House
File
2348
-
Enrolled
House
File
2348
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
ANIMAL
TORTURE,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
717B.3A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
A
person
is
guilty
of
animal
torture
if
the
person
intentionally,
willfully,
and
maliciously
mutilates,
burns,
poisons,
drowns,
starves,
or
causes
intensive
or
prolonged
pain
or
death
to
a
companion
animal,
or
causes,
directs,
or
provides
anything
of
value
to
another
person
to
do
the
same.
Sec.
2.
Section
717B.3A,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
A
person
who
commits
animal
torture
in
violation
of
subsection
1
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
A
person
who
commits
animal
torture
in
violation
of
subsection
1A
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
5.
Notwithstanding
subsection
4
,
a
person
who
commits
animal
torture
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
shall
be
guilty
of
an
offense
one
degree
higher
than
the
underlying
offense
if
the
person
has
previously
been
convicted
of
committing
animal
abuse
pursuant
to
section
717B.2
,
animal
neglect
punishable
as
a
serious
misdemeanor
or
aggravated
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
section
717B.3
,
animal
torture
pursuant
to
this
section
,
injury
to
or
interference
with
a
police
service
dog
pursuant
to
House
File
2348,
p.
2
section
717B.9
,
bestiality
pursuant
to
section
717C.1
,
or
an
act
involving
a
contest
event
prohibited
in
section
717D.2
.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2348,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor