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 any of the following commits a class “D” felony:
  a.  Tortures a police service dog.
  b.  Injures, so as to disfigure or disable, a police service dog.
  c.  Sets a booby trap device for purposes of injuring, so as to disfigure or disable, or killing a police service dog.
  d.  Pays or agrees to pay a bounty for purposes of injury, so as to disfigure or disable, or killing a police service dog.
  e.  Kills a police service dog.
  f.  Administers poison to a police service dog.
  3.  As used in this section, “police service dog” means a dog used by a peace officer or correctional officer in the performance of the officer’s duties, whether or not the dog is on duty.
  4.  This section does not apply to a peace officer or veterinarian who terminates the life of such a dog for the purpose of relieving the dog of undue pain or suffering, or to a person who justifiably acts in defense of self or another.
94 Acts, ch 1103, §20; 95 Acts, ch 107, §1