iowa.
The bill, which goes to Governor Culver, was pushed by the Animal Rescue of League. It noted more than a dozen cases over the past three years that included tigers, bears, lions and monkeys.
One Sioux City home had 30 exotic animals, including an alligator. Under the measure, existing pet owners would be exempt from the law but would be charged a hefty fee. Enforcement of the ban startsJuly first.
Animals off limits include lions, bear, crocodiles, rhinoceroses, elephants, foxes and wolves.
