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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, S-5013, to House File 723, as 1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as 1 3 follows: 1 4 #1. By striking page 1, line 5, through page 2, 1 5 line 8, and inserting the following: 1 6 ""Sec. . NEW SECTION. 717.3 LIVESTOCK 1 7 TORTURE. 1 8 1. a. A person is guilty of livestock torture, 1 9 regardless of whether the person is the owner of the 1 10 livestock, if the person inflicts an injury on the 1 11 livestock which causes extreme physical pain to the 1 12 livestock, or subjects the livestock to a condition 1 13 which causes extreme physical pain, with the purpose 1 14 of increasing or prolonging the extreme physical pain. 1 15 b. As used in this subsection, "extreme physical 1 16 pain" includes severe suffering or agony. 1 17 2. This section shall not apply to any of the 1 18 following: 1 19 a. A person acting to carry out an order issued by 1 20 a court. 1 21 b. A licensed veterinarian while practicing 1 22 veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169. 1 23 c. A person while carrying out a practice that is 1 24 consistent with customary animal husbandry practices. 1 25 d. A person acting reasonably to protect a person 1 26 from injury or death caused by unconfined livestock. 1 27 e. A local authority acting reasonably to destroy 1 28 livestock, if at the time of the destruction, the 1 29 owner of the livestock is absent or unable to care for 1 30 the livestock, and the livestock is permanently 1 31 distressed by disease or injury to a degree that would 1 32 result in severe and prolonged suffering. 1 33 f. An institution, as defined in section 145B.1, 1 34 or a research facility, as defined in section 162.2, 1 35 provided that the institution or research facility 1 36 performs functions within the scope of accepted 1 37 practices and disciplines associated with the 1 38 institution or research facility. 1 39 3. A person guilty of livestock torture is guilty 1 40 of a class "D" felony. If a person is guilty of 1 41 livestock torture, the sentencing order shall require 1 42 that the person participate in counseling according to 1 43 terms ordered by the court. 1 44 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 717B.5A ANIMAL TORTURE. 1 45 1. a. A person is guilty of animal torture, 1 46 regardless of whether the person is the owner of the 1 47 animal, if the person inflicts an injury to the animal 1 48 which causes extreme physical pain to the animal, or 1 49 subjects the animal to a condition which causes 1 50 extreme physical pain, with the purpose of increasing 2 1 or prolonging the extreme physical pain. 2 2 b. As used in this subsection, "extreme physical 2 3 pain" includes severe suffering or agony. 2 4 2. This section shall not apply to any of the 2 5 following: 2 6 a. A person acting to carry out an order issued by 2 7 a court. 2 8 b. A licensed veterinarian while practicing 2 9 veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169. 2 10 c. A person while carrying out a practice that is 2 11 consistent with customary animal husbandry practices. 2 12 d. A person taking, hunting, trapping, or fishing 2 13 for a wild animal as provided in chapter 481A. 2 14 e. A person acting reasonably to protect the 2 15 person's property from a wild animal as defined in 2 16 section 481A.1. 2 17 f. A person acting reasonably to protect a person 2 18 from injury or death caused by a wild animal as 2 19 defined in section 481A.1. 2 20 g. A person acting reasonably to protect a person 2 21 from injury or death caused by an unconfined animal. 2 22 h. A local authority acting reasonably to destroy 2 23 an animal, if at the time of the destruction, the 2 24 owner of the animal is absent or unable to care for 2 25 the animal, and the animal is permanently distressed 2 26 by disease or injury to a degree that would result in 2 27 severe and prolonged suffering. 2 28 i. An institution, as defined in section 145B.1, 2 29 or a research facility, as defined in section 162.2, 2 30 provided that the institution or research facility 2 31 performs functions within the scope of accepted 2 32 practices and disciplines associated with the 2 33 institution or research facility. 2 34 3. A person guilty of animal torture is guilty of 2 35 a class "D" felony. If a person is guilty of animal 2 36 torture, the sentencing order shall require that the 2 37 person participate in counseling according to terms 2 38 ordered by the court." 2 39 # . Title page, line 1, by striking the words 2 40 "persons and" and inserting the following: "livestock 2 41 and other"." 2 42 2 43 2 44 2 45 MARY A. LUNDBY 2 46 2 47 2 48 2 49 MATT McCOY 2 50 HF 723.707 78 3 1 da/cls
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