This text of Iowa § 717.1A (Livestock abuse) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Iowa primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
A person is guilty of livestock abuse if the person intentionally injures or destroys livestock
owned by another person, in any manner, including, but not limited to, intentionally
doing any of the following: administering drugs or poisons to the livestock, or disabling
the livestock by using a firearm or trap. A person guilty of livestock abuse commits an
aggravated misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any of the following:
1.A person acting with the consent of the person owning the livestock, unless the action
constitutes livestock neglect as provided in section 717.2.
2.A person acting to carry out an order issued by a court.
3.A licensed veterinarian practicing veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169.
4.Apersonactinginordertocarryoutanotherprovisionoflawwhichallowsth
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A person is guilty of livestock abuse if the person intentionally injures or destroys livestock
owned by another person, in any manner, including, but not limited to, intentionally
doing any of the following: administering drugs or poisons to the livestock, or disabling
the livestock by using a firearm or trap. A person guilty of livestock abuse commits an
aggravated misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any of the following:
1. A person acting with the consent of the person owning the livestock, unless the action
constitutes livestock neglect as provided in section 717.2.
2. A person acting to carry out an order issued by a court.
3. A licensed veterinarian practicing veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169.
4. Apersonactinginordertocarryoutanotherprovisionoflawwhichallowstheconduct.
5. A person reasonably acting to protect the person’s property from damage caused by
estray livestock.
6. A person reasonably acting to protect a person from injury or death caused by estray
livestock.
7. A research facility, as defined in section 162.2, provided that the research facility
performs functions within the scope of accepted practices and disciplines associated with
the research facility.