House Journal: Page 1090: Monday, April 1, 2002
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Unfinished Business Calendar
Senate File 2268, a bill for an act relating to animals other than
livestock, including the taking of such animals, providing for their
disposition, and providing for the reimbursement of dispositional
expenses, with report of committee recommending amendment and
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Tremmel of Wapello offered amendment H-8297 filed by the
committee on judiciary as follows:
H-8297
1 Amend Senate File 2268, as amended, passed, and
2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
3 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 33 the
4 following:
5 "Sec. . Section 709A.1, subsection 2, paragraph
6 c, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
7 c. Any premises the use of which constitutes a
8 violation of sections section 725.5, or 725.10, or
9 725.11 chapter 717D."
10 2. Page 6, by inserting after line 23 the
11 following:
12 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 717D.1 DEFINITIONS.
13 1. "Animal" means a nonhuman vertebrate.
14 2. "Contest event" means an event in which an
15 animal is or may be injured or tormented by another
16 animal involving physical combat, including but not
17 limited to bull baiting, bear baiting, cock fighting,
18 or dog fighting.
19 3. "Establishment" means the location where an
20 event occurs or is to occur, regardless of whether an
21 animal is present at the establishment or the animal
22 is witnessed by means of an electronic signal
23 transmitted to the location.
24 4. "Event" means a function organized for the
25 entertainment or profit of spectators for purposes of
26 witnessing an animal being injured or tormented.
27 5. "Event device" means equipment designed to
28 enhance an animal's entertainment value during
29 training or an event, including a device to improve
30 the animal's competitiveness.
31 6. "Livestock" means the same as defined in
32 section 717.1.
33 7. "Local authority" means the same as defined in
34 section 717B.1.
35 8. "Promoter" means a person who charges admission
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