House Amendment 1574
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 888 as follows:
1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 3 clause and inserting the following:
1 4 <Section 1. NEW SECTION. 717F.1 DEFINITIONS.
1 5 As used in this chapter, unless the context
1 6 otherwise requires:
1 7 1. "Agricultural animal" means the same as defined
1 8 in section 717A.1.
1 9 2. "Assistive animal" means the same as defined in
1 10 section 216C.11.
1 11 3. a. "Circus" means a person who is all of the
1 12 following:
1 13 (1) The holder of a class "C" license issued by
1 14 the United States department of agriculture as
1 15 provided in 9 C.F.R., pt. 2, subpt. A.
1 16 (2) Is temporarily in this state as an exhibitor
1 17 as defined in 9 C.F.R., pt. 1, for purposes of
1 18 providing skilled performances by dangerous wild
1 19 animals, clowns, or acrobats for public entertainment.
1 20 b. "Circus" does not include a person, regardless
1 21 of whether the person is a holder of a class "C"
1 22 license as provided in paragraph "a", who does any of
1 23 the following:
1 24 (1) Keeps a dangerous wild animal which is a
1 25 member of the order carnivora within the family
1 26 felidae or the family ursidae, as described in this
1 27 section.
1 28 (2) Uses the dangerous wild animal for any of the
1 29 following purposes:
1 30 (a) A presentation to children at a public or
1 31 nonpublic school as defined in section 280.2.
1 32 (b) Entertainment that involves an activity in
1 33 which a member of the public is in close proximity to
1 34 the dangerous wild animal, including but not limited
1 35 to a contest or a photographic opportunity.
1 36 4. "Custody" means to possess, control, keep, or
1 37 harbor a dangerous wild animal in this state by a
1 38 public agency.
1 39 5. a. "Dangerous wild animal" means any of the
1 40 following:
1 41 (1) A member of the family canidae of the order
1 42 carnivora, including but not limited to wolves,
1 43 coyotes, and jackals. However, a dangerous wild
1 44 animal does not include a domestic dog.
1 45 (2) A member of the family hyaenidae of the order
1 46 of carnivora, including but not limited to hyenas.
1 47 (3) A member of the family felidae of the order
1 48 carnivora, including but not limited to lions, tigers,
1 49 cougars, leopards, cheetahs, ocelots, and servals.
1 50 However, a dangerous wild animal does not include a
2 1 domestic cat.
2 2 (4) A member of the family ursidae of the order
2 3 carnivora, including bears and pandas.
2 4 (5) A member of the family rhinocero tidae order
2 5 perissodactyla, which is a rhinoceros.
2 6 (6) A member of the order proboscidea, which are
2 7 any species of elephant.
2 8 (7) A member of the order of primates other than
2 9 humans, and including the following families:
2 10 callitrichiadae, cebidae, cercopithecidae,
2 11 cheirogaleidae, daubentoniidae, galagonidae,
2 12 hominidae, hylobatidae, indridae, lemuridae, loridae,
2 13 megaladapidae, or tarsiidae. A member includes but is
2 14 not limited to marmosets, tamarins, monkeys, lemurs,
2 15 galagos, bushbabies, great apes, gibbons, lesser apes,
2 16 indris, sifakas, and tarsiers.
2 17 (8) A member of the order crocodilia, including
2 18 but not limited to alligators, caimans, crocodiles,
2 19 and gharials.
2 20 (9) A member of the family varanidae of the order
2 21 squamata, which are limited to water monitors and
2 22 crocodile monitors.
2 23 (10) A member of the order squamata which is any
2 24 of the following:
2 25 (a) A member of the family varanidae, which are
2 26 limited to water monitors and crocodile monitors.
2 27 (b) A member of the family atractaspidae,
2 28 including but not limited to mole vipers and burrowing
2 29 asps.
2 30 (c) A member of the family helodermatidae,
2 31 including but not limited to beaded lizards and gila
2 32 monsters.
2 33 (d) A member of the family elapidae, voperidae,
2 34 crotalidae, atractaspidae, or hydrophidae which are
2 35 venomous, including but not limited to cobras, mambas,
2 36 coral snakes, kraits, adders, vipers, rattlesnakes,
2 37 copperheads, pit vipers, keelbacks, cottonmouths, and
2 38 sea snakes.
