Text: HF02506 Text: HF02508 Text: HF02500 - HF02599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 2507 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 CREATING A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF 1 5 ANTHRAX, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 126.24 ANTHRAX. 1 10 1. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION. Any person who knowingly 1 11 possesses bacillus anthracis or any substance containing 1 12 bacillus anthracis, is guilty of a class "C" felony. 1 13 2. UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION. Any person who knowingly 1 14 distributes bacillus anthracis or any substance containing 1 15 bacillus anthracis to any other person which may or may not 1 16 cause exposure to bacillus anthracis, is guilty of a class "B" 1 17 felony. 1 18 3. EXCEPTIONS. This section shall not apply to a person 1 19 who possesses or distributes bacillus anthracis or any 1 20 substance containing bacillus anthracis which is being used 1 21 solely for a purpose which is lawfully authorized under 1 22 federal law. 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 BRENT SIEGRIST 1 27 Speaker of the House 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 MARY E. KRAMER 1 32 President of the Senate 1 33 1 34 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 1 35 is known as House File 2507, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 MARGARET THOMSON 2 5 Chief Clerk of the House 2 6 Approved , 2002 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 THOMAS J. VILSACK 2 11 Governor
Text: HF02506 Text: HF02508 Text: HF02500 - HF02599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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