House Amendment 8540


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     1  1    Amend Senate File 2203, as passed by the Senate, as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 9 and
     1  4 inserting the following:
     1  5    <Sec.    .  Section 717D.1, subsection 8, Code
     1  6 2007, is amended to read as follows:
     1  7    8.  "Spectator" means a person who attends an
     1  8 establishment for purposes of witnessing knowingly to
     1  9 watch or observe a contest event.
     1 10    Sec.    .  Section 717D.2, subsection 9, Code 2007,
     1 11 is amended to read as follows:
     1 12    9.  Gambling at a contest event conducted in this
     1 13 state, including but not limited to wagering on the
     1 14 outcome of a contest involving animals.
     1 15    10.  Act as a spectator of a contest event
     1 16 conducted in this state, regardless of whether the
     1 17 person paid admission to witness the contest event.
     1 18    Sec.    .  Section 717D.4, Code 2007, is amended to
     1 19 read as follows:
     1 20    717D.4  PENALTIES.
     1 21    1.  Except as provided in subsection 2 section
     1 22 717D.2, subsection 10, a person who violates a
     1 23 provision of this chapter is guilty of commits a class
     1 24 "D" felony.
     1 25    2.  A person who violates section 717D.2,
     1 26 subsection 10, by acting as a spectator of a contest
     1 27 event conducted in this state is guilty of an commits
     1 28 the following:
     1 29    a.  An aggravated misdemeanor for the first
     1 30 offense.
     1 31    b.  A class "D" felony for a second or subsequent
     1 32 offense.>
     1 33 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 37 R. OLSON of Polk
     1 38 SF 2203.503 82
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