2 39 (e) A member of the superfamily henophidia, which
2 40 are limited to reticulated pythons, anacondas, and
2 41 African rock pythons.
2 42 b. "Dangerous wild animal" includes an animal
2 43 which is the offspring of an animal provided in
2 44 paragraph "a", and another animal provided in that
2 45 paragraph or any other animal. It also includes
2 46 animals which are the offspring of each subsequent
2 47 generation. However, a dangerous wild animal does not
2 48 include the offspring of a domestic dog and a wolf, or
2 49 the offspring from each subsequent generation in which
2 50 at least one parent is a domestic dog.
3 1 6. "Department" means the department of
3 2 agriculture and land stewardship.
3 3 7. "Electronic identification device" means a
3 4 device which when installed is designed to store
3 5 information regarding an animal or the animal's owner
3 6 in a digital format which may be accessed by a
3 7 computer for purposes of reading or manipulating the
3 8 information.
3 9 8. "Possess" means to own, keep, or control a
3 10 dangerous wild animal, or supervise or provide for the
3 11 care and feeding of a dangerous wild animal, including
3 12 any activity relating to confining, handling,
3 13 breeding, transporting, or exhibiting the dangerous
3 14 wild animal.
3 15 9. "Public agency" means the same as defined in
3 16 section 28E.2.
3 17 10. "Research facility" means any of the
3 18 following:
3 19 a. A federal research facility as provided in 9
3 20 C.F.R. ch. I.
3 21 b. A research facility that is required to be
3 22 registered by the United States department of
3 23 agriculture pursuant to 9 C.F.R. ch. I.
3 24 c. A research facility which is certified by the
3 25 department of agriculture and land stewardship as
3 26 provided in section 162.10.
3 27 11. "Wildlife sanctuary" means an organization
3 28 exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c) of the
3 29 Internal Revenue Code that operates a place of refuge
3 30 where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded,
3 31 abandoned, orphaned, or displaced wildlife are
3 32 provided care for their lifetime, if all of the
3 33 following apply:
3 34 a. The organization does not buy, sell, trade,
3 35 auction, lease, loan, or breed any animal of which the
3 36 organization is an owner.
3 37 b. The organization is accredited by the American
3 38 sanctuary association, the association of sanctuaries,
3 39 or another similar organization recognized by the
3 40 department.
3 41 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 717F.2 RULEMAKING ==
3 42 CHAPTER 28E AGREEMENTS == ASSISTANCE OF ANIMAL WARDEN.
3 43 1. The department shall administer this chapter by
3 44 doing all of the following:
3 45 a. Adopting rules as provided in chapter 17A for
3 46 the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
3 47 b. Entering into agreements with public agencies
3 48 pursuant to chapter 28E as the department determines
3 49 necessary for the administration and enforcement of
3 50 this chapter.
4 1 2. An animal warden as defined in section 162.2
4 2 shall assist the department in seizing and maintaining
4 3 custody of dangerous wild animals.
4 4 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 717F.3 DANGEROUS WILD
4 5 ANIMALS == PROHIBITIONS.
4 6 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a
4 7 person shall not do any of the following:
4 8 1. Own or possess a dangerous wild animal.
4 9 2. Cause or allow a dangerous wild animal owned by
4 10 a person or in the person's possession to breed.
4 11 3. Transport a dangerous wild animal into this
4 12 state.
4 13 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 717F.4 OWNING OR POSSESSING
4 14 DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
4 15 ACT.
4 16 A person who owns or possesses a dangerous wild
4 17 animal on the effective date of this Act may continue
4 18 to own or possess the dangerous wild animal subject to
4 19 all of the following:
4 20 1. The person must be eighteen years old or older.
4 21 2. a. The person must not have been convicted of
4 22 an offense involving the abuse or neglect of an animal
4 23 pursuant to a law of this state or another state,
4 24 including but not limited to chapter 717, 717B, 717C,
4 25 or 717D or an ordinance adopted by a city or county.
4 26 b. The department, another state, or the federal
4 27 government must not have suspended an application for
4 28 a permit or license or revoked a permit or license
4 29 required to operate a commercial establishment for the
4 30 care, breeding, or sale of animals, including as
4 31 provided in chapter 162.
4 32 c. The person must not have been convicted of a
4 33 felony for an offense committed within the last ten
4 34 years, as provided by this Code, under the laws of
4 35 another state, or under federal law.
