House File 2468 H-8211 Amend House File 2468 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 717B.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 4 2018, is amended to read as follows: 5 A person is guilty of commits animal abuse if the person 6 intentionally injures, maims, disfigures, or destroys an animal 7 owned by another person, in any manner, including intentionally 8 poisoning the animal knowingly or recklessly causes injury or 9 death to an animal by force, violence, or poisoning . A person 10 guilty of who commits animal abuse is guilty of an aggravated 11 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any of the 12 following: 13 Sec. 2. Section 717B.2, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 14 following new subsection: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. A commercial establishment as defined 16 in section 162.2 including a state licensee, registrant, or 17 permittee, provided that the commercial establishment complies 18 with the standard of care applicable to its type pursuant to 19 section 162.10A. 20 Sec. 3. Section 717B.3, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 21 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 22 A person who impounds or owns or has custody of an animal, 23 and confines , in any place, an that animal , is guilty of 24 commits animal neglect if the person knowingly or recklessly 25 does any of the following: 26 Sec. 4. Section 717B.3, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 3. a. A Except as provided in paragraph “b” , a person who 29 negligently or intentionally commits the offense of animal 30 neglect is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 31 b. A person who intentionally commits the offense of animal 32 neglect which that results in serious injury to or the death of 33 an animal is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 34 Sec. 5. Section 717B.3A, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 35 -1- HF2468.4401 (7) 87 da/rj 1/ 2 #1.
to read as follows: 1 1. A person is guilty of commits animal torture, regardless 2 of whether the person is the owner of the animal, if the person 3 inflicts upon the an animal severe physical and prolonged or 4 repeated physical pain with a depraved or sadistic intent 5 to cause that results in the animal’s prolonged or repeated 6 suffering and injury or death. 7 Sec. 6. Section 717B.3A, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 8 by adding the following new paragraph: 9 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. A commercial establishment as defined 10 in section 162.2 including a state licensee, registrant, or 11 permittee, provided that the commercial establishment complies 12 with the standard of care applicable to its type pursuant to 13 section 162.10A. > 14 2. Title page, by striking lines 2 through 4 and inserting 15 < livestock and certain wild animals, and including penalties. > 16 ______________________________ SEXTON of Calhoun -2- HF2468.4401 (7) 87 da/rj 2/ 2 #2.