We shouldn’t be petting sharks,” Sorenson says. Republican Representative John Wills declined to advance the bill, saying he doesn’t like legislation that just affects one business in the state.

A bill that would make it a crime to let people pet sharks has been tabled in the Iowa Legislature. It’s a response to a shark bite that happened in Iowa last year. A small shark bit an employee ...

Iowa lawmakers have sunk a bill that would prohibit Iowans from petting sharks — but it's possible it could resurface. Rep. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen, R-Greenfield, introduced the bill in response to ...