4 36 d. The person must not have been convicted of a
4 37 misdemeanor or felony for an offense committed within
4 38 the last ten years involving a controlled substance as
4 39 defined in section 124.101 in this state, under the
4 40 laws of another state, or under federal law.
4 41 3. Within sixty days after the effective date of
4 42 this Act, the person must have an electronic
4 43 identification device implanted beneath the skin or
4 44 hide of the dangerous wild animal, unless a licensed
4 45 veterinarian states in writing that the implantation
4 46 would endanger the comfort or health of the dangerous
4 47 wild animal. In such case, an electronic
4 48 identification device may be otherwise attached to the
4 49 dangerous wild animal as required by the department.
4 50 4. Not later than December 31, 2007, the person
5 1 must notify the department using a registration form
5 2 prepared by the department. The registration form
5 3 shall include all of the following information:
5 4 a. The person's name, address, and telephone
5 5 number.
5 6 b. A sworn affidavit that the person meets the
5 7 requirements necessary to own or possess a dangerous
5 8 wild animal as provided in this section.
5 9 c. A complete inventory of each dangerous wild
5 10 animal which the person owns or possesses. The
5 11 inventory shall include all of the following
5 12 information:
5 13 (1) The number of the dangerous wild animals
5 14 according to species.
5 15 (2) The manufacturer and manufacturer's number of
5 16 the electronic device implanted in or attached to each
5 17 dangerous wild animal.
5 18 (3) The location where each dangerous wild animal
5 19 is kept. The person must notify the department in
5 20 writing within ten days of a change of address or
5 21 location where the dangerous wild animal is kept.
5 22 (4) The approximate age, sex, color, weight,
5 23 scars, and any distinguishing marks of each dangerous
5 24 wild animal.
5 25 (5) The name, business mailing address, and
5 26 business telephone number of the licensed veterinarian
5 27 who is responsible for providing care to the dangerous
5 28 wild animal. The information shall include a
5 29 statement signed by the licensed veterinarian
5 30 certifying that the dangerous wild animal is in good
5 31 health.
5 32 (6) A color photograph of the dangerous wild
5 33 animal.
5 34 (7) A copy of a current liability insurance policy
5 35 as required in this section. The person shall send a
5 36 copy of the current liability policy to the department
5 37 each year.
5 38 5. The person must pay the department a
5 39 registration fee as provided in section 717F.8.
5 40 6. The person must maintain health and ownership
5 41 records for the dangerous wild animal for the life of
5 42 the dangerous wild animal.
5 43 7. The person must confine the dangerous wild
5 44 animal in a primary enclosure as required by the
5 45 department on the person's premises. The person must
5 46 not allow the dangerous wild animal outside of the
5 47 primary enclosure unless the dangerous wild animal is
5 48 moved pursuant to any of the following:
5 49 a. To receive veterinary care from a licensed
5 50 veterinarian.
6 1 b. To comply with the directions of the department
6 2 or an animal warden.
6 3 c. To transfer ownership and possession of the
6 4 dangerous wild animal to a wildlife sanctuary or
6 5 provide for its destruction by euthanasia as required
6 6 by the department.
6 7 8. The person must display at least one sign on
6 8 the person's premises where the dangerous wild animal
6 9 is kept warning the public that the dangerous wild
6 10 animal is confined there. The sign must include a
6 11 symbol warning children of the presence of the
6 12 dangerous wild animal.
6 13 9. The person must immediately notify an animal
6 14 warden or other local law enforcement official of any
6 15 escape of a dangerous wild animal.
6 16 10. The person must maintain liability insurance
6 17 coverage in an amount of not less than one hundred
6 18 thousand dollars with a deductible of not more than
6 19 two hundred fifty dollars, for each occurrence of
6 20 property damage, bodily injury, or death caused by
6 21 each dangerous wild animal kept by the person.
6 22 11. The person who owns or possesses the dangerous
6 23 wild animal is strictly liable for any damages,
6 24 injury, or death caused by the dangerous wild animal.
6 25 The person must reimburse the department or other
6 26 public agency for actual expenses incurred by
6 27 capturing and maintaining custody of the dangerous
6 28 wild animal.
6 29 12. If the person is no longer able to care for
6 30 the dangerous wild animal, all of the following apply:
6 31 a. The person must so notify the department,
6 32 stating the planned disposition of the dangerous wild
6 33 animal.
