H-8211

   Amend House File 2468 as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
   Section 1.  Section 717B.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   A person is guilty of commits animal abuse if the person intentionally injures, maims, disfigures, or destroys an animal owned by another person, in any manner, including intentionally poisoning the animal knowingly or recklessly causes injury or death to an animal by force, violence, or poisoning. A person guilty of who commits animal abuse is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any of the following:
   Sec. 2.  Section 717B.2, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  12.  A commercial establishment as defined in section 162.2 including a state licensee, registrant, or permittee, provided that the commercial establishment complies with the standard of care applicable to its type pursuant to section 162.10A.
   Sec. 3.  Section 717B.3, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   A person who impounds or owns or has custody of an animal, and confines, in any place, an that animal, is guilty of commits animal neglect if the person knowingly or recklessly does any of the following:  
   Sec. 4.  Section 717B.3, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  a.  A Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who negligently or intentionally commits the offense of animal neglect is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
   b.  A person who intentionally commits the offense of animal neglect which that results in serious injury to or the death of an animal is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
   Sec. 5.  Section 717B.3A, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A person is guilty of commits animal torture, regardless of whether the person is the owner of the animal, if the person inflicts upon the an animal severe physical and prolonged or repeated physical pain with a depraved or sadistic intent to cause that results in the animal’s prolonged or repeated suffering and injury or death.
   Sec. 6.  Section 717B.3A, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  l.  A commercial establishment as defined in section 162.2 including a state licensee, registrant, or permittee, provided that the commercial establishment complies with the standard of care applicable to its type pursuant to section 162.10A.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 2 through 4 and inserting <livestock and certain wild animals, and including penalties.>

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SEXTON of Calhoun