717B.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate. However, “animal” does not include any of the following: a. Livestock, as defined in section 717.1. b. Preserve whitetail as defined in section 484C.1. c. Any game, fur-bearing animal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, as defined in section 481A.1, unless a person owns, […]
717B.2 Animal abuse — penalties. 1. A person commits animal abuse when the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly acts to inflict injury, serious injury, or death on an animal by force, violence, or poisoning. 2. This section shall not apply to any of the following: a. An owner of the animal, or a person acting […]
717B.3 Animal neglect — penalties. 1. A person commits animal neglect when the person owns or has custody of an animal, confines that animal, and fails to provide the animal with any of the following conditions for the animal’s welfare: a. Access to food in an amount and quality reasonably sufficient to satisfy the animal’s […]
717B.3A Animal torture — penalties. 1. A person is guilty of animal torture if the person intentionally or knowingly inflicts on an animal severe and prolonged or repeated physical pain that causes the animal’s serious injury or death. 2. This section shall not apply to any of the following: a. A person acting to carry […]
717B.3B Animal mistreatment — court order — evaluation and treatment. 1. At the time of a person’s conviction for committing a public offense constituting animal mistreatment, a court may enter an order requiring the person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment that the court determines to be appropriate after […]
717B.4 Dispositional proceedings. 1. Upon a petition brought by a local authority, a court in the county where an animal is maintained by a responsible party or a local authority shall determine if the animal is a threatened animal and order its disposition after a hearing. a. The matter shall be heard within ten days […]
717B.5 Rescue of threatened animals. A local authority may provide for the rescue of an animal as follows: 1. The rescue must be made by a law enforcement officer having cause to believe that the animal is a threatened animal after consulting with a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 169. The law enforcement officer may […]
717B.6 Destruction and disposition of wild animals. A person may humanely destroy a wild animal as defined in section 481A.1, if the wild animal is permanently distressed by injury or disease to a degree that results in severe and prolonged suffering. The destroyed animal shall be subject to disposition as provided by rules adopted by […]
717B.7 Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1130, §10 . See chapter 717D.
717B.8 Abandonment of cats and dogs — penalties. 1. A person commits animal abandonment if the person owns or has custody of a cat or dog and relinquishes all rights in and duties to care for the cat or dog. 2. This section does not apply to any of the following: a. The delivery of […]
717B.9 Injury or interference with a police service dog. 1. A person who knowingly, and willfully or maliciously torments, strikes, administers a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise interferes with a police service dog, without inflicting serious injury on the dog, commits a serious misdemeanor. 2. A person who knowingly, and willfully or maliciously does […]