6 34 b. The person must dispose of the dangerous wild
6 35 animal by transferring ownership and possession to a
6 36 wildlife sanctuary or providing for its destruction by
6 37 euthanasia as required by the department.
6 38 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 717F.5 SEIZURE, CUSTODY,
6 39 AND DISPOSAL OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS.
6 40 1. a. Except as provided in paragraph "b", the
6 41 department shall seize a dangerous wild animal which
6 42 is in the possession of a person if the person is not
6 43 in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
6 44 b. Upon request, the department may provide that
6 45 the person retain possession of the dangerous wild
6 46 animal for not more than fourteen days, upon
6 47 conditions required by the department. During that
6 48 period, the person shall take all necessary actions to
6 49 comply with this chapter. The department shall
6 50 inspect the premises where the dangerous wild animal
7 1 is kept during reasonable times to ensure that the
7 2 person is complying with the conditions.
7 3 2. If the person fails to comply with the
7 4 conditions of the department at any time or is not in
7 5 compliance with this chapter following the
7 6 fourteen=day period, the department shall seize the
7 7 dangerous wild animal.
7 8 a. The dangerous wild animal shall be considered
7 9 to be a threatened animal which has been rescued as
7 10 provided in chapter 717B. The court may authorize the
7 11 return of the dangerous wild animal to the person from
7 12 whom the dangerous wild animal was seized if the court
7 13 finds all of the following:
7 14 (1) The person is capable of providing the care
7 15 required for the dangerous wild animal.
7 16 (2) There is a substantial likelihood that the
7 17 person will provide the care required for the
7 18 dangerous wild animal.
7 19 (3) The dangerous wild animal has not been abused,
7 20 neglected, or tortured, as provided in chapter 717B.
7 21 b. If the court orders a permanent disposition of
7 22 the dangerous wild animal, the dangerous wild animal
7 23 shall be subject to disposition as provided in section
7 24 717B.4 and the responsible party shall be assessed
7 25 costs associated with its seizure, custody, and
7 26 disposition as provided in that section. The
7 27 department may find long=term placement for the
7 28 dangerous wild animal with a wildlife sanctuary or
7 29 institution accredited or certified by the American
7 30 zoo and aquarium association.
7 31 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 717F.6 CAUSE OF THE ESCAPE
7 32 OF A DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL == PROHIBITION.
7 33 A person shall not intentionally cause a dangerous
7 34 wild animal to escape from its place of confinement,
7 35 including as provided in section 717F.4.
7 36 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 717F.7 EXEMPTIONS.
7 37 This chapter does not apply to any of the
7 38 following:
7 39 1. An institution accredited or certified by the
7 40 American zoo and aquarium association.
7 41 2. A wildlife sanctuary.
7 42 3. A person who has been issued a falconry license
7 43 by the department of natural resources pursuant to
7 44 section 483A.1.
7 45 4. A person who owns or possesses a dangerous wild
7 46 animal as an agricultural animal. The person shall
7 47 not transfer the dangerous wild animal to another
7 48 person, unless the person to whom the dangerous wild
7 49 animal is transferred will own or possess it as an
7 50 agricultural animal or the person is a wildlife
8 1 sanctuary.
8 2 5. A person who owns or possesses a dangerous wild
8 3 animal as an assistive animal. The person shall not
8 4 transfer the dangerous wild animal to another person,
8 5 unless the person to whom the dangerous wild animal is
8 6 transferred will own or possess it as an assistive
8 7 animal or the person is a wildlife sanctuary.
8 8 6. A person who harvests the dangerous wild animal
8 9 as a hunter or trapper pursuant to state law and as
8 10 regulated by the department of natural resources.
8 11 7. A person who has been issued a wildlife
8 12 rehabilitation permit by the department of natural
8 13 resources pursuant to section 481A.65.
8 14 8. A circus that obtains a permit from a city in
8 15 which it will be temporarily operating, if the city
8 16 issues permits.
8 17 9. A city.
8 18 10. A nonprofit corporation governed under chapter
8 19 504 that is an organization described in section
8 20 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
8 21 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the
8 22 Internal Revenue Code if the nonprofit corporation was
8 23 a party to a contract executed with a city prior to
8 24 the effective date of this Act to provide for the
8 25 exhibition of dangerous wild animals at a municipal
8 26 zoo. The nonprofit corporation shall not transfer the
8 27 dangerous wild animal to another person, unless the
8 28 person to whom the dangerous wild animal is
8 29 transferred is a wildlife sanctuary.
