Is it legal to own a pet armadillo?
Legal, no state permit
Iowa's dangerous wild animal law covers specific families such as canids, felids, bears and primates, and armadillos are not among them.
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Every QuirkMaps topic for Iowa, grouped by category. Each answer links to the official source it comes from.
Exotic pets
Vehicles
Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Sunday car sales banned
Iowa bars licensed dealers from buying or selling new or used cars at retail on Sunday.
Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
No helmet law
Iowa has no motorcycle helmet law for riders or passengers of any age.
Do you need a front license plate?
Front and rear plates
Iowa requires passenger cars to display registration plates on both the front and the rear.
Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Iowa allows drivers to pump their own gas. State law sets rules for self-service fuel dispensers at retail stations.
Is it legal to put a train horn on a car?
Allowed with limits
Iowa bans horns that make an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle, which a typical train horn likely fails.
Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
No safety inspection
No. Iowa does not require safety inspections of private passenger cars to register them or on a regular schedule.
Home & property
Are fireworks legal?
Aerial fireworks allowed
Iowa allows adults 18 and older to buy and use consumer fireworks, including aerial ones, during set summer and winter periods.
Food & drink
Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Allowed
Iowa's alcohol law has no rule against happy hour drink discounts.
Is there a bottle deposit?
Bottle deposit law
Iowa's bottle bill puts a 5-cent refundable deposit on carbonated soft drinks, beer, wine, and liquor containers.
Where can you buy liquor?
State wholesale, private stores
Iowa is the only wholesaler of liquor, but privately owned licensed stores sell it to the public.
Time & calendar
Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST
Iowa observes daylight saving time under state law and has not enacted a law to change that.
Money & taxes
Are groceries taxed?
Groceries exempt
Iowa exempts most food and food ingredients from its state sales tax.
Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Iowa runs a state lottery under Iowa Code chapter 99G, which has sold tickets since 1985.
Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Has a tax-free period
Iowa holds a yearly sales tax holiday on the first Friday and Saturday of August for clothing and footwear under $100.
Voting & elections
Do you need an ID to vote?
ID required, non-photo accepted
Iowa requires ID at the polls. A free non-photo Voter ID card counts, and a voter with no ID may vote provisionally.