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House
File
559
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
559
BY
RINKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
animal
abuse,
neglect,
and
torture,
and
1
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
717B.2,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2025,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
A
person
who
commits
animal
abuse
that
causes
serious
3
injury
or
death
to
an
animal
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
4
misdemeanor
a
class
“D”
felony
.
5
5.
Notwithstanding
subsection
4
,
a
person
who
commits
6
animal
abuse
that
causes
serious
injury
or
death
to
an
animal
7
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
if
the
person
has
previously
8
been
convicted
of
committing
animal
abuse
pursuant
to
this
9
section
,
animal
neglect
punishable
as
a
serious
misdemeanor
10
or
aggravated
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
section
717B.3
,
animal
11
torture
pursuant
to
section
717B.3A
,
injury
to
or
interference
12
with
a
police
service
dog
pursuant
to
section
717B.9
,
13
bestiality
pursuant
to
section
717C.1
,
or
an
act
involving
a
14
contest
event
prohibited
in
section
717D.2
.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
717B.3,
subsections
5
and
6,
Code
2025,
are
16
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
5.
A
person
who
commits
animal
neglect
that
causes
serious
18
injury
or
death
to
an
animal
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
19
misdemeanor
a
class
“D”
felony
.
20
6.
Notwithstanding
subsection
5
,
a
person
who
commits
21
animal
neglect
that
causes
serious
injury
or
death
to
an
22
animal
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
if
the
person
has
been
23
previously
convicted
of
animal
abuse
pursuant
to
section
24
717B.2
,
animal
neglect
punishable
as
a
serious
misdemeanor
or
25
aggravated
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
this
section
,
animal
torture
26
pursuant
to
section
717B.3A
,
injury
to
or
interference
with
27
a
police
service
dog
pursuant
to
section
717B.9
,
bestiality
28
pursuant
to
section
717C.1
,
or
an
act
involving
a
contest
event
29
prohibited
in
section
717D.2
.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
717B.3A,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2025,
are
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
4.
A
person
who
commits
animal
torture
is
guilty
of
an
33
aggravated
misdemeanor
a
class
“D”
felony
.
34
5.
Notwithstanding
subsection
4
,
a
person
who
commits
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animal
torture
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
if
the
person
1
has
previously
been
convicted
of
committing
animal
abuse
2
pursuant
to
section
717B.2
,
animal
neglect
punishable
as
a
3
serious
misdemeanor
or
aggravated
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
4
section
717B.3
,
animal
torture
pursuant
to
this
section
,
injury
5
to
or
interference
with
a
police
service
dog
pursuant
to
6
section
717B.9
,
bestiality
pursuant
to
section
717C.1
,
or
an
7
act
involving
a
contest
event
prohibited
in
section
717D.2
.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
animal
abuse,
neglect,
and
torture.
12
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
commits
animal
abuse
13
or
animal
neglect
that
results
in
serious
injury
or
death
to
14
the
animal,
or
a
person
who
commits
animal
torture,
is
guilty
15
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
16
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
17
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
18
Current
law
designates
a
first
offense
as
an
aggravated
19
misdemeanor,
and
a
class
“D”
felony
for
subsequent
violations.
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