8 30 11. The state fair as provided in chapter 173 or
8 31 any fair as provided in chapter 174.
8 32 12. A research facility.
8 33 13. A location operated by a person licensed to
8 34 practice veterinary medicine pursuant to chapter 169.
8 35 14. A pound as defined in section 162.2.
8 36 15. An animal shelter as defined in section 162.2.
8 37 16. A county conservation board as provided in
8 38 chapter 350.
8 39 17. An employee of the department responsible for
8 40 the administration of this chapter, an animal warden
8 41 as defined in section 162.2, or an animal care
8 42 provider or law enforcement officer as defined in
8 43 section 717B.1.
8 44 18. A person temporarily transporting a dangerous
8 45 wild animal through this state if the transit time is
8 46 not more than ninety=six hours and the dangerous wild
8 47 animal is maintained within a confined area sufficient
8 48 to prevent its escape or injuring members of the
8 49 traveling public.
8 50 19. A public agency which maintains permanent
9 1 custody of a dangerous wild animal, if the person to
9 2 whom the public agency assigns the duty to manage the
9 3 custody of the dangerous wild animal complies with the
9 4 provisions of section 717F.4.
9 5 20. A person who keeps a dangerous wild animal
9 6 pursuant to all of the following conditions:
9 7 a. The person is licensed by the United States
9 8 department of agriculture as provided in 9 C.F.R. ch.
9 9 I.
9 10 b. The person is registered by the department of
9 11 agriculture and land stewardship. Upon a complaint
9 12 filed with the department of agriculture and land
9 13 stewardship, the department may inspect the premises
9 14 or investigate the practices of the registered person
9 15 and suspend or revoke the registration for the same
9 16 causes and in the same manner as provided in section
9 17 162.12.
9 18 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 717F.8 DANGEROUS WILD
9 19 ANIMAL REGISTRATION FEES.
9 20 The department may charge a registration fee for
9 21 each dangerous wild animal owned or possessed by a
9 22 person required to be registered pursuant to section
9 23 717F.4.
9 24 1. The department shall collect an annual
9 25 registration fee which is an original registration fee
9 26 or a renewal of an original registration fee. The
9 27 amount of the renewal registration fee is one=half of
9 28 the amount of the original registration fee. Moneys
9 29 collected in registration fees shall be deposited in
9 30 the dangerous wild animal registration fund created in
9 31 section 717F.9.
9 32 2. The amount of the original registration fees
9 33 shall be as follows:
9 34 a. Five hundred dollars for a member of the order
9 35 proboscidea, which are any species of elephant.
9 36 b. Five hundred dollars for a member of the family
9 37 rhinocero tidae order perissodactyla, which is a
9 38 rhinoceros.
9 39 c. Three hundred dollars for a member of the
9 40 family ursidae of the order carnivora, which is
9 41 limited to bears.
9 42 d. For a member of the family felidae of the order
9 43 carnivora, all of the following:
9 44 (1) Three hundred dollars for a member of the
9 45 subfamily pantherinae, limited to leopards other than
9 46 snow leopards, lions, and tigers; and for a member of
9 47 the subfamily felinae limited to pumas, jaguars, and
9 48 cougars.
9 49 (2) Two hundred dollars for a member of the
9 50 subfamily felinae limited to bobcats, clouded
10 1 leopards, cheetahs, and lynx.
10 2 (3) One hundred dollars for a member of the
10 3 subfamily felinae limited to caracals, desert cats,
10 4 Geoffroy's cats, jungle cats, margays, ocelots,
10 5 servals, and wild cats.
10 6 e. For a member of the order of primates other
10 7 than humans, all of the following:
10 8 (1) Three hundred dollars for a member commonly
10 9 referred to as an ape, belonging to the hylobatidae
10 10 family such as gibbons and siamangs, or to the
10 11 pongidae family including gorillas, orangutans, or
10 12 chimpanzees.
10 13 (2) One hundred fifty dollars for a member
10 14 commonly referred to as an old world monkey, belonging
10 15 to the family cercopithecidae, including but not
10 16 limited to macaques, rhesus, mangabeys, mandrills,
10 17 guenons, patas monkeys, langurs, and proboscis
10 18 monkeys.
