Senate File 2014 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  SENG

                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 5144HH
                                       BY LYKAM)

    Passed Senate,  Date               Passed House, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to contest events where an animal is injured,
  2    tormented, or killed, by providing a penalty for spectators.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5144SS 82
  5 da/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 717D.4, Code 2007, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    717D.4  PENALTIES PENALTY.
  1  4    1.  Except as provided in subsection 2, a A person who
  1  5 violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a class "D"
  1  6 felony.
  1  7    2.  A person who violates section 717D.2 by acting as a
  1  8 spectator of a contest event conducted in this state is guilty
  1  9 of an aggravated misdemeanor.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill amends Code chapter 717D, which prohibits
  1 12 activities associated with a contest event, organized for
  1 13 entertainment or profit, where an animal is injured,
  1 14 tormented, or killed.
  1 15    Code section 717D.2 prohibits a person from conducting an
  1 16 activity associated with a contest event, including owning or
  1 17 operating an establishment where a contest event occurs;
  1 18 promoting a contest event; possessing, transporting,
  1 19 transferring, or training an animal engaged in a contest
  1 20 event; or possessing a device used to enhance animal fighting.
  1 21 In addition, Code section 717D.2 prohibits a person from
  1 22 acting as a spectator of a contest event, regardless of
  1 23 whether the person paid admission to witness the contest
  1 24 event.  Code section 717D.4 provides that a person who acts in
  1 25 violation of Code section 717D.2 is guilty of a class "D"
  1 26 felony.  There is one exception, a person who acts as a
  1 27 spectator of a contest event is guilty of an aggravated
  1 28 misdemeanor.  The bill makes a spectator also guilty of a
  1 29 class "D" felony.
  1 30    An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for
  1 31 no more than two years and a fine of at least $500 but not
  1 32 more than $5,000.  A class "D" felony is punishable by
  1 33 confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least
  1 34 $750 but not more than $7,500.
  1 35 LSB 5144SS 82
  2  1 da/nh/8