10 19 (3) Fifty dollars for a member commonly referred
10 20 to as a new world monkey belonging to the family
10 21 cebidae, including but not limited to cebids,
10 22 including capuchin monkeys, howlers, woolly monkeys,
10 23 squirrel monkeys, night monkeys, titis, uakaris, or to
10 24 the family callitrichidae, including but not limited
10 25 to marmosets and tamarins.
10 26 f. One hundred dollars for a member of the order
10 27 crocodilia, including but not limited to alligators,
10 28 caimans, crocodiles, and gharials.
10 29 g. Fifty dollars for a member of the family
10 30 varanidae of the order squamata, which are limited to
10 31 water monitors and crocodile monitors.
10 32 h. Fifty dollars for a member of the family
10 33 atractaspidae, including but not limited to mole
10 34 vipers and burrowing asps.
10 35 i. Fifty dollars for a member of the family
10 36 helodermatidae, including but not limited to beaded
10 37 lizards and gila monsters.
10 38 j. Fifty dollars for a member of the family
10 39 elapidae, voperidae, crotalidae, atractaspidae, or
10 40 hydrophidae which are venomous, including but not
10 41 limited to cobras, mambas, coral snakes, kraits,
10 42 adders, vipers, rattlesnakes, copperheads, pit vipers,
10 43 keelbacks, cottonmouths, and sea snakes.
10 44 k. One hundred dollars for a member of the
10 45 superfamily henophidia, which are limited to
10 46 reticulated pythons, anacondas, and African rock
10 47 pythons.
10 48 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 717F.9 DANGEROUS WILD
10 49 ANIMAL REGISTRATION FUND.
10 50 1. A dangerous wild animal registration fund is
11 1 created in the state treasury under the control of the
11 2 department. The fund is composed of moneys
11 3 appropriated by the general assembly and moneys
11 4 available to and obtained or accepted by the
11 5 department from the United States or private sources
11 6 for placement in the fund. The fund shall include
11 7 moneys deposited into the fund from registration fees
11 8 collected by the department pursuant to section
11 9 717F.8.
11 10 2. Moneys in the dangerous wild animal
11 11 registration fund are appropriated to the department
11 12 exclusively to administer and enforce the provisions
11 13 of this chapter. The moneys shall not be transferred,
11 14 used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered
11 15 except as provided in this subsection.
11 16 3. Section 8.33 shall not apply to moneys in the
11 17 dangerous wild animal registration fund.
11 18 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, moneys earned as income
11 19 or interest from the fund shall remain in the fund
11 20 until expended as provided in this section.
11 21 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 717F.10 ENFORCEMENT.
11 22 The department is the principal agency charged with
11 23 enforcing the provisions of this chapter. An animal
11 24 warden as defined in section 162.2, or an animal care
11 25 provider or law enforcement officer as defined in
11 26 section 717B.1, shall enforce this chapter as directed
11 27 by the department.
11 28 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 717F.11 CIVIL PENALTY.
11 29 A person owning or possessing a dangerous wild
11 30 animal who violates a provision of this chapter is
11 31 subject to a civil penalty of not less than two
11 32 hundred dollars and not more than two thousand dollars
11 33 for each dangerous wild animal involved in the
11 34 violation. Each day that a violation continues shall
11 35 be considered as a separate offense. The civil
11 36 penalties shall be deposited into the general fund of
11 37 the state.
11 38 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 717F.12 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
11 39 The courts of this state may prevent and restrain
11 40 violations of this chapter through the issuance of an
11 41 injunction. The attorney general or a county attorney
11 42 may institute suits on behalf of the state to prevent
11 43 and restrain violations of this chapter.
11 44 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 717F.13 CRIMINAL
11 45 PENALTIES.
11 46 A person who intentionally causes a dangerous wild
11 47 animal to escape in violation of this chapter is
11 48 guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
11 49 Sec. 14. INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ==
11 50 ELIMINATION OF FULL=TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. It is
12 1 the intent of the general assembly that any additional
12 2 full=time equivalent positions authorized to be filled
12 3 by the department of agriculture and land stewardship
12 4 relating to the regulation of persons required to
12 5 register with the department as a condition of owning
12 6 or possessing a dangerous wild animal pursuant to
12 7 section 717F.4, as enacted in this Act, be eliminated
12 8 once the regulation is no longer necessary.>
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12 12 T. TAYLOR of Linn
12 13 HF 888.503 82
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